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January 17, 2007

Savannah River Parkway

Paving company blamed for delay

There's no telling when motorists traveling Highway 25 through Burke County may see an end to construction. As of now, the expansion project, which was supposed to be finished in December, has no projected completion date and is little more than halfway completed. More...

Celebrating Dr. King's legacy

"I won't have any money to leave behind. I won't have the fine and luxurious things in life to leave behind. But I just want to leave a committed life behind. And that's all I want to say. More...

DUI/Drug Court

Participants banned from bars, lounges

By Diana Royal Staff Writer

If you're enrolled in Burke County's DUI/Drug Court program and feel like you're being watched, chances are you aren't just being paranoid. Before the court session ended last Thursday night, State Court Judge Jerry Daniel announced the launching of Court Watch Patrol - a "watchdog" program set up to further keep the court's participants away from alcohol. More...

A Lake at Last?

Gov. Sonny Perdue wants to spend $2.5 million to build a public fishing area at Yuchi WMA, but will the project get nixed again?

By Elizabeth Billips Associate Editor

After a decade of trolling for state support, plans for a public fishing area in Burke County have bobbed back to the surface. Last week, Gov. Sonny Perdue recommended $2.5 million be budgeted to build the 110-acre lake at Yuchi Wildlife Management Area (WMA) near Plant Vogtle. More...

News

•	Burke Medical Center receives accreditation

Burke Medical Center has once again been awarded a three-year term of Accreditation in Mammography. This accreditation comes after a recent survey conducted by the American College of Radiology (ACR). According to Joan Oglesby, radiology manager, the ACR awards accreditation to facilities for the achievement of high practice standards after a peer-review evaluation. More...

•	County supports trials

•	Brinson named Midville Mayor

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Editorial

•	Déjà vu, all over again

A protest song from the 1960s had a refrain that went like this: Lyndon Johnson told the nation Have no fear of escalation I am trying everyone to please. Though it isn't really war I'm sending 50,000 more To help save Vietnam From the Vietnamese. More...

•	Looking Back

•	Political Cartoon

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Sports

•	Bears dunk Lakeside in slam-fest

Burke County went on a slam-fest Saturday night. Maurice Doyle had five dunks on the night while Julius Patterson and Bobby Burum each had one. The Bears mauled Lakeside 68-27 to move to 12- 2 on the season and remain undefeated in region play. Last week, they slipped past South Effingham 79-77 in overtime and blew away Richmond Hill 75-45. More...

•	Lady Bears continue struggle

•	Bucs trample Spartans 70-37

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For The Record

•	Policeman jailed in Statesboro

A newly hired Waynesboro police officer was arrested in Statesboro on a family violence charge. Edgar Miller, a 39-year-old who'd been on the force since late 2006, was released on bond following his arrest Monday night. According to Police Chief Karl E. More...

•	Mother, child hurt in attack

•	Callers help bust 'liquor house'

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Obituaries

•	William A. "Billy" Holland Jr.

Mr. William Aaron "Billy" Holland Jr., 68, of Sardis died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007 at his residence. Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at Sardis Baptist Church with the Revs. Ken Nichols and Mark Joyner officiating. Burial followed in the Mallard-Holland Family Cemetery in Girard. More...

•	Ronald Frank Melton Sr.

•	Mrs. Gladys Rhodes Jenkins

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Fields & Yields

•	In the Furrow

Report from the Beltwide Cotton Conference

It sure feels good to be back in Burke County after attending the Beltwide Cotton Conference in New Orleans, L o u i s i a n a last week. Over 2500 cotton growers, crop consultants, agricultural industry representatives, media, university personnel, and federal employees attended the 2007 conference titled 'Equipping for Excellence'. More...

•	Burke County Agricultural Calendar of Events

•	Home & Garden Tips

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Burke Happenings

•	Burke Happenings

Free Food Distribution Burke County Middle School will be the site of a free food distribution for families in need on Friday, January 26, from noon until 2:00 p.m. Upon entering the school campus, signs will direct cars to the bus dock area where families will be asked to answer a short questionnaire. More...

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Church News

•	Church News

Red Hill Red Hill Baptist Church will celebrate its Deacons and Trustee Appreciation 7 p.m. Jan. 27. The Rev. Judson Scott of Ward Grove and 1st McCoy Baptist churches will be the guest pastor. The public is invited. The Rev. Eddie Walker is pastor. More...

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People

•	Jurors drawn for Superior Court Criminal Session

Jurors have been drawn for the October 2006 Term of Superior Court Criminal Session with Judge Carl C. Brown Jr. presiding. Jurors are to report Monday, Jan. 22, at 10 a.m. The list of jurors includes Stephanie L. Baughman of Louisville; William J. Patterson, Waynesboro; William Hardwick Marchman Sr., Waynesboro; Ruby L. Dukes, Keysville; Timothy T. Jeffers, Waynesboro; James E. More...

•	S.G.A. Class of '66

•	S.G.A. Character Cubs for December

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School News

•	If I Were Mayor

6th grade contest underway

Waynesboro Mayor Jesse Stone wants to get an earful from local sixth graders. The annual "If I Were Mayor" essay contest is underway, providing students a chance to tell city officials what the community would be like if they were elected mayor. More...

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