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🌱 How to catch the Simon & Garfunkel tribute finale downtown
Statesboro, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Statesboro! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How to catch the Simon & Garfunkel tribute finale downtown
- How the new school budget could impact Statesboro classrooms this year
- Where and when Statesboro voters can cast early runoff ballots
Also on today's calendar: Sounds of Simon & Garfunkel and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What do you call a fish with 3 eyes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Tuesday: Turning cloudy, temps: high: 84, low: 66.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny with a t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. The Sounds of Simon & Garfunkel • The Georgia Virtue (thegeorgiavirtue.com) — Statesboro’s Averitt Center and Emma Kelly Theater are closing their 2025–26 season with a special Simon & Garfunkel tribute concert on June 28 at 3 p.m. The Sounds of Simon & Garfunkel will recreate the duo’s classic folk-rock hits, with tickets available online or by calling the box office. 
2. Bulloch Board of Education to Adopt FY 2027 Budget on Thursday • The Georgia Virtue (thegeorgiavirtue.com) — Bulloch County’s Board of Education is set to adopt the FY 2027 budget at its June 11 meeting, shaping funding for local schools that serve Statesboro families. The tentative budget, covering salaries, facilities, nutrition, and debt service, has been publicly discussed since spring and will be advertised in the Statesboro Herald and posted online before the final vote.
3. Early voting for runoff election begins Monday, June 8 in Bulloch County (griceconnect.com) — Early voting for the June 16 runoff starts Monday, June 8 at the Bulloch County North Main Annex, 115 N. Main St. in Statesboro. Residents can vote there from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday, June 12, with a local commission seat on the ballot and standard Georgia photo ID rules in effect.
4. Gene Sherry's retirement inspires generations of CRI students and staff to launch scholarship in his honor (griceconnect.com) — Georgia Southern’s Campus Recreation and Intramurals community in Statesboro is honoring longtime leader Gene Sherry with a new Legacy and Excellence Scholarship after his 31-year career. The fund has already raised more than $8,500, celebrating his role in building major recreation facilities and, more importantly, a welcoming “home” for generations of students and staff.
5. With a 'charmed' life of simple joys and cherished traditions, Bulloch resident Betty Hodges turns 99 (griceconnect.com) — A beloved Bulloch County resident who built her family’s life on a farm in Statesboro has just celebrated her 99th birthday, still describing her life as “charmed.” Raised on fresh farm food and grounded in faith, family, and community service, she’s known for her hospitality, humor, and Easter traditions that have welcomed generations of neighbors and friends.
📸 Around Statesboro
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Hiring Manager 101 Training - Statesboro Campus →
Russell Union, 85 Georgia Ave, Statesboro
9:30 am
Tuesday June 9
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Other local events
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SHS Marching Band Chop Busters
Statesboro High SHS band room
4:00 pm -
SHS Drumline Chop Sessions
Statesboro High SHS Band room
4:00 pm -
Sounds of Simon & Garfunkel →
Emma Kelly Theater, 35 E Main St, Statesboro
3:00 pm
Tuesday June 9
Monday June 15
Sunday June 28
📣 Statesboro Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Tattnall Graduation
TCHS Cafetorium, #1 Battle Creek Warrior Blvd., Reidsville
6:00 pm -
Colquitt Graduation
CCSS Board Room, 1800 Park Ave SE, Moultrie
6:00 pm -
Lowndes Graduation
Lowndes High Auditorium, 1606 Norman Drive, Valdosta
6:00 pm -
Coffee Graduation
Coastal Plains Charter High School Coffee High School Performing Art Center
6:00 pm -
Jeff Davis Graduation
Coastal Plains Charter High School MAC Building 81 Pat Dixon Road Hazlehurst, GA 31539
6:00 pm -
Ware Graduation
Coastal Plains Charter High School Ware Middle Auditorium 2301 Cherokee St Waycross, GA 31503
6:00 pm -
Grady Graduation
Coastal Plains Charter High School CHS tiered Aud 455 5th STreet SE Cairo Ga
6:00 pm -
John Wood Band: Statesboro, GA →
The Blue Room, 1830 Chandler Rd, Statesboro
1:00 pm
Tuesday June 9
Thursday June 11
Saturday July 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Gas went up at Murphy's and most places are $3.
89. The good ole days when gas was $.75.@ gal I know that will never happen again, but it would be nice. JS (Nextdoor S’boro) - Check out this new listing
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/102-Sunset-Dr-Statesboro-GA-30458/76361449_zpid/?utm_campaign=zillowwebmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source… (Nextdoor Irongate)
- Bulloch County Schools posted a job opening for Science Teacher (2022/2023 School Year) in Statesboro. Apply here.
- Springhill Suites Statesboro University Area posted a job opening for Housekeeping 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: A fiiish! (Thank you Ernie B. for sending it in!)
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