Nearly 50 students and 20 staff members were evacuated from Burke County Alternative School last Wednesday when a suspicious football attracted the attention of authorities. More...
By Elizabeth Billips True Citizen Associate Editor
Plans to convert a Liberty Street home from a duplex to a fourplex came to a screeching halt Monday night when neighbors bent city council's ear about ongoing problems. More...
By Elizabeth Billips True Citizen Associate Editor
In a Monday night tiebreaker, three months of retroactive pay was initially scratched for City of Waynesboro workers who'd hoped their March 11 raises would stretch back to Jan. 1. More...
Larry Purcell of Savannah shows off the winning redbreast in the 22nd Annual Ogeechee River Redbreast Festival fishing tournament Saturday afternoon. His bright-bellied fish weighed in at .99 of a pound. Purcell, a first-time participant in the contest, drove up from Chatham County the night before More...
Guest Editorial Reprinted from The New York Times Warnings of a crippling immigrant boycott did not come true yesterday. The economy survived. But what may not survive - we hope - is people's willful misunderstanding of the nature of the immigrantrights movement. More...
Burke County backed into the region playoffs and played at Thomson yesterday for a shot at the state playoffs. Scores were not available at press time, but the Bears had beaten the More...
Allison Brianna Farrer of Sardis, infant daughter of Michael Allen Farrer and Jennifer Nicole Ricks, passed away at her residence on Tuesday, April 25, 2006. More...
Among the things that keep gardening interesting are each season's new challenges. Tomato spotted wilt virus has become the plague of many gardeners over the past few years. At times, this disease has made growing garden More...
Class of '98 The Burke County High School class of 1998 is making plans for their 10 year class reunion. Members of the class are asked to please contact Sandra Phillips at (706) 466-1858 or Kenya Thompson at (706) 7999299 with a phone number and/ or address so they can notify you of all upcoming e More...
Daniel Grove Daniel Grove Baptist Church will be celebrating their annual Men and Women's Day Program on the 4th Sunday, May 28th at 11 a.m. The public is invited. More...
Meredith Chandler retired in April from 24 years as manager of the Sardis Library in Burke County. Library co-workers, friends and family gathered to celebrate Meredith's successful career and congratulate her on her retirement. She is looking forward to more traveling and spending time with her fam More...
Dedication to the Lord