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A tiny flounder is raising some big questions for biologists. It began last week when Burke County bait shop owner Jamie Morris reeled in his fishing line at the Georgia Power boat ramp to find a small brown leaf on its end. The leaf turned out to be a flounder the size of his thumb - with the worm-baited hook stuck right through its lip. More ... A property tax reform bill got nods of approval from Burke County's representatives last week. House Resolution 1246, which passed the Georgia House of Representatives by a vote of 166-5, contains three provisions to decrease or limit taxes. More ... More than $200,000 of taxpayers' money will be used in the county's quest to obtain land on Clark Place Road. After a closed session last week, commissioners unanimously agreed to purchase a .96- acre parcel from Magdeline Ford for $120,000 and 1.92 acres from Christine D. Jones for $140,000 - a grand total of $260,000. More ... Congressional hopeful Ray McKinney, a Republican, decided he'd take a different approach when announcing he'd be seeking the 12th District seat come November - he was going to walk for it. More ... Two boys were attacked by dogs abandoned in a Waynesboro neighborhood. A DOT employee called police Thursday after seeing a pit bull and mixed breed dog attacking a 12-year-old in front of his Washington Drive home. The man ran the dogs off and assisted the boy, who'd been bitten in the hip area. More ... Sardis residents Norbert Tobias Jr. and Donald Lamont Heath have been arrested for the Feb. 23 burglary of a residence off Dickey Road in Jenkins County. More ... Did you ever stop to think where the cotton used to make your favorite pair of blue jeans came from? What about the vegetables that you buy at the supermarket? Like to treat yourself to a chicken sandwich or hamburger at your favorite fast food restaurant? More ... Friends of the Court Inc. recently made a hefty donation to the DUI/Drug and Family Violence Courts of Burke County. Pictured "Friends" treasurer Rebecca Hickman, third from left, presents a $5,000 check to the courts coordinator John Hamilton, far left, as "Friends" board members Clifford Long and Margaret Elliott look on. More ... Jurors have been drawn for the October 2007 term of Superior Court criminal/civil session with Judge Carl C. Brown Jr. officiating. Jurors are to report 10 a.m. Monday, March 24. The list includes two deferred jurors. The list of jurors includes Rex E. Gerlinger of Waynesboro; William Harold Peterson, Waynesboro; Annie V. More ... A course on the major differences between the Palestinian and Israeli factions in their respective countries was taught at Waynesboro First United Methodist Church recently. The Rev. Jimmy Cason, District Superintendent for the South Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church, led the course. The Rev. More ... |
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