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January ▲ In the first Statesboro City Council meeting of the year, Councilmen Gary Lewis, Will Britt and Travis Chance renewed oaths of office before Bulloch County Probate Judge Lee Deloach after being re-elected in November 2011. ▲ Two century-old graves in an old family cemetery off Old River Road South owned by Zach Grizzard were found

desecrated, and Bulloch County sheriff’s investigators hoped someone would step forward with information about who committed the crime. ▲ Ogeechee Technical College President Dr. Dawn Cartee was named the 2012 Business Leader of the Year during the 90th Annual Statesboro-Bulloch County Chamber of Commerce meet-ing. ▲ Metter High School teacher Mary Ann Stanley was among 15 teachers cho-sen for a two-day taping of the second ever “Jeopardy!” Teachers Tournament. The Metter High sciences teacher was chosen from thousands of online test-takers to compete for the television quiz show’s $100,000 grand prize.

February ▲ Former Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz visited Georgia Southern University during the annual Evening with the All-Stars fundraiser for the GSU Dugout Club. ▲ After five years of lead-ing the Bulloch County school system, Dr. Lewis Holloway resigned his position as super-intendent during an executive session of a regular board of education meeting, effective June 30. Holloway accepted a similar position with the Starkville (Miss.) School District. ▲ Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music’s queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, was found dead in a hotel bath-tub. She was 48. ▲ Trayvon Martin, 17, was fatally shot by George Zimmerman, 28, the Neighborhood Watch coordi-nator for the Florida gated community where Martin was temporarily staying. The case attracted national attention because Martin was unarmed and Zimmerman was at first not arrested under Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law, which allows a person who feels threatened to defend himself. Zimmerman is expect-ed to go trial on a second-degree murder charge next year. ▲ After 41 years, Snooky’s Restaurant closed its doors for the last time. For the breakfast crowd, at least, the parting would not be completely final, as a portion of Snooky’s workforce would head to nearby RJ’s Steakery, which began offering “Snooky’s Breakfast at RJ’s.”

March ▲ Rusty Cram, the two-time Southern Conference Coach of the Year who guided Georgia Southern to two reg-ular-season titles and eight 15-win seasons, including two 20-win seasons, resigned after 21 seasons with the women’s basketball program,

including the last 16 as head coach. ▲ Georgia Southern University President Brooks Keel and university staff announced the formation of the new Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Information Technology. ▲ Bulloch County brought home the gold as Statesboro High School STAR Student Supriya Immaneni took top honors during the Region 8 STAR Student banquet.

April ▲ Bulloch County said goodbye to a favorite daugh-ter. Portal’s Leila Denmark, a renowned doctor and human-itarian, passed away at the age of 114. She was the fourth oldest person in the world at the time of her death, according to Guinness World Records. ▲ Great Dane officially kicked off production at its 450,000-square-foot plant, manufacturing dry van, refrig-erated and platform trailers. The plant put more than 350 people to work. ▲ An icon in Statesboro realty, Ray Hendley, was announced the Statesboro Herald Humanitarian of the Year during the 24th annual Deen Day Service to Mankind Awards Gala. Horace Harrell and Ralpah Andrews were hon-ored for lifetime achievement. ▲ Brian Graves’ short film “Save As …” took home top honors in the fourth annual Statesboro Film Festival host-ed by the Averitt Center for the Arts. ▲ The Band Perry and The Fray rocked Paulson Stadium during a spring concert put on by Georgia Southern University. ▲ Georgia Southern University announced interest and intent to move its football program to the NCAA’s high-est level — the Football Bowl Subdivision.

May ▲ More than 2,000 stu-dents — a record — gradu-ated during Georgia Southern University’s 84th annual spring commencement, held May 19 at Paulson Stadium. ▲ The Statesboro Herald won 20 awards in the 2012 Georgia Associated Press Awards contest, including Story and Photo of the Year. The awards were announced May 19 in Macon, during the AP’s annual awards luncheon. ▲ One year after a mas-sive fish kill that left about 38,000 fish rotting along the shores of the Ogeechee River, Ogeechee Riverkeeper Dianna Wedincamp said con-ditions had not improved. Many lawsuits and appeals later, nothing had truly changed about the way King America Finishing discharges wastewater into the river, she said.

