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Community announcements for Jan. 5
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Lane closures
The left lane will be closed on I-95 southbound in Bryan and Chatham counties this week, according to Georgia Department of Transportation.
The left southbound lane will be closed from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Friday between about mile marker 96 and mile marker 86. 
The department reminded motorists to use extra caution and slow down while travelling in the work zone.

Open auditions
Richmond Hill Community Theatre is seeking five men and three women for its coming Murder/Mystery Dinner production.
Open auditions will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Richmond Hill Public Library and from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11 at What’s the Scoop Café in Richmond Hill.
All interested adult actors can e-mail jackizscott@gmail.com or call (912) 445-5001 for an appointment or more information.

Free class
The Bryan County Health Department will host a free breastfeeding class at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Richmond Hill clinic in the Bryan County Administrative Complex at 66 Capt. Matthew Freeman Drive.
The class is open to parents, parents-to-be and grandparents and will be by an international board certified lactation consultant.
Those attending can be assigned to a breastfeeding peer counselor to follow them through their breastfeeding period.
For more information, call 644-5217.

Support group
The Sarcoidosis Support Group will meet from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12, in the East Georgia Regional Hospital in Statesboro.
Learn to cope with this medical mystery and get current information from physicians, natural foods and other health care professionals. Speak with those who have coped with sarcoidosis for many years.
For more information call William Kirkland at (912) 772-8161.

History lecture
The Richmond Hill Historical Society is pleased to present Buddy Sullivan at 7 p.m. Jan. 13, at the Richmond Hill Museum on Ford Avenue.
Sullivan will kick off the society’s 2011 lecture series with a presentation on his new book published by the University of Georgia Press.
Sullivan with entertain and inform with a history of the coast of Georgia, concentrating on the lifestyle on a rice plantation near Darien, as described through the rice plantation owner’s journals. Sullivan’s speech will be followed with a question and answer segment.
The historical society will host a reception with refreshments and a book signing after the lecture.
The Richmond Hill Historical Society’s meetings are free to the general public.
For more information, call 756-3697.

Aid night
The Richmond Hill High School Guidance Department will host a financial aid night at 7 p.m. Jan. 24, in the school cafeteria.
Carol Lott from the Georgia Student Finance Commission will be present to give updated financial aid information and answer questions. 
All parents are encouraged to attend.  Contact Tommy Swinford at 459-5165 for more information.

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