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August 1, 2007  RSS feed
LEARNING IN THE FAST LANE
A little anxious, but mostly excited, firstyear teacher Ryan Williams puts the finishing touches on the bulletin board in his racecar themed classroom at Waynesboro Primary School. Checkerboard curtains top the windows and matching notebooks lay neatly on the desk in front of each totsized chair. More...
Investigation continues in Hwy. 23 wreck
By MeShae Hankerson Intern

The Georgia State Patrol is still probing a July 15 wreck that left a teenager critically injured. According to a GSP spokesperson, three Waynesboro teens were hurt when the driver hit a tree and flipped a pick-up on Georgia Highway 23 near Padgett's Farm. More...

Augusta woman dies in Saturday wreck
By Elizabeth Billips Associate Editor

An Augusta woman was killed on Highway 25 early Saturday morning. Sharlene Marie Hoover, 29, died just after 5:30 a.m. as she was attempting to exit the Waynesboro Bypass onto Highway 25 near Wal-Mart. More...

Last call at 2 a.m.?
City council mulls over new alcohol ordinance
By Elizabeth Billips Associate Editor

Rules for alcohol sales could be changing in Waynesboro. The Public Safety Committee wants to amend three sections of the city's alcohol ordinance in order to boost revenue for restaurants and stores. First on their list is extending the cut-off until 2 a.m. More...

 News
• article has image Local girl turns long hair into generous gift
The scissors snipped and Breanna Pitts winced. Her beautiful 10-inch ponytail, cut just above the rubber band, fell limp into Debbie Rodriguez's hand. The hair that once cascaded down 9-year-old Breanna's back past her waist was gone. Her light-brown locks now brushed her shoulders. More...
• Plans underway for Sept. 15 Farm Fest
• Local named VP of State Clerks Association
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 Editorial
• Alcohol sales
It has always been a struggle for the Waynesboro City Council to deal with regulations governing the sale of alcohol. For example, though Waynesboro voters approved the sale of liquor by the drink in November of 2003, it was almost a full year before the council was able to agree on an ordinance providing for the issuance of licenses. More...
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 Sports
• Faith Christian Academy
Students to remain at Burkehaven
School officials, parents and staff of the newly developed Faith Christian Academy know one thing for sure - they've accomplished their goal of establishing a new private Christian school in Burke County. More...
• article has image Right on target
• article has image Slow pitch team to compete at state
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 For The Record
• Deputies hunt for masked gunman
A convenience store owner was robbed at gunpoint inside her own garage. The 51-year-old victim was getting out of her car around 1:20 a.m. Saturday when a masked man pushed her onto the floorboard and held a gun to her head. More...
• Former resident jailed for molesting toddler
• From the Blotter
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 Obituaries
• Mrs. Maggie Smith Heidt
Maggie Smith Heidt of Augusta departed this life on July 24, 2007 after a short illness. Funeral services were held Saturday July 28 at 2 p.m. in the chapel of DeLoach-Kennedy Funeral Home with the Rev. Gary DeMore officiating. More...
• Mr. Charles Childers, Sr.
• The Rev. Lawrence Atwell Lemons
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 Fields & Yields
• article has image In the Furrow
Plant Tissue Sampling Can Help
Growing plants for a living or a hobby is often fun and challenging. Whether you grow cotton, squash, blueberry, pecan, or roses; you have probably experienced producing unh ealthy plants. Most of the time sick plants can be revived with water, fertilizer or a pesticide. More...
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 Burke Happenings
• Burke Happenings
Free school supplies The Sportsmen Social Club will be giving away free school supplies 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, at the vacant lot next to Regions Bank. Supplies will not be given to parents. Yard sale The Pastor's Aid Ministry of Rock Creek Baptist Church will hold a back-to-school yard sale 8 a.m.-until Saturday, Aug. 4, at 626 W. Ninth St., Waynesboro. More...
• Burke County Agricultural Calendar of Events
• Burke County 4-H Calendar Dates
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 Church News
• Church News
Forest Hill Forest Hill Missionary Baptist Church will hold annual revival services Monday-Friday, Aug. 6-10, at 7:30 nightly. The Rev. William Patterson will be guest minister. The follow churches are in charge each night: Monday, Aug. 6 - First Baptist, Noah's Ark, Watkinsville, Blount Chapel and Forest Hill; Tuesday, Aug. More...
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 People
• article has image Birth
Mark Jacob DuMars
Mark and Hollie DuMars of Metairie, La., announce the birth of their son, Mark Jacob, born June 29, 2007. He weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and was 20¾ inches long. Grandparents are former Waynesboro residents Howard and Theo DuMars of Wildwood, Fla., Judy Mayhall of Metairie and Rex Mayhall of New Orleans. Great-grandparents are Doris Ham of Yuba City, Calif. More...
• article has image Miss Rowell, Mr. Diehl exchange vows
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 School News
• BCHS releases honor roll for fourth nine weeks
The Burke County High School honor roll for the fourth nine weeks was unavailable at the time the school system released the honor roll for other Burke County schools. More...
• The Bus Stops Here!
• article has image Freshman Orientation
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