Statesboro

[steyts-bur-oh, -buhr-oh]

noun

1. a town in E Georgia.

Example Sentences

Gamboa, a father of five from neighboring Statesboro, Ga., was employed by Eastern Constructors, one of dozens of firms Hyundai hired to carry out work at the site.

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Beautiful Eagle Creek sits just off Tillman Road in Statesboro, Ga., tracing the edge of the practice field at Georgia Southern University, where for more than four decades, the creek has been considered holy ground.

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When Erk Russell arrived in Statesboro in 1981 to resurrect the football program, he gave it the name and declared its muddy water “magical” to inspire the team.

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To this day, at the start of every new season in Statesboro, any new players or coaches are “baptized” in its magical waters.

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Statesboro was a world away from Los Angeles, but when Helton first arrived at Georgia Southern, the school’s deep sense of tradition reminded him of his previous stop.

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