Statesboro Herald

The Statesboro Herald is a newspaper that comes out six times a week and is based in Statesboro, Georgia, USA. It is owned by Morris Multimedia and has a circulation of approximately 7,200 copies. The paper mainly caters to the residents of Bulloch, Screven, Evans, and Candler counties. Notably, the Georgia Press Association recognized the Herald as the best small daily newspaper in 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, and 2012.

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New fire district declared for all of Bulloch outside Statesboro

2 weeks ago | statesboroherald.com | Al Hackle

Six weeks before the deadline, Bulloch County commissioners formally abolished the separate Statesboro and Rural Fire Tax Districts and established a new county fire tax district, effective July 1. It will levy a single fire service millage rate to support the Bulloch County Fire Department. But commissioners have yet to decide what that rate will be.
Council approves Herman Rushing Rd. annexation for 198 townhome units

2 weeks ago | statesboroherald.com | Al Hackle

This week City Council, with a 4-1 vote, approved the owner-requested annexation of a 34.5-acre tract on Herman Rushing Road into Statesboro, plus zoning to allow townhouses with approximately 198 units to be built there. The requests came from Blue Water Bulloch LLC for the tract it owns, which is currently vacant, where Herman Rushing Road runs southeast from Burkhalter Road, not far from Cawana Road’s intersection with Burkhalter.
Statesboro-SEB, BA-Portal to open 2025 season - again

2 weeks ago | statesboroherald.com | Jim Healy

In a repeat of the start of the 2024 season, Statesboro High will face Southeast Bulloch on Aug. 15 and Portal will take on Bulloch Academy in the Erk Russell Classic on Aug. 16 to kick off the 2025 high school football season. The Georgia High School Association released the 2025 schedule this week with Bulloch County’s four local teams in action against each other the first week.
Commissioners greenlight 20-year bonds for jail expansion, hope to repay early

2 weeks ago | statesboroherald.com | Al Hackle

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Rain damage closes part of Country Club Road; repairs may take a year

2 weeks ago | statesboroherald.com | Al Hackle

By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Rain damage closes part of Country Club Road; repairs may take a year Like a detour of the detour off Cypress Lake Because of cumulative storm damage, part of Country Club Road has become Bulloch County's latest paved road segment to be closed awaiting repairs.
Tariffs anticipation behind surge at Georgia ports

2 weeks ago | statesboroherald.com | Dave Williams

By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Tariffs anticipation behind surge at Georgia ports ATLANTA – Businesses front-loading orders to avoid looming tariffs are continuing to drive containerized cargo traffic at the Port of Savannah.
Georgia Power offers to freeze customer rates

2 weeks ago | statesboroherald.com | Dave Williams

ATLANTA – Georgia Power will not seek to raise base rates for the next three years under a proposed agreement the Atlanta-based utility announced Monday. The agreement between the company and the state Public Service Commission’s (PSC) Advocacy Staff – if approved by the five-member PSC – would cancel the rate case Georgia Power was planning to submit to the commission by July 1.
Bulloch County Fire 2/3 done with 37 firefighter hire; works to add stations

2 weeks ago | statesboroherald.com | Al Hackle

Chief Ben Tapley reports that the Bulloch County Fire Department is roughly two-thirds complete in its drive to hire 37 added firefighters in the current fiscal year — which ends June 30 — more than doubling the number of career firefighters in the county fire service, which previously employed 30. The department has been hosting some training for new-recruit firefighters, and also holding two-week "lateral classes" for already certified firefighters hired laterally from other departments.
County budget pared back some, but chair and CFO say full rollback would cut too deep

3 weeks ago | statesboroherald.com | Al Hackle

Looking again at the Bulloch County government’s tentative fiscal year 2026 budget during a Thursday, May 15 work session, county commissioners and key staff members commented that a full rollback of the millage rate to offset property value inflation would come at too high a cost to county services and personnel.
County’s advisors: Pay-go approach could delay start of jail expansion 9-14 years

3 weeks ago | statesboroherald.com | Al Hackle

Next week the Bulloch County commissioners will consider again whether to borrow $60 million through a bond sale for the jail expansion at an interest cost of $20.8 million to $24.5 million over 12 to 20 years or consider instead take a “pay-go” approach that could delay the start of construction by nine to 14 years. In either case, the funding source would be the 1% Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax.