Portal News

A man told investigators he was hired to kill a woman he kidnapped Monday in the Portal area, said Bulloch County Sheriff's Chief Investigator Capt.

Lockhart : 4472 Rocky Ford Road Take US 80 West to Hopulikit. Take US 25 to Rocky Ford Road.

Somewhere, a 1974 Portal High School graduate with the initials " MGL" is without his or her high school class ring.

An 18-year-old Portal man had a portion of his leg amputated following a four-wheeler crash on Saturday.

The Portal Panthers have high hopes for freshman quarterback Hunter Oglesby as he matures.

School's out for summer, but school construction goes on. Whether it's the final touches of the new Statesboro High School, wing extensions at Langston Chapel and Southeast Bulloch middle schools, a new wing at ...

“I appreciate what you have done with these kids”

Name Position School Years Melinda Akins Sp. Ed. Teacher SEB 29 Charlotte Bell 3rd Gr. via Statesboro Herald

“Children suffering from cancer and other debilitating diseases are treated, regardless of their family's financial situation.”

The Fourth Annual Saddle Up St. Jude Bulloch County trail ride will be held Saturday and Sunday at Clark Farms near Portal. via Statesboro Herald

Bulloch County Sheriff's officials are seeking a man they said invaded a Portal area home and attacked a man with whom he had an ongoing dispute. via Statesboro Herald

“There were magazines stacked in two locations that had been set on fire.”

A Portal man first fired upon his home with a shotgun Saturday, then set it on fire, investigators said. via Statesboro Herald

“Severe thunderstorms are possible”

A line of storms similar to those that swept across Southeast Georgia Saturday is expected to head Bulloch County's way Wednesday afternoon and into the night. via Statesboro Herald

“It made you feel good about the future of Portal.”

After a successful presentation Saturday, the cast of "Between Hopeulikit and Piddleville: Portal Celebrates 100" joined friends and state and local dignitaries for a reception in the Portal Elementary School ... via Statesboro Herald

“I never got caught, never got raided, never got my still tore up.”

Where in the world is Portal? It's "on the map," citizens say. That was a catch phrase in the town's Centennial celebration play, "Between Hopeulikit and Piddleville: Portal Celebrates 100," which was performed ... via Statesboro Herald

“We have worked long hours in our attempt to complete the 44-page drama souvenir booklet available with lots of photos at a price of $3 each”

Citizens have one last chance to experience a lively and humorous peek into Portal's past as the folk-life drama, "Between Hopeulikit and Piddleville: Portal Celebrates 100," paints a picture of the town's ... via Statesboro Herald

“It was a pretty good chunk of money for us”

After a windfall of money nearly fluttered from the heavens into their hands, Caroline Creaser , 27, and her fiance, Alan Pritchard , 28, consider themselves fortunate souls. via SavannahNow

There was only one winning ticket in Friday's Mega Millions lottery drawing...worth $270 million...and a man from just outside our viewing area has it. via WJBF-TV Augusta

“But the bottom line is, where have you been?”

From Portal's lifelong residents to out of town visitors, they're buying lottery tickets left and right in the Bulloch County town. via WTOC-TV Savannah

“It's just between us and the other store”

A 47-year old iron worker from the tiny town of Portal, Ga., claims to have won the $270 Mega Millions lottery. via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

When asked what he plans to do as a brand new multimillionaire, lottery winner Robert Harris answered simply: "Live happy." The 47-year-old iron worker used to have to work overtime just to make ends meet for ...

Portal, GA is a town of about 600 people but on Friday night one of their residents landed the massive $270 million jackpot in the multi-state MEGA Millions drawing. via RGT Online