Debutante/Debonairs to be presented this Saturday
     From Staff Reports Spring is in the air ... and some of Burke County's finest youth will be in full bloom at the Debutante/Debonair Society's annual Cotillion/Beautillion this Saturday, May 13, 7 p.m., at the J.D. Smith Auditorium at Burke County High School.
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Ms. Carroll, Mr. Jenkins marry April 28 in Millen
     Ms. Sharon Carroll of Millen became the bride of David E. Jenkins, Sr. of Millen Friday, April 28, 2006 at the Jenkins County Courthouse.
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Grant funding available
     From Staff Reports The Community Foundation for the Central Savannah River Area is accepting applications for 2006 unrestricted grant funding from all 501(c)(3) organizations serving any of the following six counties: Columbia, Burke, Richmond and McDuffie counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefiel
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BCHS Air Force JROTC gets Distinguished Unit Award
     From Staff Reports The Burke County High School Air Force JROTC Unit was selected as one of only 19 units in the state to receive the 2005-2006 Air Force Junior ROTC Distinguished Unit Award.
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New Board of Elections members take oath
     Probate Judge Preston Lewis gave Kenneth English and Nina Ficklin the oath of office last week for their positions on the Board of Elections. English and Ficklin were appointed by the Burke County Commissioners and are the two members eligible to serve as chairperson and vice-chairperson of the Elec
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People in the News
     Leah Lewis Leah Lewis recently graduated in the 44th Basic Parole Officer Class during a ceremony at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth.
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