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Obituary - Jim “Slim” Simmons Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home & Crematory
Jim “Slim” Simmons, age 56, passed away with his wife and children by his side on Friday, March 12, after a courageous battle with bladder cancer.
He was born in Atlanta, Ga., on July 17, 1964, to Anne Jordan Simmons and the late Dr. William Crawford “Doc Whit” Simmons. He graduated from Lakeside High School in 1982. He then moved to Statesboro to attend Georgia Southern College, where he played baseball and earned his Bachelor of Science in Education.
Jim was a history teacher and coached baseball and softball, originally at Effingham County High School from 1990-2005 and more recently at Statesboro High School from 2006-2020.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Most Bulloch voters choose GOP in runoff Local turnout high, falls short of presidential vote Voters make their way to the polls at the Bulloch County Annex on Wednesday, Oct. 14. With 56.4% of Bulloch County voters participating in Tuesday s U.S. Senate and Georgia PSC statewide runoffs, including the three weeks of early voting that preceded it, local turnout reached historic levels for a runoff. - photo by By SCOTT BRYANT/staff
With 56.4% of Bulloch County voters participating in Tuesday s U.S. Senate and Georgia PSC statewide runoffs, including the three weeks of early voting that preceded it, local turnout reached historic levels for a runoff.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. COVID cases prompt move of Fair Precinct to Pittman Park for Tues. One polling place to serve both precincts’ voters Bulloch County Elections Supervisor Pat Lanier Jones, left, and Board of Elections and Registration chair Hadley Campbell address Fair Precinct’s situation during Wednesday’s emergency meeting. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff
Because of a COVID-19 emergency, Election Day voters from Bulloch County’s “Fair” Precinct – who normally vote in the community building at the Kiwanis Ogeechee Fairgrounds, 16942 Georgia Highway 67 – will need to go instead to Pittman Park United Methodist Church to vote Tuesday.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Runoff turnout 30% with last early voting day, plus Election Day left
As the next-to-last day of in-person early voting wound down, nearly 30% of Bulloch County voters had cast ballots toward Tuesday’s runoffs.
Thursday, the final day of 2020, is also the last day for in-person early voting in Bulloch County, and the Board of Elections and Registration area in the County Annex, 113 North Main St., Statesboro, will be open for that purpose from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Drop boxes remain