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Obituary - Mrs. Gwenn Chester
13+ hour, 1+ min ago (382+ words) After a long and brave battle with illness, Mrs. Gwenn Chester has gone to be with our Lord She is preceded in death by her brothers, Ron, Gary and Glenn Iler; as well as her parents, Dorothy and Sands Iler....
rel. -Church Calendar0625 2026
13+ hour, 21+ min ago (706+ words) Church Calendar announcements may be submitted to the Herald by mail, ATTENTION: Items submitted for ongoing events will run two weeks and may be resubmitted every three months. SERVICE will be held Sunday at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Statesboro, Cypress…...
Obituary - Mr. Daniel Davis Jr.
11+ hour, 40+ min ago (240+ words) Mr. Daniel Davis Jr. , age 61, peacefully transitioned on Friday, June 19, 2026, at his residence while under the care of Gentiva Hospice, following an extended illness. A native of Dillon County, South Carolina, Mr. Davis resided in Bulloch County, Georgia, for many…...
Yarbrough - About the results of runoffs
13+ hour, 1+ min ago (338+ words) The primaries are over and it's time to analyze the results. Before I begin, it is important you know that Donald Trump has not commented on this column or its author. That is because he doesn't know either exists. For…...
Daniel Snipes re-elected to Board of Governors of State Bar of Georgia
13+ hour, 1+ min ago (118+ words) Daniel B. Snipes of Taulbee Rushing Snipes Marsh & Hodgin LLC in Statesboro was re-elected to serve on the Board of Governors of the 56, 000-member State Bar of Georgia and was installed June 13. Snipes will continue to serve in the Ogeechee Judicial…...
Revolutionary War cannons to go on display at Savannah museum
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (628+ words) A Savannah museum welcomed a truckload of treasures earlier in June from the earliest period of U. S. history " 17 cannons that experts believe sank to the bottom of the Savannah River during the American Revolution and remained undiscovered for nearly 240 years. Workers…...
Claxton-Evans community celebrates historic school's rebirth as arts and cultural center
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (809+ words) After being transformed by individuals and organizations that have given more than $4 million and community leaders who never gave up, a 104-year-old former school building on Claxton's Main Street gleamed and sang with new life Thursday evening, rededicated as the…...
Firecracker Fest 2026 set for Fourth of July
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (575+ words) To mark the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, the Bulloch County Recreation and Parks Department and Cardinal LG will present the 2026 Firecracker Fest at Mill Creek Regional Park in Statesboro from 5-10 p. m. on Saturday, July 4. Firecracker Fest has…...
Police Report - 6/20/26
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (299+ words) Note: Arrest and incident information, collected from various agencies, are public records available for review at the respective local law enforcement and public safety agencies. Not every arrest leads to a conviction. Guilt or innocence is determined by the court…...
GS earns honors for methods of teaching reading
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (254+ words) Two programs in Georgia Southern University's College of Education received "A" grades from the National Council on Teacher Quality for preparing future educators to teach reading to elementary students. The report, "Teacher Prep Review: Decoding Progress in Reading Preparation," released…...