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Bill Marinella Casting in Savannah

“Bill Marinella Casting in Savannah” is currently ready to start casting a 1940’s era project for a major Atlanta-based studio. They are in need of adults of all ethnicities, both men and women, for this project and others! Want to register for these projects? Follow the link below to create a profile. https://kaast.app/bmc/2021-tba-production-1940s-film If minor children...

Georgia Association of Museums State Conference

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Marietta, GA. – The Georgia Association of Museums (GAM) is excited to announce its annual conference, April 26-28, 2021. As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues statewide, GAM is pleased to offer a hybrid experience to conference-goers, who may opt to attend in-person sessions in Statesboro, GA, or virtually using the Zoom teleconferencing platform. “We are...

Performing Arts Center Brings Hollywood to Statesboro With Drive-In Movies This Spring

The Performing Arts Center at Georgia Southern is excited to bring a bit of movie magic to Statesboro with a series of drive-in movie features this spring. The PAC will host four drive-in movies in the parking lot in front of the building throughout March, April, and May, with a range of titles to please all tastes: Dreamgirls, on March 6, with showtimes at 7pm and 10pm; Frozen, on March...

Parker’s Announces Landmark $20 Million Donation to Support Communities Throughout Georgia and South Carolina

Parker’s – a nationally acclaimed convenience store company and food service leader that was named the 2020 Convenience Store Decisions Chain of the Year – recently donated a record $20 million to support charitable initiatives throughout the company’s corporate footprint in coastal Georgia and South Carolina. The Parker’s Community Fund, which will be administered by the...

Downtown Tent & Sidewalk Sale

Bring your family and shop safely with the Downtown Tent & Sidewalk sale on December 10-12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday till 8 p.m.Shop Local! Participating businesses will have a tent set up on the front of their store, with exciting deals to choose from. You’ll be able to find gifts for everyone on your list: Clothing, Pottery, Antiques, Furniture, Bicycles and even Christmas...

Ogeechee Riverkeeper Announces Inaugural Photo Contest

Multiple categories will put on a spotlight the beauty of the area. Ogeechee Riverkeeper (ORK) is soliciting the best photographs from across the watershed. Judges will be looking for images that highlight what makes the Ogeechee and Canoochee Rivers, and the surrounding areas, remarkable. “From the Ogeechee Shoals to the wide estuaries, pine forests to coastal marshes, our watershed is...

GSUPAC and Statesboro’s Staying in Stitches Quilt Guild to Host First-Ever Quilt Exhibit

The Performing Arts Center at Georgia Southern and Statesboro’s Staying in Stitches Quilt Guild are partnering to host a one-of-a-kind event. Open to the public from Saturday, October 31, through Sunday, November 8, “We Quilt This City: A Statesboro Quilt Show” is sure to delight quilt and art lovers alike! This walk-through quilt exhibit will feature a display of exquisite and special...

Parker’s Donates $11,000 to Support Students and Teachers at Bulloch County Schools

 Parker’s — a nationally acclaimed convenience store company and food service leader that was named the 2020 CStore Decisions Convenience Store Chain of the Year — recently donated $11,000 to Bulloch County Schools as part of the company’s Fueling the Community program, which donates one cent of every gallon of gas sold on the first Wednesday of each month to...

Georgia Safety Promise Reaches More Than 1,000 Commitments

Statewide initiative for a ‘healthy Georgia’ gains momentum as participant numbers continue to grow. As billboards and a variety of grassroots promotions continue across the state, the Georgia Safety Promise public-private partnership, in conjunction with the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), has announced that more than 1,000 Georgia businesses, local authorities and...

Parker’s Donates 600 KN95 Masks to Frontline COVID-19 Healthcare Providers at East Georgia Regional Medical Center

 Parker’s, an award-winning, nationally acclaimed convenience store company and food service leader, recently donated 600 KN95 masks to frontline healthcare providers at East Georgia Regional Medical Center during the COVID-19 pandemic. “On behalf of our entire East Georgia Regional Medical Center family, we would like to express our heartfelt thanks and gratitude to Parker’s for...