They're not from here ... but that doesn't matter. Eighty-nine high school students and 29 adults from Lake Forest, Ill., spent last week repairing, painting and cleaning up one of the county's most historic campuses, Boggs Rural Life Center (BRLC). More...
Constituents in District 1 will now rely on the leadership of Lucious Abrams Jr., who won the commission seat in a seven-precinct sweep last night. Just over 19 percent of the 2,398 qualified voters cast their votes, with 396 going to Abrams. His opponent, S. Ronald Reed, picked up 65 of the vote... More...
A Midville resident accused of killing another woman with a steak knife has been indicted for murder. The Superior Court grand jury returned "true bills" on 37 defendants, including Helen Bunyon, who is charged with the murder of 45-year-old Brenda Moody. More...
The True Citizen staff earned a stack of awards at the 121st Georgia Press Association (GPA) Annual Convention, including two first place honors. More...
Sardis pharmacist recalls his WWII service for Library of Congress project
John Thomas Wynne stepped off the landing craft that carried him from the U.S.S. Sanborn into Nagasaki, Japan. Atomic bombs had been dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki just weeks before. In the mangled shipyard, Wynne saw only the twisted metal that once supported buildings. In the distance, he c... More...
We join with his colleagues, the thousands of patients he has helped through the years, and his countless friends in saluting Dr. B. Lamar Murray on the 50th anniversary of his medical practice here. Even though he modestly disagrees, the rest of us do see the occasion as a "big deal". 50 years o... More...
He's impacted more than 1,000 players for nearly three decades, and he's still going strong. Willie Dukes started his coaching career 27 years ago after a breakup with his girlfriend. "Instead of doing something stupid after the breakup, I decided to start coaching softball," he said. He has gone... More...
A Waynesboro man was jailed after punching a deputy who tried to detain him on a warrant. According to a report filed at the Burke County Sheriff's Office, the deputy approached Linzey Butler, 41, when he saw him sitting on an air conditioner outside Girard Mall Wednesday. More...
Mr. Donald Elowyn Lambrix Jr. of Waynesboro, beloved husband of Emmy Lindemann Lambrix of 46 years, entered into rest on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at Burke Medical Center. The funeral mass was held 11 a.m. Friday, June 15, in the chapel of Robertson's Heritage Chapel with Father Lou Lussier officiat... More...
Summer Jam '07 The American Legion Post 270, Unique Trucking Club and Eric Mobley will host a Summer Jam from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 23, at Davis Park. For more information, contact Reginald Hampton, 706-466- 5048, Ken McBride, 706-871- 0909 or Mobley , 706-421- 7460. More...
Brown Grove Brown Grove Baptist Church will celebrate its second youth choir anniversary 2 p.m. Sunday, June 24. The public is invited. Gospel Explosions Gospel Explosions Outreach Ministry Inc. will present "Seven Things that God Hates," 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 23. More...
In 1957, a young doctor fresh out of medical school set up practice in Waynesboro and hoped for the best. Five decades later, Dr. B. Lamar Murray is still tending to the steady stream of patients filling the waiting room of his Fourth Street office. More...
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