Good news travels fast For her 19th birthday, Kayla Smith enlisted friends and family to help her celebrate in a big way - by jumping 14,000 feet from an airplane. The group traveled to Skydive Atlanta on Sunday where they spent the day watching others dive before gearing up and taking to the skies...
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     Head-turning heifers Burke County 4-H members recently hauled a bushel of ribbons home from the Georgia National Junior Livestock Show. Meridith Franks, above, exhibited heifers that placed first, third fourth and fifth, and went on to claim Reserve Champion in one division. Devin Dixon, below, won ...
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Engagement Miss Coleman to wed Mr. Johnson
      Dr. and Mrs. Charles Hamilton Coleman Jr. of Augusta announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine Green, to Jay Brown Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Laurie Johnson Jr. of Birmingham, Ala. The wedding is planned for Saturday, June 28, 2008, at First Presbyterian Church in Augusta.
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     Board of Education Appreciation Burke County Board of Education members were recently honored during Georgia's School Board Member Appreciation Week. Superintendent Linda Bailey thanked board members for the time they spend fulfilling responsibilities and working together to continually improve the ...
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     State competitors Taylor Meadows, left, and Brooke Hargrove recently competed at the State Literary Meet after they both claimed second place at the region meet. On the state level, Meadows finished fourth in personal essay, with a score of 163 out of a possible 200; and Hargrove finished fifth in a...
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