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Statesboro, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Statesboro! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which upcoming Statesboro events should be on your calendar?
  • How Statesboro’s new Fire Station 3 could change emergency response times
  • What this $287,500 bus-bullying settlement means for Bulloch schools

Also on today's calendar: Houston Cougars at Georgia Southern Eagles Football and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 90 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 93, low: 66.
  • Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Calendar0916 2026 (statesboroherald.com) — Statesboro residents have a full slate of community activities coming up, from Senior Bingo at the regional library to computer classes, estate planning workshops, craft sessions, and social gatherings at Bethany Community Commons. The calendar also highlights a Bulloch County Board of Education work session and several family-friendly programs at Statesboro Regional Library, offering plenty of free or low-cost ways to get involved locally.
   

2. Statesboro Fire Station 3 now in service (statesboroherald.com) — Statesboro’s new Fire Station 3 on Brannen Street is now in service, bringing faster response times, modern facilities, and a new $1.3 million aerial fire truck to protect local neighborhoods. City leaders also announced plans to name the adjacent new connector road Robbie Franklin Way, honoring a longtime councilmember and fire department supporter.
   

3. Statesboro, GA: Bullied Teen Who Jumped From Moving School Bus Wins $287,500 Settlement (richlandtoday.com) — A former Langston Chapel Middle School student injured after jumping from a moving school bus on Veterans Parkway in Statesboro will receive a $287,500 settlement placed mostly in a structured annuity. The family alleged long-term bullying and failures to follow a safety plan, raising ongoing questions for Bulloch County parents about how schools supervise vulnerable students, especially during transportation.
   

4. Georgia Southern lands $29.8 million to open Georgia's first college of optometry (wjcl.com) — Statesboro is getting Georgia’s first college of optometry, with Georgia Southern awarded $29.8 million in state funding to launch the new program on Highway 301. The school will offer a Doctor of Optometry degree, expand local health education, and could boost both Statesboro’s economy and access to eye care across rural Georgia.
   

5. Statesboro keeps millage rate at 8.625, turns to reserves to cover shortfall (griceconnect.com) — Statesboro City Council chose to keep the city property tax rate at 8.625 mills, covering a $1.4 million gap by dipping further into reserves instead of raising taxes. In the same meeting, council advanced workforce and affordable housing efforts, approved a sober living home, backed a hotel near Tormenta Way, and funded several road, utility, and infrastructure projects around town.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I am looking to contact the two young men from Georgia southern?
    Does anyone know what happened to there ad? They are handyman guys.thanks (Nextdoor Maria Sorrell)
  • Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Statesboro. Apply here.
  • Olive Garden posted a job opening for Busser in Statesboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Statesboro here.

Ok Statesboro! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Statesboro

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