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It's time to nominate area farmers and landowners for the local Farm Service Agency committee. The three people on the Burke County committee locally administer federal programs passed by Congress. Currently, Lucious Abrams Jr. More ... Waynesboro officials want to hear from the public this Friday. A strategic work plan is the city's next order of business in getting certified as a Main Street city, and downtown development director Andrea Stein wants community input at the heart of it. More ... There is a new real estate agency in Waynesboro. Local brokers, Kathy Hawkins and Glenn Whitaker have opened Hawkins and Whitaker Real Estate, LLC. More ... Local youngsters were all game for "Facing the Giants," the final film in this year's Movies Under the Stars series. The movie was sponsored by First National Bank of Waynesboro and presented by the Downtown Organization of Retailers (DOOR). More ... Despite a 3 percent raise in their base pay, some principals in Georgia may actually take home less money next year. State-funded supplements to their salaries were cut by the General Assembly earlier this year in an effort to save about $5 million statewide. Local school boards must pick up the tab if they want their principals to continue receiving the additional pay. More ... Newly elected District 1 commissioner Lucious Abrams was sworn in yesterday (Tuesday, June 26) to fill the remainder of the late Woodrow Harvey's term on the commission. Abrams won the seat over S. More ... Now, you can have x-rays taken at Burke Medical Center and have them immediately read by a specialist at Emory. Last week, 11 rural hospitals across Georgia were each awarded $80,000 grants to help them offer such services. Burke Medical Center (BMC) was one of the recipients. More ... Q: I've got a rental house that I'm planning to sell next year. I have good long-term tenants who love the house and want to buy it. I'm planning an as-is sale. More ... There is a fine line between de-cluttering your house so that homebuyers can picture themselves living there with their own possessions and leaving some things about so they know someone else has lived in and loved the house. More ... When you've made up your mind that it's time to start the house-hunting process, don't fall into the trap of putting the cart before the horse, say the experts. Getting your finances in order and managing your debt before you start shopping for homes and mortgage lenders can put you on a faster track to home ownership. More ... Burke County property transfers for March 26-30. The date indicates when the transfer was recorded in the Burke County clerk's office. Amanda Godbee to Brandon P. Baker, March 26, 64th District, 14.61 acres, tax $18 Randal P. Dixon and E. More ... Enterprise Community Healthy Start held its annual Lil' King & Queen Fashion Show recently at the Senior Citizens Center in Waynesboro. Participants in this year's fashion show ranged from ages 3 months to 5 years old. More ... On Tuesday, June 19, the nine contestants in the Miss Black Burke County Pageant addressed the Burke County Board of Education during its called meeting. More ... |
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