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Star Spangled Pembroke
Volunteers get flags waving in downtown Pembroke
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Pembroke American Legion Post Ladies Auxiliary Chairman Sally Magee and Auxillary member Cindy Milloy replaced worn flags at Northside Cemetary on Saturday. - photo by Jeff Whitte
Jeff Whitten
Updated: Jul 18, 2007, 9:02 AM
Published: Jul 3, 2007, 6:11 PM

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Boy Scouts from Troop 357, parents, grandparents and other volunteers -- including some from the local American Legion Ladies Auxiilary -- gathered Saturday by the caboose in downtown Pembroke on Saturday to put up 75 flags in honor of both the holiday and local war veterans.

Here are some of the scenes from the day.

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Decision on potential Parker's Kitchen location delayed
Decision on potential Parkers’ Kitchen location delayed
A picture of the Burnt Church Cemetery in Richmond Hill, Georgia. Residents at Tuesday's county commission meeting believe that the potential rezoning for the proposed Parkers' Kitchen location will negatively disrupt the historic gravesite. Photo credit: findagrave.com.
Updated: Jul 10, 2025, 1:03 PM
Published: Jul 10, 2025, 12:48 PM
Bryan County Commissioners on Tuesday night deferred a decision on whether to rezone some 3.8 acres near the historic Burnt Church Cemetery to allow a Parker’s Kitchen convenience store. The vote to defer the decision for 30 days to look into concerns raised by opponents to the project came after several residents – including parents of children buried in the 195-year-old cemetery – urged commissioners to deny the rezoning.
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