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It’s Friday, Statesboro! Let’s finish this week strong.
In today’s can’t-miss-weekend-plans edition: Gold and silver’s comeback, Smackdown Hunger wrestling fundraiser, and a George Strait tribute + a stacked lineup of events this weekend.
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📰 In the news
Advancing rural health equity: Georgia Southern University in Statesboro is hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Environmental Health Sciences, a 10-month tenure-track role requiring significant quantitative research coursework — read the full job details.
CCI Real Estate spearheads redevelopment: Preleasing is underway at 1701 Chandler near Georgia Southern, offering 82 furnished apartments and Three Tree Coffee. Partnering with Baptist Collegiate Ministry, move-ins are expected by late summer 2026 — get all the details.
Rethinking local government space: City Hall in Metter is remodeling to better serve the public, demolishing the Mayor’s office to enlarge the City Council chamber. Leaders say the change will create room for residents — read the full story.
Gold & silver are hot: Coming off gold’s best year since 1979, the momentum is carrying well into 2026 with silver remaining one of the most talked-about assets. Curious why they’re back in focus? American Hartford Gold has a free guide that explains what’s happening and how people are approaching it today. It’s free – and definitely worth a read.
Someone Googled you this week: Whether you’re dating again, selling something locally, or just meeting new neighbors… people are going to look you up. Like it or not, the internet has a way of surfacing past mistakes and outdated information that no longer reflects who you are. Thankfully, there’s a really easy way for you (or someone you care about) to clean up all that up – learn more here.
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🫶 We got your back
Beans with a mission: Need a midweek reset? Three Tree Coffee Roasters roasts in Statesboro, serving thoughtful, ethically sourced coffees with a give-back mindset. Settle into cozy vibes for catching up, studying, or artful procrastination on that to‑do list, all while supporting a shop that keeps community at its heart.
Treasure-hunting fix: Craving something offbeat for your shelves? At Charlie’s Funky Junk Shop, rummage for vintage gems, quirky decor, and that oddly perfect piece you never saw coming. Ideal for a low-stakes wander when your to-do list refuses to budge.
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📆 Around town this weekend
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🎗 Catie’s Gathering @ Visit Statesboro! | Friday (3/6) at 6:30 PM – Trade your usual dinner for Catie’s Gathering in Statesboro, a feel-good night of themed tables, silent and live auctions, and a program that hits the heart. Out-decorate your neighbors, win a bidding war you will brag about, and fund precision medicine for kids fighting cancer.
🥊 Smackdown Hunger @ Bulloch County Agricultural Complex | Friday (3/6) at 6:30 PM – If you’ve needed a reason to yell at strangers in spandex, this is it. Wrestling takes over the Ag Complex to bodyslam hunger with Feed the Boro, 3.5 million meals and counting, so grab a ticket, feel virtuous, then boo, cheer, repeat at tinyurl.com/SmackdownHunger.
🎤 DWYWT @ Averitt Center for the Arts | Friday (3/6) at 7:30 PM – Head downtown to the Averitt Center for a proper Irish tunefest, DWYWT making their debut. Think fiddles, stories, and songs you can actually sing along to, no green beer required. It’s cozy, quality sound, and mercifully over before your knees file a complaint.
🐥 Chick Day @ Anderson’s General Store | Saturday (3/7) at 9:00 AM – Spring calls for cooing at fluffy chicks, good eats, and kid chaos. Chick Day brings family activities, local food trucks, and more peeping fluff than your feed store. Bring the crew, pretend it’s for the kids, leave with a phone full of chick photos.
🤠 3rd Annual Outlaw Shootout @ Bay Gall Sporting Clays | Saturday (3/7) at 9:00 AM – At B.A.H Sports’ indoor cages, the 3rd Annual Outlaw Shootout is back, bats louder than the parents. Come cheer the 10u B.A.H Outlaws, fund their 12u and World Series dreams, and revel in the alphabet soup of USSSA, Top Gun, USFA, and PGF.
🌿 Botanical Walk & Talk Series: Garden in Spring @ Botanic Garden at Georgia Southern University | Saturday (3/7) at 10:00 AM – Spring is strutting through the Botanic Garden with native azaleas, heritage plants, and a woodland soundtrack, and the guides are spilling all the leafy gossip. It is a relaxed stroll, not a marathon. Complimentary with admission, and blissfully yard work free.
⚽ Home Opener: Tormenta FC vs. Spokane Velocity @ Tormenta Stadium | Sunday (3/8) at 3:00 PM – Think you still remember how to cheer like a local? Tormenta FC opens at home against Spokane Velocity, celebrating 10 years of grit, goals, and sideline banter, and kicking off the 2026 USL League One season. Expect loud neighbors, and that familiar we-should-have-brought-a-scarf feeling.
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Wanna see more? Browse our full events calendar →
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🔥 Worth a peek
We’re always on the hunt for useful resources, deals, services, and products we think you’ll love. Here’s what caught our eye this week.
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📻 Statesboro report
Weather forecast
Today – High: 83°F – Low: 61°F – Precip: 24%
Areas of fog before 9am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible. Later: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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Tomorrow – High: 84°F – Low: 62°F – Precip: 15%
A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Later: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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