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Five and a half tons of garbage were picked up from Waynesboro streets and yards, thanks to 138 volunteers, city workers and numerous residents who braved near-freezing temperatures Saturday morning. More ... Around $6,000 in tax dollars will be spent to block the view of a junkyard. Monday night, Waynesboro City Council decided to use beautification funds to erect an 8-ft wooden privacy fence along a portion of Twelfth Street. The fence, which will sit along the city's right-of-way, will block the neighborhood's view of the junk cars at Top Quality Auto. More ... A panel of judges will decide next week if issues raised by opponents of new reactors at Plant Vogtle are valid or not. Several organizations have expressed concerns about building new reactors, such as negative impacts on the environment and the community and the possibility of terror risks. More ... Georgia Power customers will pay higher electric bills starting next month. The Georgia Public Service Commission approved an increase in the company's fuel cost recovery rate yesterday. The rate increase means the average customer will dish out an extra $5 each month. The change goes into affect in March. More ... If farmers and community leaders hadn't voiced their support for the agricultural research center near Midville, it would have been on the market. When the University of Georgia confirmed that it might sell the Southeast Georgia Research and Education Center, farmers, community members and legislators picked up their telephones. More ... Burke County Habitat for Humanity (BCHFH) builds homes together with homeowners here in Burke County. The homeowner is required to help build their home in partnership with BCHFH, which is known as "sweat equity," and the homeowner is required to put in 500 hours. They can have help with their sweat equity hours by help from family members and friends. More ... A local firefighter's condition has improved since the tanker truck he was driving rolled and separated in a potentially fatal accident on Four Points Road last week. Reginald Fryson, 25, has been upgraded from critical to serious condition, according to a spokesperson for the Medical College of Georgia. More ... Drug dogs made a nearly clean sweep at local high schools Monday. Burke County deputies and the Richmond County K-9 unit made surprise visits at Burke County High School (BCHS) and Edmund Burke Academy (EBA), guiding dogs through an "open air sniff" of lockers and parked vehicles. More ... State troopers aren't sure what caused William Andy Adams, 55, to slam his pickup into the back of a parked excavator during daylight hours on Monday, Feb. 5. The accident occurred in the construction area along Highway 25, just past P.A. More ... A Waynesboro man resigned from his job as a high school principal after being charged with sexual misconduct. Thomas James McDonald Jr., 34, has been indicted for solicitation of sodomy and enticing a child for indecent purposes, according to Gary Nicholson, Special Agent in Charge of the Thomson Georgia Bureau of Investigation office. More ... The Burke County Emergency Management Agency and Fire Rescue was among the first community organizations to receive funding from Planters Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) through their Operation Round Up program. More ... Waynesboro Exchange Club president Johnny Jenkins presents a check for $1,000 to Nell Mobley, club member and secretary/treasurer of the Georgia Field Trial Association. The association must raise money to help fund new stables at Di-Lane Plantation. More ... Wal Mart is not closing. They're not shutting their doors in Waynesboro. They're not relocating to south Augusta. And they're not building an additional store in Hephzibah. More ... New and prospective business owners can get on track and stay there, thanks to classes offered through the UGA Small Business Development Center (SBDC). During the month of February, the locally-tailored se- ries will cover important issues that often make or break small businesses. Each class begins at 6 p.m. in UGA SBDC's Augusta office and lasts two to three hours. More ... Entrepreneurs will have a little more wiggle room if they try to get historic buildings up to code. Waynesboro city council approved the first reading of a building code amendment that will offer alternative solutions to meeting state codes. More ... Greg Hawkins recently earned additional certifications to help customers of his business, Hawkins Auction Company. Hawkins received certifications as a Graduate Personal Property Appraiser and Certified Estate Specialist. The GPPA certification is a designation shared by less than 1 percent of auctioneers across the nation. More ... Governor Sonny Perdue and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce recently announced the launch of the Georgia Work Ready web site, where Georgia communities can demonstrate that their workforces have the education levels and job skills necessary to compete in today's global economy. More ... Q: I just bought a two-bedroom, two-bath condo built in 1985. The area is great, but I'm now learning about the local real estate bust. I'm not sure I made a good investment. I bought the property for $170,000 with no money down. More ... Many buyers in the process of purchasing a home like to keep as close an eye on their calendar as they do their bank account. That's because the time of the month your transaction closes can have its financial advantages and disadvantages - at least in terms of your mortgage. More ... In the past, even Kermit the frog would have a difficult time being "green" when it came to remodeling his pad or building an environmentally responsible home. No more. "The green building material market has a lot of strength and is finding a more mainstream audience," says Abby Mages, co-founder and one of the original owners of Environmental Building Supply, Portland, Ore. More ... Burke County property transfers for Nov. 28-29. The date indicates when the transfer was recorded in the Burke County clerk's office. Raymond E. Parker et al to Trellanie Evette Bray- Poole, Nov. 28, 72nd District, 19.6 acres, lots 1 and 2, tax $46. More ... The Burke County Library, located at 130 Highway 24 South, Waynesboro, has received the following new books: Fiction The Song is You by Megan E. Abbott; Sun Kissed, Catherine Anderson; Spider Mountain, Peter T. Deutermann; Run Afoul, Joan Druett; Plum Lovin, Janet Evanovich; Bad Blood, Linda A. More ... The American Red Cross of Augusta will host a class in Burke County to help citizens prepare for disaster. The class, called "Be Red Cross Ready," will be at the Burke County Library Thursday, Feb. 22, at 6:30 p.m. More ... |
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