June ▲ The directors of the Environmental Protection Division, Department of Natural Resources and Georgia Emergency Management Agency revealed in a conference call the results of tests conducted on more than dozen dead fish recently found in the Ogeechee River. Bacterial dis-eases exacerbated by low water levels and warmer tem-peratures were found respon-sible. Ogeechee Riverkeeper Dianna Wedincamp and oth-ers blamed King America Finishing for the fish kill, say-ing the textiles plant was dumping harmful chemicals into the river. ▲ The Averitt Center for the Arts hosted the first public premier of The Asylum film studios’ production “Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies,” which features the Statesboro resi-dent Jason Vail. ▲ The Hearts & Hands Clinic made its move to a larger, more advanced facility on South College Street. It had previously been housed in Son’s Light Fellowship Baptist Church. ▲ Georgia Southern University’s Dr. Ted Moore, the provost and vice president for academic affairs, announced his resignation. A few days later, University President Brooks Keel named Jean Bartels, the dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences, to succeed Moore. ▲ Ramsey Collins Arnold, 26, of Claxton, who worked as a Tattnall County sheriff ’s deputy, pleaded guilty to dealing methamphetamine at a federal hearing in Statesboro. ▲ Charles Wilson, who guided the Bulloch County school system’s finances for the past 16 years, was named the only finalist for the vacant superintendent’s position.

July ▲ Sixty-six members of the Statesboro High School Blue Devil Marching Band traveled to Washington, D.C., to march in the National Independence Day Parade. Statesboro High’s band was one of only two from Georgia invited this year. ▲ Ogeechee River land-ings were closed in Bulloch and Effingham counties after reports of dead fish, skin rash-es and odd water colors. Some residents complained about “pinkish red coloring” in wastewater discharge from King America Finishing. Tests conducted by the Environmental Protection Division along the river found no violations by the plant, and the river was later cleared for fishing and swimming. ▲ A gunman, later identi-fied as 24-year-old James Holmes, opened fire at a packed midnight screening of the newest Batman film in Aurora, Colo. Twelve movie-goers were killed, and

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By Al HAckleHerald Writer

Shoppers searching for antiques and decorative items, new or used furni-ture, a top-brand mattress or a myriad of unique gifts now have two Deal’s loca-tions to explore. After 36 years growing in business, Deal’s Furniture and Mattress Outlet opened a second store in June 2012. Deal’s Downtown, in the former Plunderosa location off East Main Street, offers a greater concentration of antiques and used furni-ture, as well as new mat-tresses and a sampling of Deal’s gift line. But it has taken nothing away from the company’s long-established home base, the store beyond the bypass on Georgia Highway 67 South. A landmark amid the sprawl of new busi-nesses and residential development, Deal’s offers 25,000 square feet of dis-

play space for customer browsing, backed by 45,000 square feet of storage from which the staff may retrieve items upon request. The brother-sister duo of Craig Deal and Gail Deal Nesmith maintain the business founded more than three decades ago by their father, the late John E. Deal. Today, Craig Deal is the owner, while Nesmith serves as secretary and treasurer of the company and manages the gift shop. “For the 37th year in a row we’ve had growth as a business,” Deal reported. And for a decade now the company has consis-tently won Best Mattress Store and Best Antique Store honors in “Best of the Boro” surveys. To these, 2012 added Best Furniture Store recognition for the first time. “That’s all because of customer service,” Deal said. “We’re second to nobody.” Furniture delivery and

setup are always free, he said. That day the delivery team — Craig’s son, Matt Deal, and Michael Spivey — were making a delivery to Hilton Head. Deal’s also does catalog special orders at no extra charge and offers financing for pur-chases. Deal, NeSmith and employees will show you any merchandise you ask to see, but pressure sales aren’t their way. “No pressure sales at all,” Deal said. “We just let

