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🌱 How a $2,000 Rotary gift boosts Bulloch County housing

Statesboro, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Statesboro! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a $2,000 Rotary gift boosts Bulloch County housing
  • What this new police certification means for Georgia Southern’s Statesboro campus

Also on today's calendar: Andy Gross: Are You Kidding Me? Tour.

Today's riddle: Why is the mushroom always invited to the party? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Sunshine and a few clouds, temps: high: 82, low: 60.
  • Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 87 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Rotary donates $2K to Habitat of Bulloch County (statesboroherald.com) — Statesboro’s Rotary Club has donated $2,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Bulloch County, supporting its long-running effort to build affordable homes. Rev. Jimmy Cason outlined how families qualify through income guidelines, sweat equity, and education classes. Residents can get involved by volunteering, donating, or joining programs that help expand safe, stable housing locally.
   

• Georgia Southern University Police Department receives Georgia Law Enforcement Certification (griceconnect.com) — Georgia Southern’s campus police force, based in Statesboro, has earned a prestigious statewide law enforcement certification after a two-year process of policy reviews, training, and outside assessments. Leaders say the voluntary program raised standards, improved procedures like evidence handling, and reinforces a culture of professionalism, transparency, and community-focused safety for students and staff.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Does anyone know if you can visit the sanitation department with your kids for them to see the trucks and stuff?
    My son wants to be a garbage man when he grows up and loves watching the trucks. (Nextdoor S’boro)
  • Rehoming a 1.
    5 year old male pit mix and 3 2.5 month old male puppies. All have been fixed, dewormed, microchiped and vaccinated. They are good with dogs cats… (Nextdoor North Statesboro)
  • Georgia Southern University posted a job opening for Visiting Assistant Professor Public Administration in Statesboro. Apply here.
  • Ogeechee Technical College posted a job opening for Dean for Academic Affairs - Health Sciences in Statesboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Statesboro here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Local superintendent looks to unseat state superintendent (wsav.com)

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: He is a fungi (Thank you Liz N. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Statesboro

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