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Beach Blast numbers bring new problems By Elizabeth Billips Associate Editor 'Boro Beach Blast organizers are rethinking next year's event after getting more teens than they could handle Friday night. According to DOOR chairman Nan Palmer, more than 3,000 people attended the downtown event, the vast majority of them being unsupervised teens. More ... Local summer lunch program starts Tuesday By Anne Marie Kyzer Staff Writer Students may be out for the summer, but school nutrition staff won't miss a beat. The Seamless Summer Nutrition Program kicks in next Tuesday to make sure that all children in the county under the age of 19 eat a good meal Monday through Friday. More ... Seamless Summer Nutrition Program Sites 10 a.m.: Burke County Middle School, S.G.A. Elementary School, Briarwood Apt., Windy Hill Apt., Westgate Drive/ Washington Drive, Black Court Apt., Green Acre Apt., Shibar Drive Subdivision, Hwy 56 Daycare, Morris Village/ Morris Drive/Gregg Lane, Sardis Tennis Courts, Ben Hatcher Road, Lord's Hous... More ... National Guard Battery to be deployed soon By Bonnie K. Taylor General Manager The Georgia Army National Guard Battery C 1/214th Field Artillery will report for duty Monday, June 4, in Waynesboro for later deployment to the Middle East. The all-male reserve is expected to fly to Fort Bliss, Texas, for a two-week military police detainee operations training and head for a 12-... More ... Sardis residents to see temporary change in bills By Diana Royal Staff Writer Sardis residents need not worry if their June water bills are higher than usual. This will be a one time thing as the city converts to a new software program, city clerk Jennie Johnson explained. More ... Graduation test scores on the rise By Anne Marie Kyzer Staff Writer Juniors at Burke County High School took their first shot at the Georgia High School Graduation Test this year and showed gains in three of four subject areas. Student performance on the English/language arts, math and science portions of the test improved compared to last year's first-time test t... More ... Developers donate to Georgia Land Trust From Staff Reports Georgia Land Trust (GLT) acquired its first protected lands in Burke and Richmond counties when developers David Hogan and Steve Blackburn donated a 112-acre easement. The land, which runs along both sides of McBean Creek, supports a variety of bottomland hardwoods. More ... BOE considers big budget; baseball coach resigns By Anne Marie Kyzer Staff Writer Local school board members are looking for ways to trim down next year's budget, which could grow more than $3 million fatter. At a called meeting last Thursday, the Burke County Board of Education heard a budget proposal from business manager Les Peel. The proposal put the budget for fiscal year... More ...
The journey has finally ended for a three-legged stray from Burke County. Anna finished her 16-day cross country trip Saturday morning when RVer Fred Golden, left, of California handed her over to her new owners Ryan and Elizabeth Eaton, pictured with their dog Misty Jo. More ... Teen mom could face child cruelty charges By Elizabeth Billips Associate Editor A teenage mother could face criminal charges after a social worker removed five small children from her Pilgrim Way apartment earlier this month. According to a report filed at the Waynesboro Police Depart- ment, the children, who are all under the age of four, had not been bathed in some time an... More ... Children, dogs involved in accident Seven children and several dogs escaped serious injury when a golf cart turned over on Hometract Road off Old Waynesboro Road Tuesday morning. According to a report, the Burke County Sheriff's Office received a call around 10 a.m. about a golf cart accident involving several children and dogs. More ... Sardis drunk driver charged for deaths By Anne Marie Kyzer Staff Writer A Sardis man was finally arrested for the deaths of two passengers in a car he crashed while driving drunk. Rodriquez Antuan Jones, 27, was arrested last Wednesday on an outstanding grand jury warrant and transported to Burke County after being picked up in Richmond County. More ... Routine road block results in arrest of father, son By Elizabeth Billips Associate Editor A Waynesboro father and son were arrested Saturday night when crack cocaine and nearly $3,000 were found in their Monte Carlo. Lindsey Lawson Jr., 23, was stopped at a River Road safety block when a deputy noticed a handgun on the floorboard. When Lawson allegedly reached toward it, both he and ... More ... Plant Vogtle to simulate emergency attack today By Anne Marie Kyzer Staff Writer Emergency response vehicles may be seen rushing about Burke County today (Wednesday) as Plant Vogtle conducts an emergency preparedness exercise. The nuclear generating plant is simulating a security attack that would overwhelm Burke County, according to spokesperson Carol Boatwright. More ... Burke affected by South Georgia fires By MeShae Hankerson Intern This past weekend, area residents experienced two unusual odors, one of which City Councilman Neal Leonard Sr. described as a "gas smell." Aside from the gas smell, a large portion of the county along with much of coastal South Georgia has been encountering heavy smoke for several days, particularl... More ...
University of Georgia Head Football Coach Mark Richt, left, flew into Waynesboro last Thursday to pay a visit to Burke County High School and spent a few minutes chatting with students and faculty in the school's mall area. More ... |
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