them do their thing and if they need some help, we’re glad to help them.” From mirrors to beds to antique cabinets, from Georgia Bulldogs mugs to sock monkey slippers, just about everything is for sale — expect possibly the live-size Marilyn Monroe doll lounging just inside the front entrance of the Highway 67 store. NeSmith said her brother constantly turns down offers and that Marilyn has now become the store’s greeter. But the

shawl she was wearing was for sale. For gifts — for oneself or others — Deal’s boasts the area’s largest selection of Tervis tumblers and sizeable collections of Georgia Bulldogs and Georgia Southern Eagles items and fashion jewelry. RedNek brand party glass-es include Mason-jar mugs and plastic-cup stemware. “It’s a Girl Thing” is a line of colorful, message-cov-ered T-shirts for women and children. Serta mattresses are Deal’s premier line, and they have the area’s largest selection, Deal said. They also carry Corsicana, as well as other mattress makes in overstock pur-chases. Among other new furniture, Deal’s carries Catnapper recliners and Vaughn-Bassett bedroom furniture. Both lines are U.S. made. Employees Dale Pearce and Ed Wilson operate the downtown store, which

encompasses about 12,000 square feet. Deal’s Downtown puts a sharper focus on antiques and used furniture, but also stocks new mattresses and many of the same gift items as the original store. “Happy Everything” platters and cookie jars, with attach-ments for holidays, sports and special occasions, are a gift line exclusive to the downtown store. Furniture recently on display included, by Wilson’s description, an 1830s -1840s handmade chest-of-drawers, a Hoosier cabinet with the original Hoosier brand label, more recent bedroom and dining room suits, and many other pieces. Customers have already given the new location positive sales numbers. “I had a number in mind for a year, but it’s been seven months and I’m already at that number,” Deal said. “It’s going to be a good location for us.”

Deal’s Furniture and Mattress expands to downtownFamily-owned business now has 2 locations in Statesboro

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2012 Kiwanian of the YearDon Poe was named the 2012 Kiwanian of the Year during the 52nd Anniversary Celebration of the Kiwanis Club of Statesboro.

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another 58 were injured. ▲ The Bulloch County school board named Charles Wilson as the newest school superintendent. ▲ After 17 years as direc-tor of athletics at Georgia Southern University, Sam Baker relinquished his duties.

August ▲ Akeila Roschell Martin was killed when a man fired shots in the parking lot of Platinum Lounge on Proctor Street. A reward offered by the Statesboro Police Department was doubled when lounge owner Heyward Smith matched it, bringing the sum to $5,000, but to this day police have no solid leads and are still searching for information on the killer. ▲ A jury found Antonio Lamont Murray, 39, of Pembroke, guilty of kidnap-ping two Bryan County busi-nessmen on separate occa-sions. Gary Lenion McDonald, 36, of Statesboro, and Cecil Dewitt Nelson, 32, of Pembroke, pleaded guilty for their roles in the incidents. Murray claimed he was framed during testimony. He was involved in kidnapping Timothy Marshlette on Dec. 1, 2011, and Billy Downs on Jan. 12, 2012. The incidents

were dramatic, involving guns, ransom demands, blindfolds and threats to harm the victims’ families. ▲ The 2012 “A Day for Southern” fundraising cam-paign for Georgia Southern University garnered $1,417,749, setting a record. ▲ Viracon, a local glass manufacturing company, reopened its doors after a six-month hiatus. More than 300 workers had been furloughed while the company made $6 million worth of upgrades.

September ▲ Georgia Southern University students voted over-whelmingly in favor of the school moving to the Football Bowl Subdivision, pending an invitation to join an FBS con-ference. Students also voted to fund an expansion of Paulson Stadium and approved a “green” fee. ▲ Robert Lee Williamson, 36, of Palm Bay, Fla., escaped the Candler County Jail through a hole in a show-er wall. He was jailed for aggravated assault after shooting a Metter man. Considered armed and dan-gerous, he was later appre-hended in Florida and a charge of escape was added

to his list of offenses. ▲ Ogeechee Riverkeeper Dianna Wedincamp appealed a discharge permit issued by the Environmental Protection Division to King America Finishing. The permit allowed the textiles company, suspected to be linked to a massive fish kill in May 2011, to continue discharging efflu-ent into the river. ▲ Statesboro City Councilman Tommy Blitch announced his immediate res-ignation, leaving city leaders scrambling to organize a spe-cial election to fill the seat. ▲ Johnny Lockett, 53, of Millen, drowned in the Ogeechee River at Rocky Ford landing during a Labor Day celebration. Witnesses said he went under and never surfaced. Search parties dragged the river and Lockett’s body was found the next day.

