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For months, people have asked the questions: “Can 2020 get any worse?” “What level of Jumanji are we on?” As many folks across Burke County prepare to hoist their white flags in surrender, a hero steps into the Waynesboro arena, an old friend looking for a lively crowd, though this time he’s wearing a mask. That hero is none other […]

Source: The True Citizen

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Positive cases of the coronavirus continue to rise at alarming rates across the U.S., and Burke County is not exempt from the spikes; since Sunday, local health officials say the county has tallied another 35 confirmed positives for a total of 171, including seven deaths, since COVID-19 was first

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