Spartans win season opener
      The Edmund Burke Academy Spartans beat Briarwood Academy last night 20-8 in their first game of the season. During the game, Spartan senior Brent Rothenberg was rushed to shock trauma at...
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Burke County beats Effingham
      Burke County High School kicked off football season by defeating Effingham County 39-21 in Springfield tonight (Friday).
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Early site permit issued for Vogtle expansion
     The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced today (Wednesday) that it has issued the early site permit and limited work authorization for new reactors at Plant Vogtle.
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Unemployment rate shoots to 13.5 percent
     More than 160 Burke County residents lost their jobs this summer ...
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