October ▲ A West Nile virus case was confirmed in Bulloch County. ▲ State Sen. Jack Hill, R-Reidsville, helped celebrate 20 years of lottery-funded prekindergarten by reading to students at Langston Chapel Elementary School. ▲ Former Penn State assis-

tant football coach Jerry Sandusky was sentenced to at least 30 years in a child sex abuse scandal. ▲ Langston Chapel Middle School eighth-grade special education teacher Jamelleh Coes was named the Bulloch County Teacher of the Year. ▲ Superstorm Sandy made landfall in southern New Jersey but did the most dam-age in the New York City area. More than two months later, the region is still rebuild-ing.

November ▲ Barack Obama was re-elected president, and Democratic incumbent John Barrow easily held onto his 12th Congressional District seat despite redistricting that favored Republicans. ▲ Tom Kleinlein was intro-duced as the new director of athletics for Georgia Southern University. Kleinlein came to Statesboro after serving as the deputy athletic director at Kent State. ▲ A statue of legendary Georgia Southern football coach Erk Russell was put in place in front of the Bishop Fieldhouse at Paulson Stadium. The statue was offi-cially dedicated before the Eagles’ Dec. 1 playoff win

over Central Arkansas. ▲ Georgia Southern University and Georgia Eagle Media settled a contract dis-pute that had lingered for more than a year. Georgia Eagle Media, which has sev-eral radio stations in and around Statesboro, plans to resume broadcasting GSU athletic events in the 2013-14 season.

December ▲ Phil Boyum won the run-off election Dec. 4 for the Statesboro City Council District 1 seat. He defeated Jonathan McCollar by a mar-gin of 322 votes to 215 and will replace Tommy Blitch, who resigned citing health reasons. ▲ The Country Store, owned by James “Bubba” Revell, was named the 2012 Small Business of the Year, and Bubba Hunt, the owner of Pawn City, was named the Entrepreneur of the Year on Dec. 6 by the Statesboro-Bulloch Chamber of Commerce. ▲ Georgia Southern lost, 23-20, to North Dakota State in the Football Championship Subdivision semifinals on Dec. 14 in Fargo, N.D. It was the third straight year the Eagles lost in the semifinals, and the second straight year

it was to North Dakota State. ▲ Adam Lanza, 20, killed his mother on Dec. 14 at their Newtown, Conn., home, then forced his way into nearby Sandy Hook Elementary and fatally shot 26 people, includ-ing 20 children, in the deadli-est shooting at an elementary school in U.S. history. He then turned the gun on himself. The shooting has reignited a long-simmering national gun con-trol debate. ▲ Emanuel County Institute defeated Dooly County, 47-7, to capture the Class A public school championship on Dec. 15 at the Georgia Dome. ▲ Kelsey Fallin, a seventh-grader at William James Middle School, was announced as the winner of the Eagle Nation in Education design contest on Dec. 18. Part of Georgia Southern University’s Eagle Nation on Parade public art project, the contest called for design entries by grade-school stu-dents across Bulloch County for the next eagle sculpture, which will be placed in front of William James Middle in the spring. ▲ The world didn’t end Dec. 21, despite some peo-ple’s widely publicized inter-pretation of a Mayan calen-dar that ended on that date.

