Investigators believe the incident is isolated to individuals who knew each other.
The investigation is ongoing.
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The City of Statesboro is accepting applications for appointments to its Planning Commission.
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Bulloch Co. Jail Booking & Incident Report – 01/25/23
Keep Statesboro-Bulloch Beautiful and the City of Statesboro is gearing up for the ninth annual GreenFest in downtown Statesboro.
Despite winning the National Championship in 2022, the Bulldogs were not able to be hosted at the White House due to COVID-19 restrictions, which the congressmen now say "adds to the importance of this visit for the repeat champions.
Candler Co. Jail Booking & Incident Report – 01/23/23
Evans Co. Jail Booking & Incident Report - 01/23/23
The response to Duncan's news was mixed. In lauding the success of his first day, some replied with "Figures, no wonder you did that stunt with going to vote and not pulling the lever. That was your audition!" & "Only CNN would consider you conservative..."
To keep the funds solvent through 2096, the federal government would need to immediately and permanently:
❗hike payroll tax rates by 4.9% or
❗reduce benefits or
❗implement some combination of tax increases and benefit reductions.
The state’s tax credit scholarship program, enacted in 2008, allows individuals and corporations to use part of their state tax obligation for private school scholarships.
A U.S. government report released Monday estimates that there could have been more than $60 billion in unemployment insurance fraud during the pandemic.
A judge officially ordered an election ‘re-do’ in Screven County after ‘systemic irregularities‘ were discovered in the Nov election in a hearing revealed issues in ballots issued to voters in some parts of Screven County.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation continues to attempt to combat news reports in the aftermath of the death of Manuel Esteban Paez Teran who was shot and killed on January 18 after he fired a weapon at a GSP Trooper.
CONs emerged at the state level after a 1974 law allowed the federal government to withhold funds from states that did not establish a program.
In the 1980s, Congress repealed the federal incentives for CONs...but Georgia's law has remained in place.
Bulloch Co. Jail Booking & Incident Report – 01/24/23
#OPINION: Jessica Szilagyi says the same media calling the activists 'peaceful' reported 5 months ago that the protestors said 'violence' and 'vandalism' were justified to try to stop the complex.
🎙️In Ep. 252 of the , Dave & Jessica discuss Greene committee assignments, allegations of Schlapp and tickle, the proposed state budget, declining student numbers and what that means for funding, and highlighted bills of the week.
LISTEN:
Southeast GA Health & Restaurant Inspections - Jan 15-21, 2023
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Bulloch Health & Restaurant Inspections - Jan 15-21, 2023
Last year, the Georgia Senate scuttled Senate Bill 601 which would have created state-funded Promise Scholarships of up to $6,000/year. Families of K-12 students could have used the money for private school tuition, tutoring and homeschool curriculum.
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Today in Georgia history:
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Millions of taxpayers were left in limbo as the Internal Revenue Service delayed payouts of refunds for months due to an unprecedented backlog of paper returns, among other things.
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Georgia lawmakers have long toyed with greenlighting an expansion of the state’s betting laws, and one expert thinks this is the year it will happen.
Officers were familiar with Stephenson, who had active arrest warrants in Statesboro for Theft and Criminal Trespass along with a Probation Violation.
Stephenson had recently moved here after having been granted bond on a September 2021 arrest for murder.
Bulloch Co. Jail Booking & Incident Report – 01/18/23
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On Tuesday, House Speaker Jon Burns announced that he as appointing a House Special Committee on Healthcare to be chaired by Rep. Butch Parrish, a Republican from Swainsboro.
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Sheppard, Sharpe and Hamilton are among 35 defendants indicted in Operation Stranded Bandit.
The indictment describes targeted conspiracies to import illegal drugs from Mexico and route them through Atlanta and into the greater Savannah area.
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TGV News certainly wouldn't be what it is without the guy the makes sure all the wheels keep turning!
🎈Happy Birthday to Eric Cumbee!🎉
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"It hurts low-income people because 95 percent of them don’t use it, but they have to pay regressive taxes to support it. It no longer can be said to relieve congestion because large numbers of people who used to work in congested areas now work at home."
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For violators, the bill uses the same penalties for violations of the Hatch Act, which can include removal, fines, or a reduction in pay. The bill singles out high level officials, banning them from personally advocating for this kind of censorship.
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🚘The pilot program would tax based on miles driven.
⛽Lawmakers says charging a mileage tax "would recoup what state leaders see as a potential loss in revenue via the gas tax."
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Botched murder-for-hire (meant for a C.O.) that left an 88-year-old man dead
Truck driver murdered in bed next to his kid
Assault on a C.O. as she drove home
Arrested C.O. with $29k on her
Murdered accomplice
All out of Smith State Prison in Glennville, GA
MLK Jr. Day is a day to honor the life & work of the civil rights leader who changed the nation with his message of peace and equality.
The day of service encourages people to address social problems in the own communities, bridge barriers, and move closer to Dr. King's vision.
Georgia taxpayers are on the hook to cover the bulk of the state's cost to defend a lawsuit that alleged voter suppression in the 2018 election, state officials confirmed this week.
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BRYAN, BULLOCH, BURKE, EFFINGHAM, JENKINS, SCREVEN
Candler, Emanuel, Evans, Tattnall, Toombs
Chatham
Appling, Camden, Glynn, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Wayne
JEFFERSON, JOHNSON, WASHINGTON
Health & restaurant inspections:
Most recent health & restaurant inspections for Bulloch + surrounding counties:
#OPINION: Given that the agency is already projected to lose an additional $60 billion to $70 billion and eat through its cash reserves by 2030, this would lead to a fiscal catastrophe.
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Georgia officials expect the state will receive more than $181 million after joining national settlements with four companies over allegations they contributed to the opioid crisis.
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Local governments across Georgia continue to exceed their authority under state law when it comes to the already contentious speed cameras placed in school zones.
Gallup's poll shows that 72% of surveyed Americans predict crime rates will increase, not decrease, this year.
That figure comes after an earlier poll showed a record-high 56% of Americans said crime is higher where they live than it was a year ago.
