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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. McCollar describes ‘State of the City’ in election year, ongoing pandemic Highlights sidewalks, housing, transit and parks Mayor Jonathan McCollar speaks to Statesboro via a lectern and microphone placed in front of the council dais Tuesday evening. He wore a protective mask before he rose to speak and afterward during the meeting. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff
Statesboro Mayor Jonathan McCollar in his 2021 State of the City speech touted efforts underway to improve parks as well as infrastructure such as sidewalks, a multipronged initiative to upgrade housing and the expected arrival of a city bus system this summer.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. McCollar to assess ‘State of City’ amid Tuesday council sessions Mayor Jonathan McCollar
Mayor Jonathan McCollar plans to give his 2021 State of the City speech Tuesday at 5:30 p.m., the usual time of the month’s second regular Statesboro City Council meeting.
That meeting – with steps toward major improvements to two parks and a preliminary vote on a property maintenance code on the agenda – will then follow the mayor’s speech. The after-5:30 p.m. regular session will conclude a series of three public meetings in the City Hall council chambers set to start with a work session on multiple topics at 3 p.m.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Statesboro food trucks can roll for $200 a year plus $25 a site Food trucks from Big Boy Cookies and other vendors help draw a crowd to a fall 2019 event hosted by the Downtown Statesboro Development Authority.
Statesboro City Council completed the steps Tuesday for regulating retail food trucks, setting the annual business license fee at $200 per truck and the location permit fee at $25 for each site at which the operator does business directly with the public.
The council had unanimously approved the Mobile Food Service Ordinance on a final, second reading Jan. 19 after approving a revised first reading Jan. 5. An earlier draft of the new city law would have allowed food trucks and pushcarts to operate with property owner permission almost anywhere in the city limits, except within 200 feet
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Statesboro mayor reports he had COVID-19 at start of ’21 City touts new testing site to free up Health Dept. for vaccinations Statesboro Mayor Jonathan McCollar has reported that he tested positive for the coronavirus back on Jan. 4.
Tuesday evening, while Statesboro officials drew attention to ongoing COVID-19 testing and vaccination efforts, Mayor Jonathan McCollar reported that he had tested positive for the coronavirus back on Jan. 4.
McCollar, who experienced mild symptoms and has since recovered, presided in-person at the regular City Council session and preceding work session Tuesday. But at the first meeting of the year, the morning of Jan. 5, he had appeared remotely via Zoom while Mayor Pro Tempore Paulette Chavers, the council member from District 2, conduct
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Unique local MLK observance reflects the historic moment Jasmine Mears, in mirror, listens in as Bulloch County NAACP Branch President Delinda Gaskins speaks during a community service for Martin Luther King, Jr. at Mill Creek Regional Park on Monday, Jan. 18. In lieu of the traditional MLK holiday parade due to COVID-19, the service was held outdoors with music and speakers and broadcast on a radio frequency so attendees could listen from their vehicles. - photo by By SCOTT BRYANT/staff