Burke County, Georgia

News and Updates

• CALL FOR SPECIAL ELECTION

  Published Jul 15, 2019

  Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with O.C.G.A. 21-2-540, a special election shall be held in Burke County to fill the vacancy in the office of County Commissioner District 4, caused by resignation of the Honorable Allen Delaigle. The special election will be held on September 17, 2019. Qualifying for the special election shall be held at the Burke County Courthouse, Board of Elections and Registration Office at 602 N. Liberty Street Rm 104, beginning at 9:00 a.m. on July 24, 2019 and ending at 12:00 noon on July 26, 2019. The qualifying fee shall be $180.00. All persons who are not registered to vote and who desire to register to vote in the special election for County Commission District 4 may register to vote through the close of business on August 19, 2019. Early voting will begin August 26, 2019 through September 13, 2019, at the Burke County Board of Elections Office from 9: a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on election day. The only the polls for district 4 will be open, they are Alexander, Girard, Sardis and Telfair. Should a runoff election be required, such runoff will be held on October 15, 2019. This 10th day of July 2019 Laverne Sello, Director Burke County Board of Elections and Registration

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• County Offices Closed for Training on Monday Morning

  Published Jul 10, 2019

  ​County Offices will be closed for training of County personnel on Monday July 15th from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM.

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• New Signal Turning On at Hwy 56 and River Road

  Published Jul 08, 2019

  

  
  
  WAYNESBORO - Drivers will notice

  major changes on State Route (SR) 56 at River Road starting this week. The
  signalized intersection will go into flash mode Thursday and then full
  operations one week later.

  The signal turn on will coincide with the opening of all four lanes on the
  widening and reconstruction project from the Burke/Richmond County line to SR
  23.

  Weather permitting, motorists can expect the following schedule in Burke
  County:

  
  
  • Flash mode operation (Yellow on

    SR 56 – Red on River Road/SR 56 SPUR) July 11 at 10 a.m. 

  
  
  • Full "stop and go"

    operation July 18 by 10 a.m.

  
  
  • The construction barrels will

    remain in place on SR 56 and River Road until the day of full signal

    operation.

  Message boards are already set up on all three
  
  intersection approaches with the dates and times listed above. 

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