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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Business Focus - Party Impressions returns Store opens at new location with new owners
In 2018, Statesboro lost a huge source of events and party supplies when Party Impressions on South Main St. was lost to a fire. Then owner Becky Hoover made the difficult choice not to reopen the store, leaving a very specific gap in shopping in the area. Three years later, two intrepid friends are stepping in to fill the gap.
After three years, Party Impressions is reopening under new ownership. Amanda Dyches and Kerri Knight met at East Georgia Regional Medical Center when Kerri was a Radiologic Tech and Amanda was a student. Both with young families and careers, the two became friends. In their work, they experienced the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic first hand. The experience, they said, helped them