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April 4, 2007  RSS feed
Waynesboro man arrested for Augusta bank robbery
A convicted felon from Waynesboro was arrested in an Augusta bank hold-up, as were two others, including a CBS freelancer. On Monday, Jawone Reginald Bennett, 31, was arrested at the Honky Tonk bar on Gordon Highway several hours after a clean-cut white man robbed Wachovia Bank. More...
JELLY BEANS AND BELLY LAUGHS

Kindergartners Caden Deason and Collier Smith were all giggles at their class Easter egg hunt and picnic. With Easter falling this Sunday, most grade-schoolers celebrated together last week before classes were released for spring break. For those who missed out, the Burke County Public Library will host an Easter egg hunt, for children 10 and younger, this Friday at 10:30 a.m. More...

DUI/Drug Court
Commissioners grant request, program gets $50,000 plus
By Diana Royal Staff Writer

For the past several months he's lobbied for money from the county, and now State Court Judge Jerry Daniel will finally see some funding for his DUI/Drug Court program. Last week, county commissioners met with the judge to discuss why the program needed funding and where the money would go - then they voted unanimously in favor of a one time contribution of $50,400. More...

Seeing red

Charles and Cheryl Jurceka, left, were seeing red when they made a detour at the Strawberry Patch. The Florida natives, who now reside in Waynesboro, were among the steady flow of customers who helped relieve Bonita Myers, right, of 100 gallons of strawberries Monday afternoon. Mrs. More...

 News
• Building inspector threatens to resign
Waynesboro Building Inspector Ronnie Baxley says he'll resign if city council passes a new amendment that allows more wiggle room for historic buildings. "I don't agree with the ordinance or the way it is written," Baxley said on Tuesday. "If they adopt it, there will be no way to enforce codes equally. More...
• City seeks borrowers
• article has image Gobblers abound in Burke County
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 Editorial
• article has image RFD
Happy Easter! It 's that time of year when we "pause" to remember Christ's resurrection. "Pause," I believe is very fitting. Thank goodness for the true believers who have put together a Holy Week schedule leading up to Easter Sunday. First United Methodist Church of Waynesboro will celebrate Easter Sunday with a Community Sunrise Service at 7 a.m. More...
• Guest Editorial
• article has image Marshall Singletary
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 Sports
• article has image Bears sail past two more teams on the track
The Burke County High School boys' and girls' track and field teams left Evans and Jefferson County high schools in the dust last week. The Bears' opponents would have needed to double their scores for a chance to win. For the boys' teams, even that wouldn't have been enough. More...
• Bears chalk up region win on court
• article has image Bears move to 9-5 on the diamond
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 For The Record
• Local man wanted for assaulting mother
Deputies are looking for a man they say beat up and fired a rifle at his 63-year-old mother. Arrest warrants were issued for Bernard Derrick Cook, 41, of Waynesboro on charges of aggravated assault, cruelty to children, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and interference with a 911 call. More...
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• Burke County Sheriff's Office
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 Obituaries
• Mr. Avery William Salter
Mr. Avery William Salter, 77, beloved husband of Joyce T. Salter, was escorted into Heaven on March 28, 2007. Mr. Salter was born in Tattnall County, Georgia, but had lived in Waynesboro for most of his adult life. More...
• Mrs. Helena L. Jenkins
• article has image In Memoriam
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 Fields & Yields
• article has image In the Furrow
Growers need to visit wheat fields
Pest activity has begun to increase in wheat fields from Vidette to Girard. Now is an excellent time for small grain producers to evaluate the condition of their wheat crop for insect pests and leaf diseases. More...
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• article has image Family & Consumer Science News
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 Burke Happenings
• Burke Happenings
Poetry Group The Poetry Group will meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 10, at the Burke County Public Library. The subject will be spring. Credit workshop A "Building Your Credit" workshop will be held 3:15-4:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, at Augusta Technical College Waynesboro campus. More...
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 Church News
• Church News
St. Marys St. Marys Baptist Church of Girard will hold its annual Family and Friends Day 11 a.m. Sunday, April 8. Dwayne Davis of Beech Branch Baptist Church will be master of ceremony, and Bob Wimberly Sr. of McKinnie Branch Baptist Church and Alvin Nelson of St. Marys will give the devotion service. More...
• These Burke County churches invite you to attend services and these merchants take pride in presenti ng this inspirational message:
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 People
• article has image Miss Brown to wed Mr. Dixon May 26
Remer and Denise Brown of Waynesboro announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Brown, to James Dixon of Waynesboro, son of Ester Dixon of Waynesboro and the late Bobby Dixon of Girard. The wedding is planned for 5 p.m. Saturday, May 26, at First United Methodist Church in Waynesboro. More...
• article has image Sanders, Haskins to marry May 12
• article has image Miss Booth to wed Mr. Sasser May 27
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 School News
• article has image Children take to technology at S.G.A
Teachers at S.G.A. Elementary School are trading in their chalkboards for high-tech teaching aids, and principal Sam Adkins says students love the change. As Katie Mobley teaches her class how to count money, the second graders' eyes are glued to an "active board" at the front of the classroom. More...
• article has image Excited about school
• Scholarship applications due soon
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