Jul 31, 2009 | Athens Banner-Herald
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Madison County residents want to see if some simple changes to U.S. Highway 29 can ease congestion before state officials put into play their long-range plan to build a bypass around Danielsville.
Georgia Southern University will offer its next Legal Awareness in the Workplace seminar.
The Statesboro city council reversed itself at Tuesday night's meeting when they voted unanimously to rescind funding for a study to look at consolidation of city and county governments.
City nixes consolidation study
After Bulloch County Commissioners voted Tuesday to take a step toward funding half the cost of a proposed consolidation study, Statesboro City Councilmen voted to rescind their July 7 decision to pay the city's half.
Friends of the Savannah Book Festival is presenting this fundraising event to benefit the book festival.
Hundreds of people stood in the midday sun Wednesday, waiting along U.S. 301 North to pay respects to fallen National Guard soldier Sgt.
Asbury Beacon of Light Community Outreach Center is a faith-based community outreach program.
The Veterans Park of Effingham Board of Directors is raising funds to purchase telephone cards for members of the local National Guard unit, Alpha Battery, now deployed in Afghanistan.