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Statesboro’s first package liquor store, Clarke Beverages II, will open its doors for business next week at 607 Brannen Street. With hopes to open on Tuesday, June 28, technical issues with the store’s point-of-sale system may lead to a delay. Grice Connect will update this story once a definite opening date is confirmed.

Sylvania residents currently have to travel over 20 miles to get hard liquor, but that could change soon. Earlier this month, the owners of Chilitos Mexican Grill requested Sylvania City Council consider approving them for a special license that would allow the restaurant to add hard liquor options to their drinks menu.

STATESBORO, Ga. — A 70-year-old woman died after having a heart attack and drowning at a Georgia waterpark. It happened Thursday at the Splash in the Boro waterpark in Bulloch County. The coroner identified the woman as Pauline Harden, of Springfield. He said Harden had a heart attack in...

EVANS, Ga. (WJBF) — A football camp with a purpose is happening Saturday, June 25. Derrick Canteen is holding his 2nd Annual Free Football Camp at Evans High School. He has a desire to mentor young men and wants to pay it forward to the youth in his hometown.

The popular Splash in the Boro Water Park in Statesboro has closed for the day after a death in the park. Bulloch County Coroner Jake Futch has identified the deceased lady as Pauline Harden, 70, from Springfield, Georgia. Coroner Futch determined that Mrs. Harden died as a result of drowning...

The park closed after the deadly incident.

STATESBORO, Ga. (WTOC) - A person died after having a medical emergency at Splash in the Boro waterpark on Thursday. According to an official with the Bulloch County Recreation Department, the person had a medical emergency while in the lazy river. According to the Bulloch County coroner, a 70-year-old person...

Optim Medical Center-Screven has added a new specialty service. On Monday, June 20, the hospital launched its outpatient dermatology clinic at the satellite clinic at 102 Rocky Ford Road, across the street from the main Sylvania campus. Outpatients will be able to receive treatment for a variety of skin-related conditions,...

SINGAPORE — A Sylvania native serving in the U.S. Navy as a chief petty officer assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7 met the U.S. Secretary of Defense in Singapore recently. Chief Electrician’s Mate Recardo Wright, from Sylvania, graduated from Screven County High School and enlisted into the U.S. Navy...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - You could be able to catch a bus across town in Statesboro starting this fall. Watch the traffic in Statesboro for a little bit, and you might think everybody in town owns two or three or more automobiles. But city leaders say more people than you realize don’t have their own transportation.

East Georgia Regional Medical Center (EGRMC) brought their employees, with more than 20 years of service, together this week to honor them. The EGRMC employees recognized had a combined 1,570 years of service to the local hospital spanning over 50 years. The service awards dinner was held at the Nesmith Lane building on the Georgia Southern campus. Each employee, with more than 20 years of service, was recognized individually.

BULLOCH COUNTY, Ga. — A woman died after having a medical emergency at the Splash in the Boro waterpark in Statesboro Thursday afternoon. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]. According to the Bulloch County Coroner Jake Futch, a 70-year-old woman went into cardiac arrest while...

STATESBORO, Ga. (WSAV) — An elderly woman drowned in the Splash the Boro waterpark on Thursday. Bulloch County Coroner Jake Futch said the 70-year-old woman had a heart attack and fell into the park’s lazy river around 12:30 p.m. Pauline Harden of Springfield, Georgia was pulled from the water and a local first responder attempted […]

STATESBORO, Ga. — The Splash in the Boro waterpark closed Thursday after a visitor died following a medical emergency. According to Bulloch County Coroner Jake Futch, a 70-year-old woman had a heart attack on the lazy river and drowned. Futch identified the woman Thursday afternoon as Pauline Harden, of...