Bulloch County

East-central Georgia and the Augusta area are under a Freeze Warning from the National Weather Service through 9 a.m. Saturday morning. A freeze warning means temperatures below 32 degrees are imminent or highly likely. Those temperatures could kill sensitive vegetation. The National Weather Service says people in the Freeze Warning areas should expect freezing temperatures for around three hours. There's also a freeze watch over Friday night for Candler, Bulloch and Effingham counties. And lastly for Tattanal, Evans, Long, Liberty, Bryan and Chatham counties, there's a frost advisory in effect tonight as well. Click here to get a detailed forecast for your city.

Two Georgia school systems are suing the state over funding for charter schools. At issue is whether the state can override Bulloch and Gwinnett counties’ decisions not to fund the schools in their communities and send taxpayer dollars to the charter schools anyway. The state argues parents’ taxes should flow to where they choose to send their children to school. A new state law set up the Charter School Commission to do just that, but the counties say they can’t afford to take money away from other public schools. Stephanie Tames, a writer living in Statesboro who raised children in both charter and public schools, argues for more options when it comes to public education.

As we finish up our week-long series on childhood obesity, today we're focusing on southeast Georgia's Bulloch County. That's where a new program seeks to bring the community together around by getting kids to lead healthier lifestyles.