Downtown merchants scare up trick-or-treaters
By Elizabeth Billips Associate Editor
      Waynesboro merchants are bringing Halloween back to Liberty Square. On Oct. 31, kids are invited to "Trick or Treat on Liberty Street" from 3-5 p.m. Merchants are hoping the earlier hours will allow younger trick-or-treaters to get their fill before dark and will help alleviate heavy Halloween n...
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High school builds job opportunities for students
By Anne Marie Kyzer Staff Writer
      The sounds of pounding hammers and skill saws aren't just coming from the construction of new classrooms outside Burke County High School. They're coming from students, who are learning skills that could land them a job after graduation.
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Big happenings in Keysville
     An excited young spectator points in amazement at an approaching Burke County EMA fire truck as the Come Back to Keysville parade proceeds through the town. Church groups, emergency vehicles, motorcycles and marching bands entertained residents of Keysville Saturday morning in the parade before the ...
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Girard woman hopes to open clinic
By Diana Royal Staff Writer
      Samantha Holton knows she can't save every abandoned animal in Burke County - but that doesn't stop her from trying. She gladly spends each day tending to her 48 dogs, going through 75 pounds of food like there's no tomorrow. That's her cause though - without her, there would be no tomorrow, an...
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Developers Day postponed
By Elizabeth Billips Associate Editor
      The annual Developers Appreciation Day scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 18, has been postponed. Organizers decided to reschedule the all-day event due to a conflict that would have kept many of the state leaders from attending, according to Amylia Mobley of the Burke County Development Authority.
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County names road after late commissioner
By Diana Royal Staff Writer
      Woodrow Harvey was honored again by the Burke County Board of Commissioners when they voted unanimously to rename a road after him. Family members, including his wife of 66 years, Sarah, were present at the commission meeting last Tuesday, where they requested that Gresham Avenue in Gough be name...
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Look… no hands!
     The courthouse clock has been hands free for the past several weeks while workers complete the restoration and painting of the clock tower and face. County administrator Merv Waldrop explained that the original, ornate hands were replaced with more modern ones several years ago. Old photographs and ...
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Contenders share plans for better Waynesboro
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'We Need to Be Ready to Sell - Fast!
By Kit Davey
      The owners of this ranch-style home really lucked out on their purchase. They had been focusing on a certain upscale neighborhood so that their children could attend school in its nationally ranked system. They also wanted "a dog" that they could fix up and then sell at a profit in a few years.
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Golden Years
By Charles Scutt CTW Features
      For baby boomers turning their eyes toward adult-living communities, knowing what to look for is key to discovering a personal El Dorado The "old folks home" of yesteryear is precisely that - out of date.
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Does Paying the Mortgage Principle Early Make Future Interst Charges Disappear?
      Q: A friend says if I pay the mortgage and interest each month, and include the principal for the next month, then I don't have to pay the interest on that month's payment.
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Real Estate Transactions
      Burke County property transfers for June 11-13. The date indicates when the transfer was recorded in the Burke County clerk's office. Mark Daryl Long et al to Wayne Blankenship, June 11, 71st District, 164.77 acres, tax $377.
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Grand jurors drawn for Superior Court
      Jurors have been drawn for the October 2007 term of Superior Court grand jury with Judge James G. Blanchard Jr. presiding. Jurors are to report 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 22. Jurors include Leslie L. Evans of Waynesboro; Elizabeth Joann Johnson, Waynesboro; Rebecca W. Reddick, Sardis; Paul B.
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Jurors drawn for criminal/civil session
      Jurors have been drawn for the April 2007 term of Superior Court criminal/civil session with Judge James G. Blanchard Jr. presiding. Jurors are to report 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 22. The list includes eight deferred jurors. Jurors include Marie Coursey Murray of Louisville; Russell P. Frey II, Wayn...
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