Waynesboro Mayor Passes Away

Pauline Jenkins, Waynesboro’s first black and female mayor, has died. The Burke County Coroner’s Office confirmed her death Wednesday afternoon. Jenkins, who was elected in 2011, had been very ill for a number of weeks, Burke County Sheriff Greg Coursey said. “It’s a very sad day for Burke County and the city of Waynesboro,” Coursey said.

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