Named For The "State" of Georgia County Seat of Bulloch County Known For Being the home of Georgia Southern University, with some 14,000 students Famous Sons and Daughters Blues musician Blind Willie McTell Most People Don't Know That the Blind Willie McTell Trail is a  one-mile pathway connecting downtown Statesboro and the campus of Georgia Southern University City in Literature and Song Statesboro provided the inspiration for McTell's Statesboro Blues, recorded by The Allman Brothers Band Popular Restaurants Beaver House Inn & Restaurant Events Annual Grape Stomp and Muscadine Festival at Meinhardt Vineyards Best Kept Secret Georgia Southern Botanical Garden Don't Miss The Lamar Q. Ball, Jr. Raptor Center, a sanctuary for bald eagles and other birds of prey Last Words "Well my momma died and left me, My poppa died and left me, I ain't good looking baby, But I'm somewhat sweet and kind. From Statesboro Blues by Blind Willie McTell