ATLANTA — Lawyers for a Georgia death row inmate asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to prevent the execution of their client, who they say is mentally disabled.

The body of a man who drowned Tuesday in the Ogeechee River was recovered Wednesday afternoon.

The Bulloch County school board has settled the question of who will be the principal of Southeast Bulloch Middle School for the next year.

Twenty young men, middle school- and high school-aged, recently attended a daylong event to learn the art of being godly gentlemen.

    The Averitt Center is rolling out the red carpet for local celebrities. Its second annual Emma Awards Ceremony will be held on Saturday, June 8, at 6 p.m.

      The world's premier canine aquatics competition is returning to Anderson's General Store Friday for a second year of amazing leaps. The contest is being staged again by Ohio-based DockDogs, a company that conducts these events across the country.

      Since opening in 2008, the Statesboro Flea Market has managed to hold its own despite setbacks and roving competition. Owner Jerry Jennings said he is committed to his flea market, but concerned that a number of vendors are setting up around town in empty lots.

      Since becoming the president of the Statesboro-Bulloch Chamber of Commerce in January 2011, Phyllis Thompson has honed the mission of the Chamber to meet the needs of local businesses in a struggling economy.

      In 1963, Joe Johnston founded the Johnston Insurance and Real Estate Company in downtown Statesboro.