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STATESBORO, Ga. (WTOC) - A Statesboro woman will host a giveaway Saturday for the homeless. It’s part of the Ogobest Jamar Foundation. While the group often focuses on relief efforts to their native Nigeria, they also help homeless camps in Statesboro and Savannah. The organizer says they’ll have a...

STATESBORO, Ga. — Above video: Your Friday headlines. Police in Statesboro are asking for the public's help finding a missing teenage girl. Trinity Reese, 14, reportedly ran away from home. According to the Statesboro Police Department, she is believed to still be in the area. If you have any...

BULLOCH COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - Traffic on a busy Bulloch County road will be slowed for the next two weeks, particularly across one bridge in a remote area. Spend just a few minutes here on Pulaski Road near the Candler County line and you’ll know how many people use this road. Over the next few weeks, it will alternate between being the quickest way to get between Statesboro and Metter - and not the quickest.

EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. — Above video: Your Friday headlines. Update 1:37 p.m.: According to the ECSO, deputies were dispatched around 8:40 p.m. Preliminary investigation indicates that Martin, of Ellabell, was attempting to pass a semi traveling west when it struck a passenger car head-on that was traveling east. The resulting collision led to Martin dying at the scene.

Fixing the Boro began with a need. Sarah Roehm, co-founder along with Beth Stembridge and Chris Sterling, relocated from the suburbs of Atlanta to Statesboro when she began attending Georgia Southern. She quickly discovered that the norm of spaying and neutering pets was not fully embraced in her new town. Roehm decided to take a proactive approach to this problem. In November of 2017, she gathered some of her ideas and assembled a team to realize the goal of the organization: to provide affordable spay and neuter services to the community.  Fast forward nearly six years and Fixing the Boro has...

EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - A motorcyclist has died after a crash on Highway 80 on Thursday night, according to the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office says the motorcyclist was traveling on Highway 80 near Meldrim Road when he tried to pass a tractor-trailer. The motorcyclist...

Harsh economic times, accompanied by an individual's adverse financial circumstances, can present a great obstacle for acquiring affordable housing. Fortunately for Bulloch County residents, the Statesboro Housing Authority serves resident low-income families and individuals in the pursuit of such. Monifa Johnson, Executive Director of the Statesboro Housing Authority, took over her position two years ago, and recently gave Grice Connect Readers a deeper insight into the plight and progress of the Statesboro Housing Authority. The Statesboro HA's mission is to provide quality, affordable housing to low-income families in the Bulloch County area. They additionally work with the elderly and disabled population to provide the same services. The goal of the Statesboro Housing Authority...

The Quince of Your Dreams will host their grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony on June 2, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at 17 S. Main St. The store will offer a wide selection of quinceañera dresses, party packages, first communion dresses, and much more. "We're thrilled to bring our unique collection of quinceañera dresses and accessories to Statesboro," said Maria Proctor, co-owner of The Quince of Your Dreams. "Our goal is to help young women celebrate their quinceañera with a dress that makes them feel confident and beautiful." Cynthia Martinez, co-owner of The Quince of Your Dreams has dreamed of a shop like...

The Statesboro-Bulloch County Library kicks off the Community Kindness Club on Friday, June 2. This brand new community group welcomes all ages to acknowledge and thank vital organizations within our community. The goal of the CKC is to create collaborative service projects as a way to show these organizations our gratitude. Inspiration for the Community Kindness Club came from the annual summer theme. Cindy Hatchell, Assistant Library Manager and Manager of Youth & Family Services, is excited about the club’s mission and how it dovetails with the Summer Reading Program. “Our theme this year is All Together Now, which focuses on...

The University Terrace units used to house Georgia Southern Armstrong students. Now the buildings are up for sale for $6.5 million. The listing of the property, which consists of 194 of the 1,413 dormitory units for the Savannah campus, comes amid a drop in enrollment at Georgia Southern University and budget cuts mandated by the Georgia General Assembly for the school of approximately $3.9 million.

STATESBORO, Ga. (WSAV) — Back in April, what was supposed to be a fun night ended in chaos after a teen was shot at a private party in Statesboro. Since then, the city has been in discussions about how to make sure people stay safe at large-scale events, even when there is no alcohol involved. […]

STATESBORO, Ga. (WTOC) - Statesboro’s bus network is designed to give folks who don’t have transportation a way to get to doctors’ offices, grocery stores, and other places they couldn’t reach until now. Statesboro Area Transit started rolling last week. The city is working through the...

Stacker compiled statistics about where people in Emanuel County are looking to buy homes using cross-market demand and monthly inventory data from Realtor.com.

Statesboro’s new summer concert series, Downtown Live, will feature the Tams this Thursday, June 1, 6:00 pm, on East Main Street in front of the courthouse. This is a community sponsored free event, and is family friendly for all ages. Food trucks and beverage vendors will open at 5:00 pm.

STATESBORO, Ga. (WSAV) — Georgia Southern released the start times for its first three games. Georgia Southern will open the season at Paulson on September 2 against the Citadel. This will be a 6 p.m. kickoff. The next week they will play UAB. This will also be a 6...

STATESBORO, Ga. (WTOC) - Many in Southeast Georgia are remembering Judge Faye Sanders Martin as a pioneer and trailblazer in Georgia’s legal community. She was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1956 and was Bulloch County’s first female attorney. In 1978, she made state history when Governor George...

Bulloch County and Statesboro Fire Departments responded to a house fire at 9:41 PM on Saturday, May 28th in the 4000 block of Hwy. 67. Bulloch County 911 dispatched the call and reported that there was smoke and flames visible. When the first firefighters arrived on the scene they reported a manufactured home with heavy fire involvement.   Firefighters battled the blaze for over an hour and requested additional tankers from throughout the county for water supply. The home appeared to have heavy fire, smoke and water damage. There was no report of injuries. The cause of the fire was not initially known.   Bulloch Fire will conduct a routine cause and origin investigation. Bulloch County Sheriff's Deputies and Bulloch County EMS responded to assist.

Brad Boykin has been promoted to assistant superintendent of business services at Bulloch County Schools, and Todd Veland has been appointed as interim principal of Southeast Bulloch Middle School. Brad Boykin, a principal in the Bulloch County School System, has been promoted to assistant superintendent of business services, as part...

CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - A little gem is sparkling again six years since Hurricane Matthew tarnished it. Large sections of McQueen’s Trail along Highway 80 near Fort Pulaski were washed away in 2016 and even more erosion occurred the next year from Hurricane Irma. We learned a lot...

Come hear and experience the rich history, the power, and the beauty of bells! One of America’s premier youth handbell choirs, The Bells of Christ Church, hails from historic Christ Church Anglican (1733) in the Historic District of Savannah, Georgia. This exceptional auditioned bell choir will be performing their summer tour concert at Trinity Presbyterian Church located at 571 East Main Street in Statesboro, at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 5. Ringing on 15 octaves of handbells and chimes, the group has performed in Washington D.C., Colonial Williamsburg, by invitation at the international music festival Spoleto in Charleston, and throughout the eastern and southern United States. The auditioned 12-member bell choir, now in its 25th year, is made up of college and high school students who have produced three professional recordings to date.   Their 1.5-hour-long concert includes some of the finest bell repertoire in the genre and includes a history of bells and handbells and a hands-on traveling bell museum. We guarantee that the program will be joyous and entertaining for the entire family. Any further inquiries may be addressed to Mark K. Williams, director, at williams4950@bellsouth.net.