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🌱 Where Georgia Southern athletes are serving across Statesboro today

Hello Statesboro! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Where Georgia Southern athletes are serving across Statesboro today
  • Which April Statesboro events should be on your calendar this week?
  • Statesboro and Metter families remember Joseph Donald “Don” Parker

Also on today's calendar: Wyatt Flores and 3 more events.

Friendly reminder: know of a great event coming up in Statesboro or nearby? Post it to the Statesboro calendar! Did you know it's free to post locally? It's also inexpensive to share to nearby towns. 📅

Today's riddle: Why is it so hot after a ball game? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 83 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 84, low: 60.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy with a t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Georgia Southern Athletics to host second annual Day of Service on April 1 (griceconnect.com) — Georgia Southern Athletics is organizing a Day of Service across Statesboro today, April 1, with student-athletes and staff volunteering at local schools, nonprofits, and senior care facilities. Volunteers will serve in one-hour shifts between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. at sites like Julia P. Bryant Elementary, the Food Bank, and Willow Pond Senior Care.
   

2. Calendar0401 2026 (statesboroherald.com) — Statesboro residents have a full slate of early April activities at the regional library, Bethany Community Commons, and key city meetings, including the April 7 mayor and council session. Families, teens, seniors, and adults can choose from crafts, book clubs, socials, and a genealogy fair, all happening right here in town over the next two weeks.
   

3. Joseph Donald Parker (metteradvertiser.com) — Family and friends are remembering Joseph Donald “Don” Parker, born in Statesboro and long-time Metter resident, who passed away March 28 at age 82. Several of his close survivors live in Statesboro, and services will be held Thursday, April 2, at Cedar Street Baptist Church in Metter with visitation an hour before.
   

4. Police Report - 4/1/26 (statesboroherald.com) — Local law enforcement agencies, including Statesboro Police and Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office, report a busy stretch of arrests ranging from DUI and drug charges to probation violations and trespassing. The report also tracks weekend 911, fire, and EMS call volumes affecting Statesboro and surrounding communities.
   

5. East Georgia Regional Medical Center honors medical staff on Doctors' Day with community donations (griceconnect.com) — East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro marked National Doctors’ Day by donating to several local nonprofits, including the Statesboro Community Soup Kitchen. Hospital leaders say the gesture reflects physicians’ commitment to care that extends beyond the hospital walls and into the broader community’s health and well-being.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • There is a major accident on SR-67 reported at...
    There is a major accident on SR-67 reported at 5:18 PM. (Nextdoor )
  • There is road construction on I-16 E reported at...
    There is road construction on I-16 E reported at 10:31 AM. (Nextdoor )
  • Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Statesboro. Apply here.
  • Blanchard Equipment Company, Inc posted a job opening for Warehouse Parts Professional in Statesboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Statesboro here.

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: Because all the fans leave. (Thank you Shirley J. F. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Statesboro

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Statesboro

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.