Clarification issued in sex offender ruling
By Elizabeth Billips Associate Editor
      A one-word clarification in a Superior Court sex offender ruling has lowered the 1,000-foot buffer back down on thousands of sex offenders who hoped they might be exempt from Georgia's residency requirements.
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Arm broken in jailhouse fight
By Elizabeth Billips Associate Editor
      A female inmate has a broken arm, following a jailhouse fight that started when another inmate told her to take a bath. According to a report filed at the Burke County Sheriff's Office, an argument between Shelly Wilson, 32, and Tiffany Reynolds, 21, turned physical last Friday.
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Child attacked by bulldog
By Elizabeth Billips Associate Editor
      Deputies are looking for the owner of a bulldog that attacked a five-year-old last Thursday. According to a report filed at the Burke County Sheriff's Office,
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Routine stop leads to cocaine bust
By Tres Bragg Staff Writer
      Deputies discovered more than 400 grams of cocaine on a man who had initially been stopped because of his window tint. Willie James Hughes, 36, of 206 East Seventh St.
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From the Blotter
      Ho, ho, hmm Someone has un-decked the halls of a Tucker Avenue resident. The homeowner told police that she went outside last Monday morning to find that all of her decorations had been stolen during the night. Among the missing are an inflatable Santa, snowman, merry go-round and reindeer, com...
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Waynesboro Police
      The following arrests and incidents were reported by the Waynesboro Police Department for the past week: Monday, Dec. 10 • Tracey Antonio Attaway, 36, of 503 College St., Waynesboro, was arrested for burglary. Wednesday, Dec.
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Burke Sheriff's Office
      The following arrests and incidents were reported by the Burke County Sheriff's Office for the past week: Monday, Dec. 10 • Ernest Harvey Goetzman II, 17, of 287 McManus Road, Hephzibah, was arrested for theft by taking (four-wheeler).
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