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July 11, 2007
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Fresh start for Headstart
By MeShae Hankerson Intern
Out with the old and in with the new … and improved. Oohs and ahhs filled the air as guests toured the newly renovated Burke County Headstart facility. Thanks to one Augusta Tech instructor, some Augusta Tech students and numerous volunteers, the building has gotten some much needed impro... More...
80 pounds of pot send two to jail
Cash, guns
By Elizabeth Billips Associate Editor

A huge stash of marijuana and cash was seized after federal drug agents followed a trafficking suspect into Burke County. Last Tuesday, U.S Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents tracked a Silverado pick-up from Richmond County to a convenience store parking lot in Waynesboro. More...

Midville bridge floats to top of DOT project list
By Anne Marie Kyzer Staff Writer

Midville motorists could see a new bridge over the Ogeechee River sooner than expected. Despite delays on transportation projects around the state due to a funding shortfall, the bridge on Burke County's southern border has been bumped up on the list. More...

 News
•Something to look forward to
Volunteer brightens life at nursing home
Under the big red hats are little ladies eating cold watermelon and shooting the breeze. It's the weekly Red Hat meeting of the women at Brentwood Terrace Health Care Center, and more than 20 of them wouldn't miss it for the world. More...
•Power bills could surge again
•'Think Music!' ticket drive underway
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 Editorial
•Bells and whistles
Last week's release of the iPhone may make some wonder - if we're not too busy scanning the Internet with our phones - if we haven't become a society obsessed with bells and whistles. "Bells and whistles" means technology that entertains rather than enlightens or truly changes lives. Bells and ... More...
•Political Cartoon
•Looking Back
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 Sports
•Big finish!
The 2007 Burke County Recreation Department Midget Boys All-Star team scored a second place finish in the district tournament held in Effingham, June 22-27. More...
•Burke Outdoors
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 For The Record
•Drugs, filth prompt removal of children
A Waynesboro mother will face criminal charges after police found her three children living in filth. Officers were dispatched to Canterbury Circle last Tuesday where they found 25-year-old Stacy Marshall under the influence of "some sort of drugs. More...
•Mom asks for help finding runaway teen
•From the Blotter
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 Obituaries
•Mrs. Essie Renee Gresham Bray
Essie Renee Gresham Bray, 36, entered into rest Tuesday, June 12, 2007. A home going celebration was held Sunday, June 17, 2007, at Roberson Grove Baptist Church in Waynesboro. She was a faithful and devoted wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend. More...
•Mrs. Mary McDonald Bingham
•Mr. L.J. Johnson
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 Fields & Yields
•In the Furrow
Estimating Corn Grain Yield Prior to Harvest
Estimating grain yield for many growers brings excitement on what potential yields may be, while others use estimates for potential marketing. The process is often difficult and variable. More...
•Burke County Agricultural Calendar of Events
•Burke County 4-H Calendar Dates
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 Burke Happenings
•Burke Happenings
Old Fella The Burke County Old Fella Rescue Mission will meet Thursday, July 12, at the Burke County Library. Board members will meet 6 p.m. followed by the regular meeting at 7. Class of '88 The Burke County Comprehensive High School Class of 1988 will meet 11 a.m. Saturday, July 28. More...
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 Church News
•Church News
First Bynes First Bynes Grove Baptist Church will celebrate its 93rd anniversary Sunday, July 15. Sunday School will begin 9 a.m., followed by worship service at 10. Jerome LaFavor is pastor. The public is invited. More...
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 People
•Exchange Club elects new officers, presents awards
The Waynesboro Exchange Club held its annual banquet Thursday, June 28, to swear in new officers and present special recognition awards. The new officers for 2007-08, including new and existing board members, are, above, from left, Lawson Glisson, treasurer; Robert Parrish, board member; Jennifer Po... More...
•182 years and counting
•BES Character Students for May
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