It was 2001 when the city of Statesboro opened its last fire station. Since then, the population has grown 55%, Georgia Southern University has increased enrollment by 6,000 and dozens of new businesses and multiple shopping centers have opened in the city limits.

And a whole lot more people, students and commerce are on their way in the coming years.

Thursday morning, Statesboro fire officials and city leaders gathered for a groundbreaking at the site of what will be Statesboro Fire Station 3 on land that once was a peanut field across from the Social Security office and behind Lowe’s.

“Nearly two decades of conversations, planning, and persistence have led us to this point,” Statesboro Fire Chief Tim Grams said Thursday. “And today marks a significant step forward in the proud history

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