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The Burke County Public School system resumes it Summer Feeding Program June `1. Buses will deliver once-aweek meal boxes for children birth to 18 years old throughout the county Tuesday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Meal boxes include seven breakfasts and seven lunches. Parents wishing to find out when a bus will be in their area should look […]

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