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One last time at Snooky’sFrom staff reports

If walls could talk, those adorned with decades-old Statesboro memora-bilia at Snooky's Restaurant would have plenty to tell. Their abundance of stories thanks, in no small part, to a group of men who have met for coffee, juice and conversa-tion every weekday for 52 years, 13 at the iconic eatery. On Feb. 17, 2012, that collection of loyal customers, a club that has come to be known as the “Snook Pack” for their unwavering patronage, were at it again — this time, for a Snooky’s breakfast to be their last. The Pack sat together amid a crowd-ed dining room for a routine 10:30 a.m. meal, and bid farewell to their favorite restaurant, which closed its doors for good on February 18. The closing ended 41 years of service for the popular eatery and a more than decade-old relationship between Snooky’s and its “Pack” that left plenty of great memories, according to Tal Callaway, founder of the coffee club. “Snooky took a chance on us because everywhere else we went either burned down or closed up. He took a chance, and he lasted until we closed him up,” Callaway joked — Snooky was the nick-name of Vivian Yawn, who co-founded

the restaurant with his son Bruce Yawn. “Snooky’s (Restaurant) is known all over, and we are so sorry to see it clos-ing. But we’re so happy for Bruce to be retired, able to rest and having fun.” Members of the Pack, whose ages range from the early 60s to mid-90s, say they’ll miss the place that has so long been called home. Whether talking poli-tics, sports, rumors or just “treating each other with love,” as Lynn Batten, a member of the club, said, a good time was always had. On it's last day, the restaurant was packed with regulars, as well as occa-sional patrons stopping in to savor memories with grits, eggs, coffee and commemorative T-shirts.

At the counter, Yawn kept busy oper-ating the cash register while holding his emotions in check. He smiled while cus-tomers around several tables stood and sang “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow” circa 8 a.m. Then he looked a little glassy-eyed and said, “They’re trying me.”

When customers asked how he was feeling about closing the restaurant, Yawn said he would miss the place but “it was time.”

Snooky’s closed for business at 2 p.m., its usual Saturday closing time. Staff and family members planned to gather for cake, ice cream and photos before calling it a day – and 41 years.

LEFT: Snook Pack veterans Charlie Christmas, center, and Bobby White, right, chuckle as Frank Beacham talks about the effects of age. Lively conversa-tion is one of the trademarks of the long-running get-togethers.

Longtime customers, friends enjoy one last meal at the Statesboro institution

All photos by SCOTT BRYANT/Staff

Cindy Tory, left, a Snooky's waitress for more than 13 years, welcomes regulars Carter and Faye Berkley before the Statesboro institution closed its doors for the last time. Despite recovering from a recent medical procedure, Carter Berkley wanted to make sure he got his last Snooky's hamburger.

ABOVE: Snooky's owner Bruce Yawn gets some help at the reg-ister from granddaughter Avery, 9, as the last orders of the day are rung up.


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Lyna Parker, 7, demonstrates her leaping ability for Stacey Slichter, bottom left, and Norbert Nirewicz as Jada Monroe, 6, waits her turn during August 2012 auditions for The Nutcracker at the Averitt Center for the Arts.

Deek the English cocker spaniel takes a leap at the urging of handler Mitchell Ball, 16, of Statesboro during the Air Wave event of the March 2012 Dock Dogs competition at Anderson's General Store.

Wanting to work solo on her pottery project, Anna Grace Bosley, 4, brushes away the hand of mom Betsy during the 30th annual Arts Fest at Sweetheart Circle on the campus of Georgia Southern University in April 2012.

Griffin Gracen, 5, of Statesboro urges his bull frog forward during the frog-jumping contest during the Firecracker Festival in July 2012.

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Standing at the microphone with his father, David, Brian Murkison, 7, thanks the audience for supporting his recovery from an nearly fatal auto accident in December 2011 before he and brother Ben, 11, join Michael Braz, right, at the piano to close out an April 2012 benefit concert at the Averitt Center for the Arts. Murkison also mentioned that he loves Statesboro and pie, but he might like pie just a little better.

Kimberly Perry, left, and brothers Reid, right on bass, and Neil of The Band Perry entertain music lovers at Paulson Stadium Friday in April 2012. Perry led off in a con-cert that featured her band and was followed by a performance by the popular band The Fray.

