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A Burke County man was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday for shooting his wife in the face and arm last year. More ... Bob Young, right, Regional Director for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, met with officials and citizens in Keysville Monday to talk about the city's housing needs. Mayor Maggie Cartwright, left, invited Young to the city after learning of initiatives in affordable hous More ... A Superior Court Grand Jury found sufficient evidence to indict each of the 38 defendants they heard cases on April 28, including one man accused of dousing his girlfriend with gasoline and threatening to set her afire. More ... They made me A Sardis man who ran from deputies will have to perform 240 hours of community service. More ... There's no excuse for local pet owners not to have their dogs vaccinated for rabies in Burke County. More ... Anatole France once stated, "The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds." More ... Local residents will have the opportunity to take part in the process of deciding if two new reactors will be built at Plant Vogtle. More ... ( Editor's note: The True Citizen regrets that it cannot confirm the validity of the following quotes nor can it deny its unreliable sources.) More ... The high bidder on an industrial building in Midville may open the first business the structure has seen in years. More ... Waynesboro city officials are searching for two volunteers to serve on the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC). More ... Q: I put a $10,000 deposit on a condo and can't get a loan. The contract is not based on my ability to get financing so the seller won't refund my deposit. What can I do to get some of my deposit back? More ... Give 'em an inch and they'll take a mile, they say. It's an adage that certainly applies to the world of home sales, where residential measurements and square footage calculations quickly can come under debate. More ... Mention the concept of universal design to baby boomers and you'll likely be greeted with anything from disinterest to hostile silence. After all, who wants to think about the day he or she will have trouble walking up steps or getting in and out of a bathtub - much less be needing a wheelchair to g More ... Burke County property transfers for April 1-7. The date indicates when the transfer was recorded in the Burke County clerk's office. More ... From Staff Reports A tribute to Otis Nasworthy was made during the third annual meeting of the Bark Camp Church Association Inc. More ... Although Kelly Wiersma's mother worried her daughter would put off marriage forever, she can rest assured that her daughter has settled into married life just fine. More ... From Staff Reports The April 2006 term of superior court civil/criminal session will be held Monday, May 15 with Judge Neal W. Dickert presiding. More ... Classmates from the First United Methodist Church Preschool ended the year with a trip to Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, South Carolina. All year, the class had been learning the alphabet, and special activities, including crafts and fieldtrips, were planned to help master each letter. To celebrate lea More ... Fourth graders in Mrs. Mary Land's class at Edmund Burke Academy recently completed biography book reports on the famous person of their choice. To personalize their reports, each student dressed and spoke as if he or she were actually the famous person. Some of the fourth graders reported to homero More ... Unsolicited offers of a job, a reward or some similar "opportunity" that are really scams to convince you to send cash or give out valuable personal information are common. Newer scams involve the use of bogus checks and are costing victims big bucks. More ... Relay For Life Team Jamaica recently showed off some local brutely beauties in a womanless beauty pageant held to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Mickey Stewart, also known as "Tina," claimed the title of Mrs./Mr. Relay 2006 after winning the crowd over with his passionate performance o More ... Burke County's Relay For Life is set for this Friday, and a slew of activities have been planned to help reach this year's goal of $80,000. More ... |
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