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With the Statesboro area and most of Georgia under a tropical storm warning and this area also under a tornado watch, Bulloch County Schools dismissed early Thursday and – along with public schools in all neighboring counties – will remain closed Friday.

As Hurricane Helene moves toward Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis is warning that the capital city is under particular threat, and that threat could be especially existential for the government’s nerve center during the potentially catastrophic “main event” of the storm’s impact.