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From staff reports Born on a 400-acre farm near Portal on Feb. 1, 1898, Leila Alice Daughtry Denmark passed away Sunday, April 1, 2012, at the age of 114 years and 61 days at her daughter’s home in Athens. She was the fourth oldest person in the world at the time of her death, accord-ing to the Guinness Book of World Records. Funeral services were at First United Methodist Church in Athens with buri-al in the Portal Cemetery. She was the third of 12 children born to Elerbee and Alice Cornelia Hendricks Daughtry and went on to become a doctor, when few women did so, and a renowned humanitarian. She didn't retire from prac-ticing medicine until 2001 at the age of 103. Denmark walked two and one-half miles each day to her two-room elementary school in Bradwell, and then graduated to the middle school the town fathers opened above the city's bank. She then completed her pri-mary education at Statesboro's First District Agricultural and Mechanical High School. Denmark went to Bessie Tift College in Forsyth where she graduated with an A.B. degree in 1922. While there, she volunteered to teach Sunday school in a nearby cotton mill town. There, she witnessed firsthand the suf-fering of workers, especially young children. Around 1924, Denmark

became engaged to John Eustace Denmark, who grew up on his family farm right down the road from her family. Graduating from Tift, she then enrolled at Mercer College (later university) where she studied chemistry and physics. Then, she went on to the Medical College of Georgia, where, she was the only woman in a class of 50. In 1928 she became only the third woman in Georgia to graduate with a Doctor of Medicine degree. Denmark and her hus-band moved to Atlanta where she had her first internship at Grady Hospital, working as their first intern in the segregated Black Ward. Denmark left there when the new Henrietta Eggleston Children's Hospital opened on the Emory University Campus, where she admitted Eggleston's first patient. In 1930 she gave birth to her daughter Mary Alice.

Denmark opened her own private practice (as one of the first female pediatri-cians in the state of Georgia) in the breakfast room of the house she rented. She also began volunteering at Atlanta's Central Presbyterian Church's Baby Clinic, where she continued to serve for some 50 years. Horrified by the effects of the whooping cough in the 1932 epidemic in Atlanta, she tried using the blood of an infected patient to treat another of her patients, and then injected a sick child with his infected mother’s blood. Both subjects recov-ered quickly. Denmark convinced Emory University to start a series of medical trials in conjunction with the Eli Lilly Company, eventually devel-oping a serum in 1944 that became an immunization against whooping cough. Her Pertussis Vaccine (now part of the DPT inoc-

ulation) is given to virtually every child in America and has saved millions of lives. For her heroic efforts fight-ing whooping cough, Alice was presented with the high-ly prestigious Fisher Award. In 1940, the Denmarks moved to Sandy Springs and set up another private prac-tice. In 1953 she was hon-ored as Atlanta's "Woman of the Year." Here, she became an advocate for traditional child rearing, and wrote her first book "Every Child Should Have A Chance" in 1971. Acknowledging her accomplishments, she received honorary doctor-ates from Tift in 1972, Mercer University in 1991, and then Emory University in 2000. Leila moved to Alpharetta where she again opened her own private practice. She had no receptionist, but rather a sign up sheet: patients would leave their $10 fee in a basket on the table. In 1998, the Atlanta Business Chronicle award-ed her the Healthcare Heroes Award; in 2000, the Georgia Legislature named the Georgia 400 highway interchange in Forsyth after her; and in that same year Emory University honored her with their prestigious "Heroes, Saints, and Legends Award". In 2001, at the age of 103, Denmark finally closed her private practice, and moved to Athens in 2004, to be close to her daughter and her hus-band, Grady and Mary Hutcherson.

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2012 Statesboro Film Festival winners2012 Statesboro Film Festival winners (from left) Tracy Mallary, Brian Graves, Beeka Regassa, Matthew emmer, and Michael McFarland show off their hardware at the emma Kelly Theater. Now is the time to get your cameras rolling for this year's festival on April 11. entries are due by April 5. For information on the 2013 Statesboro Film Festival, go to www.statesborofilmfestival.com.

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