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[email protected]. ‘CALM AND MEN’S CLAMER’ SOCCER ON DISPLAY RETURNING PAGE 6 PAGE 11 Thursday, July 14, 2011 Georgia Southern University www.thegeorgeanne.com 7PMVNFt*TTVF Wildfires cover south Georgia *68HQGXUHVWKHKD]H By MEAGAN JORDAN George-Anne staff Over the past few months, wild$ res raged in south Georgia and northern Florida resulting in the occasional smoky haze around the Georgia Southern University campus. According to Valdosta Today, Georgia alone recorded almost 9,000 wild$ res since July of last year. Smoke from these $ res are becoming a problem for the environment and for people’s health. “! ere are three major $ res right now and one small one not far from Savannah that is about 353 acres, near Lindsay Hartman/STAFF Hinesville,” said Bill Murphey, chief meteorologist with Snooky’s restaurant is expected to close after CVS Pharmacy purchases it, leaving many residents disappointed. the Environmental Protection Department. “Seventy to 80 percent are contained, but there is still a lot of smoldering that is emitted from the $ res.” Although most of the major wild$ res are CVS Pharmacy expected approximately 170 miles away from Statesboro, the smoke occasionally dri# s into the area.