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Free lunch will be available to Burke County children across the county beginning Monday, May 29. More ... The Play Lot summer program has been reinstated, thanks to the efforts of Burke County Commissioner Henry Tinley. More ... True Citizen Staff Writer Young people want parents, not just friends, Dr. Terry Nelson told the Waynesboro Optimist Club last Tuesday night. More ... Despite some confusion, Sardis City Council has approved the first reading of its zoning ordinance. More ... From Staff Reports On Memorial Day weekend, there will be thousands of boaters and anglers enjoying the holiday on state waters, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). More ... Susan Monteith watched as a doe and her young fawn ran a length of fence at the end of her horse pasture, looking for a way out. The doe eventually jumped the five-foot barrier but left her baby behind. More ... In the jungle, there are two kinds of animals: those that hunt, and those that are hunted. The same axiom can apply to the wild world of mortgage shopping. There are borrowers who hunt for the right mortgage loan, and those that are hunted by one of the most cunning and elusive of all modern savage More ... Turbulent weather from hurricanes to blizzards takes its toll on the disposition of Americans, as well as their homes - literally. As a result, home improvement projects, particularly siding jobs, are spurring remodeling activity. More ... Burke County property transfers for April 15-21. The date indicates when the transfer was recorded in the Burke County clerk's office. More ... From Staff Reports The Board of the Georgia Academy for Economic Development announced graduates from the 2006 Region One Multi-Day Training Program, including Robin Baxley, of Best Office Solutions, and Trinetta Skinner, of the City of Waynesboro. More ... Darius Gilchrist and Essence Roberson stand next to the new bicycles they won in Waynesboro Primary School's Accelerated Reader Program. Darius and Essence were two of the students who earned over 100 points, which entered them in the drawing for the bikes purchased by the school through a Wal-Mart More ... Cynthia Griffin Dixon's fifth-grade language arts class at Blakeney Elementary School recently "published" their own book of poetry. This is the second year that Dixon's class participated in the project. Several students helped compose the book. The group worked on the project during National Poetr More ... Family members and friends of Girl Scout Troop 748 gathered at St. Michael's Parrish Hall to celebrate the group's accomplishments for the year Monday, May 15. Awards were given for various projects, and a dedication ceremony was held for a bench placed in the park, donated by the troop. Pictured ar More ... Students in Kristy Smith's third-grade class at Edmund Burke Academy recently visited some of Savannah's historical sights on an all-day excursion. James Oglethorpe's squares, Tomochichi's statue, and River Street were a few of the attractions they saw on their guided trolley ride through Historic S More ... The Augusta Technical College Foundation recently awarded scholarships to three Burke County High School students. Each student received a $200 scholarship credit to Augusta Technical College. The scholarships were funded through the Timothy F. and Carolyn S. Maund Essay Scholarship Contest. Student More ... project he designed before his death in 1903. In recent years, over $2 million has been appropriated by GDOT for enhancement and preservation activities in Olmstead Park through the Transportation Enhancement (TE) awards program. The Transportation Enhancement funding for Olmstead Park has been a j More ... First, second, third and fourth graders at Edmund Burke Academy recently wrapped up the school year with Elementary Field Day. Among their favorite competitions were the whipped cream contest, beach bag relay and water slide relay. As a bonus, students lined up at the dunking booth for a chance to p More ... During National Hospital Week, May 7th 13th, Burke Medical Center announced their Employee of the Year, Walter Crawford. Crawford was selected out of the eleven Employee of the Month nominees by hospital staff. Hospital Administrator Jennifer Royal stated, "Walter is deserving of this honor. He has More ... From Staff Reports Farm Service Agency Administrator Teresa Lasseter reminded agricultural producers that they have until June 1, 2006, to sign up for the 2006-crop Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment Program (DCP). More ... From Staff Reports The Edmund Burke Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) held its May meeting with a picnic luncheon Saturday, May 13 at the Waynesboro Country Club. Isabel Edmond was hostess. More ... Young and old alike came out to participate in the Waynesboro Exchange Club's shag contest held Friday night at the club's makeshift beach. Shaggin' Under the Stars winners were, from left, Kay and Troy Smith, first-runner up; and Jaymie Morris and Clifford Lewis, grand prize winners. Mickey Stewart More ... |
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