Burke County dinner focuses on teen abstinence, education
     A free community-wide dinner and dramatic presentation will be held in Burke County Friday, April 22, as part of a federally funded education program to help teens avoid early sexual activity and focus on building strong futures.
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Midville hopes to get block grant to fund repairs, renovations
By Eric Burch
True Citizen Staff Writer
     
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Mayor speaks to Town & Country
     The March meeting of Town & County Woman
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CRCT is critical for third- and fifth-graders
From Staff Reports
     The week of April 18-22 is Criterion Reference Competency Test (CRCT) week in Burke County Schools and teachers and students have been working extremely hard to prepare for the critical test.
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Ben Roberts
HB 244 More Than Mere Inconvenience
Special to The True Citizen
     I was reading a magazine article recently, some sort of travel story, which described a local eatery in Key West that supposedly serves the best Cuban sandwiches this side of Havana.
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GFC offers teachers Georgia
Wildfire Prevention program
From Staff Reports
     Burke County ranks 23rd in the state in the number of wildfires, and the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) is distributing free CD-ROMs to teachers in efforts to reduce the number of blazes in high fire danger areas.
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Recipes From Louise
By Louise McClain
Special to The True Citizen
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Dixon, Coppage unite in marriage
     Tammy Lynne Dixon became the bride of James Herman Coppage 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20. 2004 at Botsford Baptist Church in Waynesboro.
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     Contributed photo BCHS athletics receive Wal-Mart grant Coach Wade Marchman of the Burke County High School Athletic Club was recently presented with a matching-grant from Wal-Mart store manager Don Coleman.
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     Contributed photo SGA Character Cubs for March "Cooperation" was the character word at SGA Elementary School for the month of March. Students were chosen by their peers, received a T-shirt from Planter's EMC, and were treated to a special lunch with Principal Sams.
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BCMS attendance drawing
     Burke County Middle School students, from left, Bianca Newkirt, Zachary Hutcheson and Tiffany McManus won prizes for the seventh attendance month. Hutcheson won a CD music system, McManus a portable CD player and Newkirt the McDonald
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BES Character Students
     BES Character Students for the month of February are, from left, Steven Gaiser for the third grade, Bo
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Miss Burke to marry
Mr. Womack April 23
     Mr. and Mrs. Alan Bragg of Sylvania and Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Patrick "Pete" Burke of Lincolnton announce the engagement of their daughter, Lori Nichole Burke of Sylvania, to James Robert "Bobby" Womack of Millen, son of Mr.
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Miss Williams to wed
Mr. Styles April 23
     Sylvia Meriweather and Stanley Williams announce the engagement of their daughter, Monique Patrice Williams, to Antwoine Dominic Styles, son of Angela James and Lorenzo Styles.
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