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Tuesday Jun 30 | WAGT

Burke County inmate escapes from work detail

The Burke County Sheriff's Office needs your assistance with locating an inmate that walked away from a work detail Tuesday morning.

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Related Topix: Augusta, GA

Tuesday Jun 30 | WRDW-TV Augusta

Burke County inmate walks away from detail

Temp: 93.0 F Heat Index: 91 F Augusta, Bush Field, GA June 30, 2009 An inmate in Burke County walked away from a work detail this morning and the sheriffa s office is asking for the publica s assistance.

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Related Topix: Augusta, GA

Thu Jun 25, 2009

WJBF-TV Augusta

Local Health officials promote HIV-AIDS testing Saturday

A new study shows Richmond and Burke counties have unusually high numbers of people infected with HIV and AIDS.

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Related Topix: HIV/AIDS, Health, Richmond County, GA

Tue Jun 23, 2009

Augusta Chronicle Online

Long wants prosecutors off child cruelty case

Christine Long wants the district attorney's office out of the picture. Mrs. Long, mother of the 11 children found living in squalor in rural Burke County in July, faces 10 charges of second-degree cruelty to children and five charges of failure to educate.

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Thu Jun 04, 2009

Augusta Chronicle Online

Licenses for Vogtle current reactors renewed

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission agreed Wednesday to renew operating licenses for two existing reactors at Plant Vogtle in Burke County.

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Related Topix: Nuclear Energy

Mon Jun 01, 2009

WJBF-TV Augusta

Burke County Home Invasion Suspect Sought

According to Sgt. Dan Lowe, the Burke County Sheriff's Office needs the help of the public to help apprehend George Michael Hinton, who's wanted in Burke County for a Armed Robbery which occurred back on May 22nd, 2009.

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Related Topix: Richmond County, GA

Fri May 29, 2009

WRDW-TV Augusta

Man wanted in Richmond and Burke counties

The Richmond County Sheriffa s Office is looking for George Michael Hinton. Hinton has two warrants for felony theft by taking in Richmond County.

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Related Topix: Richmond County, GA

Mon May 11, 2009

WAGT

Suspect sought in Burke County nightclub shooting

The Burke County Sheriff's Office is looking for a suspect in a May 2 shooting. Investigators tell NBC 26 News that Johnny Godbee was shot twice in the left thigh during a fight at Club Midnight in Burke County.

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Sun May 10, 2009

WRDW-TV Augusta

Waynesboro hopes to cash in with the Boss Hog Cook-Off

Waynesboro is working on it's very own economic stimulus plan in the form of bar-b-que. This weekend is the 4th annual Boss Hog Cook-Off. It's a competition that brings in cooks from as far away as Florida and Texas.

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Related Topix: Waynesboro, GA, White, GA

Fri May 08, 2009

Augusta Chronicle

Shoplifting suspect chased through 3 counties

An Augusta man was arrested in Burke County today after police said he led them on a three-county chase and nearly hit two officers with his truck.

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Related Topix: North Augusta, SC

Tue May 05, 2009

The Augusta Chronicle

Burke flash flood warning

Tuesday, May 5, 2009 11:38 a.m. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for southern Burke County until 1:15 p.m. today.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Flood, Augusta, GA

Augusta Chronicle Online

Vogtle could be 'reference site'

Southern Co.'s Plant Vogtle in Burke County has moved into position to become the demonstration site for the federal licensing process required of all nuclear power plants with the new Westinghouse AP1000 reactors.

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Related Topix: Nuclear Energy

Sun May 03, 2009

The Augusta Chronicle

Deadline nearing for summer job program

Youths in Richmond and Burke counties have until Friday to take advantage of a summer employment program funded by the federal stimulus package.

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Related Topix: Richmond County, GA, Augusta, GA, Paine College

Thu Apr 23, 2009

Augusta Chronicle Online

Perdue OKs power rate increase

Georgia Power customers will see their electric bills rise beginning in 2011 to pay for the construction of two nuclear reactors under a bill signed into law Tuesday by Georgia Gov.

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Related Topix: Nuclear Energy, US Governors, Sonny Perdue

Tue Apr 21, 2009

WJBF-TV Augusta

WJBF Storm Coverage

Overwhelmed is an understatement. I spent much of Saturday here at Television Park speechless.

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Related Topix: Weather, Millen, GA

Sun Apr 19, 2009

Augusta Chronicle

Estimates from storm damage incomplete

Damage estimates continued to climb Monday from a massive weekend storm that raked the Augusta area with three and possibly four tornadoes.

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Related Topix: Augusta, GA, Columbia County, GA, Georgia, Fire, Wrens, GA

Fri Apr 17, 2009

WTOC-TV Savannah

Volunteers from Statesboro help neighboring community

A tornado late Friday night struck many of our neighbors to the North in and around Augusta, but a group of volunteers from Statesboro pitched in to help in the cleanup.

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Related Topix: Statesboro, GA

Wed Apr 15, 2009

WJBF-TV Augusta

Burke County Farm Devastated By Storms

At daylight, Saturday, when Susan and Mike Burke got to their farm, they weren't prepared for what they saw.

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Tue Apr 14, 2009

WAGT

Red Cross assisting storm victims in Georgia-Carolina

AUGUSTA, Ga.- NBC Augusta 26 News has learned the Red Cross is assisting Richmond County residents at the Bernie Ward Community Center on Lumpkin Road in south Augusta.

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Related Topix: Augusta, GA, Richmond County, GA, Waynesboro, GA, Weather

Sun Apr 12, 2009

WRDW-TV Augusta

Burke County tornadoes leave many cleaning up the aftermath

"I hope the governor signs some kind of disaster thing so I can apply for FEMA,"said Scott Inness of Waynesboro.

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Related Topix: Boat Disaster, Waynesboro, GA

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