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A small town girl is making national headlines. If you crack open this week's Time magazine, you'll find 20- year-old Laura Stone - a Waynesboro native who's not afraid to tell the presidential candidates they'd best not ignore the nation's youngest voters. More ... Waynesboro City Council adopted an $8.2 million dollar budget Monday night, banking on equipment cutbacks and prison labor to make up for falling revenue figures. The 2008 budget, which is roughly $21,000 higher than last year's, includes a 2.5 percent across-the-board raise, as well as a $300,000 reserve for harder times. More ... A hospital gown wasn't quite what she expected to wear for her first modeling gig. But Cindy Huddleston endured six hours in the baggy, cotton garment to shoot photos for Medical College of Georgia's new advertising campaign. More ... Storytellers, I often say, are those who find stories in the simplest occurrences. Sometimes, it's just a phrase or a word that will stop me in my tracks and send me spiraling toward a new story. Sitting with a friend at a bereavement visitation recently, a nice-looking woman came over to extend her sympathies. More ... Valentine's Day is quickly approaching. And as I'm sure you've noticed, this time of year is accompanied by that usual dose of pre-holiday advertising that comes from a seemingly endless line of jewelers, florist and candy makers determined to lure us toward a perfect romantic gift. More ... The race is on for two Burke County Board of Education seats. The District 3 and 4 slots are up for grabs this fall and two challengers have announced that they'll run against incumbents Greg Chandler and Barrett Wimberly. Charles "T-Bo" Thames of McBean will run against Wimberly for the District 3 seat. More ... The Waynesboro Rotary Club wants to collect hundreds of stuffed animals next week. Their six-day drive is all for Project Hugs - a program that delivers medical equipment to thirdworld countries. The fragile equipment will be packed with "pre-loved" stuffed animals which, in turn, will be given to children in impoverished villages. More ... It's not too late for a fourth helping. Wimberly House Ministries' fourth annual "A Taste of Burke" gala kicks off next Saturday, Feb. 16, 7 p.m., at First Liberty Market in Downtown Waynesboro. More ... Birddog enthusiasts from across the country will converge in Burke County next week. The Georgia-Lina Amateur Field Trials are scheduled to begin Friday, Feb. 15, at Smith Farms, owned by Harold Ray. The trials have attracted entries from as far away as California. More ... Bidders lined up in front of the Burke County Court House Tuesday to sign up for the auction of properties with delinquent taxes. According to tax commissioner Cynthia McManus, 14 of the 32 properties offered up for bid yesterday were purchased. The owners of the properties still have 12 months to redeem their property if they reimburse the highest bidder the bid price, plus 20 percent interest and the cost of legal fees. If the owner fails to do so, the property goes to the highest bidder. More ... Downtown Waynesboro is on its way to becoming a certified "Main Street" community. Last week, city officials and downtown stakeholders met with Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) reps Mary Alice Applegate, above, and Jo Childers to plot their progress. "You're very much on track," Childers said, outlining strategies like an affiliation with the arts community and the construction of downtown lofts to help create tourism and foot traffic in the commercial area. Over the next few months, Downtown Development Director Andrea Stein and Downtown Development Authority (DDA) members and volunteers will be working through several more steps for Main Street designation, including the creation of a downtown building inventory and the adoption of DDA bylaws. If downtown Waynesboro gets its designation, the DCA will assist with the redevelopment of the core-commercial area. More ... Georgia State Patrol troopers from the Sylvania Post investigated four accidents in Burke County last month. According to SFC S.D. Young, those accidents resulted in five injuries and one death. During the month of January, troopers from Post 21 also issued 73 traffic citations in Burke County. More ... 10 years ago: Feb. 4, 1998 Former Burke County Commission chairman M. A. Miller Jr. died at his residence at the age of 83. The local fund-raising campaign for the Waynesboro campus of Augusta Tech passed the $320,000 mark. More ... Less than a week after four members of the K9 gang were jailed for armed robbery, two more teens were arrested for plastering a portion of East Waynesboro with their gang symbols. Last Tuesday, three GBI agents spotted the juveniles spray-painting symbols on a stop sign at Fulcher and East Seventh streets. The boys, who were 14 and 15, ran from the agents but were soon apprehended and charged with criminal trespass and willfully obstructing or hindering a law enforcement officer. After their arrests, more gang symbols, which were still tacky, were discovered on a nearby warehouse on East Eighth Street. "They may have been running with the big dogs, but they didn't have much of a bite," Chief Investigator Gene Boseman of the Waynesboro Police Department said in reference to the teens' alleged affiliation with the K9s. "When they got here, they were crying like puppies." More ... Jurors have been drawn for the October 2007 term of Superior Court civil/criminal session with Judge Duncan D. Wheale presiding. Jurors are to report Monday, Feb. 11, at 10 a.m. The list of jurors includes Earl T. Saxon of Keysville; Julius Malcomb Burkett Jr., Hephzibah; Glenda Nelson Cowart, Sardis; