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Laura Stone has done it again. Saturday night, the Waynesboro native beat out 20 other contestants to be crowned Miss Atlanta. In the process, she cinched the evening wear competition and won the talent competition with her classical piano performance. Laura's win earns her a third trip to the Miss Georgia Pageant in June 2010. The University of Georgia graduate made top-10 appearances for the state title in 2008 and 2009, finishing most recently as third runner up. She is pictured with pageant princesses Anna Marie and Sally Kate Blackburn, who accompanied her as part of a mentoring program. More ... The state representative for AARP is among the officials committed to Thursday's health reform forum in Waynesboro. On Aug. 27, State Representative Gloria Frazier (DHephzibah), Waynesboro City Councilmen Herman Brown and James "Chick" Jones and former Keysville Mayor Emma Gresham will host a 7 p.m. More ... Foreclosure are soaring ... but not so high as projected earlier this month. In early August, lenders were in the process of foreclosing 35 Burke County properties - but over the past four weeks, 15 borrowers have managed to save their homes and land from the auction block. More ... Area landowners have until Monday to sign up for a popular water conservation program. The Agricultural Water Conservation Initiatives Program began accepting applications Aug. 3 and will not take any more after Aug. 31. More ... Sardis has a new city attorney. Christopher N. Dube, partner at Mahaffey and Dube in Wrens, was hired for the position during last Tuesday's city council meeting. Dube, who also serves as Waynesboro's attorney, will replace longtime city counsel, Edward Grunewald. More ... A Sardis man was injured last Thursday when he got caught under a tractor. James Hayman, 40, was transported to MCGHealth that afternoon after family members found him underneath the tractor outside his Highway 24 South home. More ... A Burke County native will host a health fair this weekend in memory of her late brother, Sylvester Moore, who farmed here for decades. This marks the third year Gladys Twyman, a retired educator for Atlanta Public Schools, has returned to her family's home place to host an event to educate area residents on heartrelated illness. More ... The Burke County Library, located at 130 Highway 24 South, Waynesboro, has received the following books: Fiction Baden, Michael M. More ... |
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