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County Manager Merv Waldrop said running an airport is not as simple as just selling fuel. Activity at the Burke County Airport has increased now that the facility has the capacity to sell fuel. Since the runway was expanded about a year ago, planes are beginning to fly in, he reported during the Development Authority meeting Tuesday, January 24. Hart […]

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