Brooklet, Georgia

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Brooklet

Partly Sunny
Temperature: 53.6 °F

Humidity: 35 %
Wind Speed: 5 mph W
Pressure: 30 "

Dew Point: 26 °F
Gusts: 28 mph WNW
Rain Today: 0.00 "

• History celebrated at fall festival
  

  Jon Lewis, Tony Dowell, Derrick Lewis and Douglas Hansen fire a 12-pound Mountain Howitzer cannon as part of a demonstration during the Historic Effingham Society's fall festival on Saturday in Springfield.

• Area Deaths through Nov. 20
  

  Jack Lavone Pevey, 61, passed away Monday, Nov. 10, 2008, at Hospice Savannah, Inc.

• Area Deaths, Nov. 13
  

  Hughlynn Page, 73, died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008, at his residence. Mr. Page was born April 24, 1935, the fifth child of the late Evan Vernie and Lenie Edenfield Page.

• Police arrest Brooklet man in armed robbery
  

  Statesboro Police arrested a man they said robbed a Fair Road convenience store Oct.

• Area deaths
  

  James R. Ennis, 50, died Oct. 20, 2008, at his residence after a short illness. The Bermuda native graduated high school in Turkey before he joined the U.S. Air Force.

• EMS director: Substation, ambulance needed in Brooklet area
  

  Bulloch County is so large it often takes an ambulance 15 minutes or more to reach it's destination.

• Pass the syrup - Kiwanis Pancake House has long history
  

  As soon as people enter the fairgrounds, the tantalizing scents come wafting over the air.

• Reports: Pranks by local students leave cars, homes vandalized
  

  High-school homecoming pranks have escalated from simple "rolling" yards with toilet paper to spray painting vehicles, according to recent Bulloch County Sheriff's reports.

• Brooklet mayor: Meeting was a - prank'
  

  Brooklet Mayor Joe Grooms said an advertisement announcing a town hall meeting Monday was a "prank," but assured citizens tonight's called Brooklet City Council meeting is for real.

• Origins of the Kiwanis Ogeechee Fair
  

  It began with a Statesboro mayor telling a traveling carnival "no." The mayor wouldn't allow a fair inside the city, but Bulloch County leaders allowed a new civic club of 28 members to host a small fair just ...

• First Friday Downtown postponed to Sept. 12
  

  Hurricane Hanna may blow by today with little effect on Bulloch County, but First Friday officials decided not to take any chances and postponed the monthly celebration from Friday, Sept.

• Sheriff's captain charged with vehicular homicide
  

  A court date has yet to be set for a Bulloch County Sheriff's captain charged with second degree vehicular homicide, according to the Bulloch County Clerk of Courts office.

• Tornado warnings explained; new 911 program coming to Boro
  

  A tornado warning is issued for the area and officials urge citizens to take cover.

• Hundreds gather for peanut festival
  

  Crowds filled downtown Brooklet for a parade which highlights the annual Peanut Festival.

• Hugh L. Belcher, Sr.
  

  Hugh L. Belcher, Sr., age 72, died Saturday August 16, 2008 at his home in Lee County, GA, after a courageous battle with cancer.

• Great barbecue comes to Brooklet
  

  I had the opportunity this weekend to witness one amazing machine in action. On Saturday after running the 5K Peanut Run in Brooklet, I went to Ken's IGA on Highway 80 to see for myself the state-of-the-art ...

• Brooklet Peanut Festival draws hundreds
  

  Brooklet lawns turned into parking lots. The normally sleepy town buzzed with excitement, and its usually quiet streets were crowded with people from all over the region as the 19th Annual Brooklet Peanut ...

• Organizers get ready for peanut festival
  

  The Bulloch County town of Brooklet may qualify as the nuttiest place around this weekend.

• Area death: James Edward White Jr.
  

  Retired Garden City Assistant Police Chief James Edward White Jr., 63, died Monday, Aug.

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City Description

Brooklet is a town in Bulloch County, Georgia, United States. It is located roughly 6 miles east of Statesboro. The population was 1,113 at the 2000 census. It is the home of the Southeast Bulloch School system. It is located along US Highway 80. Brooklet holds the Peanut Festival every year in August. Brooklet is located at 32°22′56″N, 81°39′53″W (32.382175, -81.664695). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km²), of which, 3.1 square miles (7.9 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.29%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,113 people, 422 households, and 302 families residing in the town. The population density was 364.0 people per square mile (140.4/km²). There were 467 housing units at an average density of 152.7/sq mi (58.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 79.96% White, 19.59% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.36% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.44% of the population. There were 422 households out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no

City Contained By:

• Bulloch County
• Georgia

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 8.02896314204 km squared

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