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By Anne Marie Kyzer Staff Writer If all goes well, Plant Vogtle could break ground on two new nuclear reactors by the end of next year. Although several criteria must still be met for the new reactors, site preparation could begin as early as December 2008, according to Jeff Gasser, executive vice president and chief nuclear off... More ...
By Anne Marie Kyzer Staff Writer Local farmers having trouble ridding their fields of pigweed need to take a closer look at the nuisance plants. Some of the pigweed, or Palmer amaranth, may be resistant to the weed control chemical glyphosate, most commonly sold under the brand name Roundup, according to Burke County Extension C... More ...
Sept. 15 By Diana Royal Staff Writer Participants in the first ever Racks by the Tracks Rib Cook-off will heat up their grills on Saturday, Sept. 15. The Waynesboro Shrine Club and Southern Bank decided to sponsor the event, which is held in conjunction with the Shriners' annual Farm Fest, after the Boss Hog competition was moved to... More ...
Boss Hog goes Memphis By Elizabeth Billips Associate Editor The Boss Hog cook-off just got bigger ... make that way, way bigger. The annual rib cooking contest has been sanctioned by Memphis in May (MIM) and is expected to draw teams from across the country. Besides a huge cash prize, the winning team will earn a spot in the 2008 world championship in M... More ... Ask Our Broker I'm Looking To Get One Loan To Cover Multiple Rental Properties. Are There Lenders Who Do This? Q: Are there lenders who would originate one loan to replace five or 10 current mortgages that I have on singlefamily investment properties? I think this would be easier and more manageable from a cash-flow standpoint. More ... Bubble, Bubble ... Toil and Trouble? The real estate market goes up and down. Here's how to stay financially steady By Charles Scutt CTW Features In the real estate market, a bubble does not assume the soft, spherical shape of a circle. Instead, it appears in the stark form of a hard-edged rectangle - the kind that is staked to lawns in growing numbers across America and that bear the unmistakable words: For Sale. More ...
Cookie-cutter home designs, over time, go stale. For a fresh look for your next project, heed these do's and don'ts By Paul Rogers CTW Features You may not be able to judge a book by its cover, but people judge homes by their exteriors all the time. And more and more frequently these days, those judgments aren't exactly glowing. More ... Real Estate Transactions Burke County property transfers for April 27- 30. The date indicates when the transfer was recorded in the Burke County clerk's office. Johnny M. Muns et al to Peggy R. Finch, April 27, 64th District, .79 acres, tax $50 Johnny M. More ...
Robertson's Heritage Chapel held its open house Sunday, Aug. 12, offering up free funeral services to the winner of the door prize. Shown above, guests helped themselves to an elaborate spread while mingling throughout the building, which includes two state rooms, two lobbies, a kitchen, viewing bed... More ...
United Way of the CSRA has put all its chips in its new Caring Club program. Last week, the non-profit organization held its kick-off luncheon, "A Las Vegas Escape," at Augusta Technical College's Waynesboro campus with nearly 150 community leaders in attendance. Among the guests were, from left, gu... More ...
The Teen Scene, operated by Communities in Schools (CIS), was recently awarded a $2,000 grant by Planters Electric Membership Corporation's Operation Round Up. The Teen Scene offers teenagers a positive place to go after school and during the summer. "Burke County does not have a skating rink, bowli... More ... |
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