Bulloch County News

Note: All information included in this report is taken from law enforcement incident reports and arrest records, which are public records and available for review at any and all local law enforcement agencies.

The Bulloch County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in finding a woman who has been missing since Friday evening.

A man was arrested Thursday on charges he invaded a former co-worker's email account and used information found there, Bulloch County Sheriff Lynn Anderson said Friday.

Note: All information included in this report is taken from law enforcement incident reports and arrest records, which are public records and available for review at any and all local law enforcement agencies.

A Portal man is behind bars and his child's mother is in critical condition after a crash Tuesday in front of Portal Elementary School.

The gates will open at 10 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. The park will also be open Sunday from noon until 6 p.m. Splash in the Boro will close again on Monday and will reopen for seven-day-a-week operations beginning May 25.

It's a partnership among the Army, Savannah Chatham schools, and the private sector aimed at cultivating the next generation of engineers, mathmeticians, and aviators.

Don't look for "duck" on the menu at the annual Steak and Burger dinner this fall.

Around 8 p.m. Friday, Nikilas Jamal Fussell, the second suspect in the rape investigation of the May 6 incident, turned himself in after Statesboro police Detective Tommy Brown located him and advised him to do so, Statesboro Public Safety Director Wendell Turner said.

Note: All information included in this report is taken from law enforcement incident reports and arrest records, which are public records and available for review at any and all local law enforcement agencies.

Plans for a new Bulloch County administrative annex building are moving forward.

Two Bulloch County schools will have new principals next year. During a meeting Thursday, the Bulloch County Board of Education approved Todd Williford as the new principal of Mattie Lively Elementary.

An unconscious woman sexually assaulted by multiple males was taken to the hospital early Monday after witnesses interrupted the rape and alerted police.

The schools are graded on a 100-point scale, with scores based largely on students' performance on state tests, other factors such as attendance and graduation rates and the types of courses students take.

Participants in Friday's Relay for Life event at the Kiwanis Ogeechee Fairgrounds make their way past colorful-but-soggy luminaries.

Bulloch County Chief Deputy Jared Akins said investigators are seeking answers regarding a reported rape Sunday.

Langston Chapel Middle School Special Education teacher Jemelleh Coes returned to class Monday after being named Georgia Teacher of the Year over the weekend.

Darin Van Tassel, left, and Jamey Cartee were recognized by the Statesboro-Bulloch County Chamber of Commerce as the Entrepreneur and Small Business of the Year during the Chamber's annual awards ceremony in 2011.

A family is being helped by the volunteers with the American Red Cross Bulloch County Disaster Action Team after fire put them out of their home Saturday afternoon.

Filmmakers Beau Turpin and James Kicklighter speak at the Statesboro Convention and Visitors Bureau's annual meeting Friday.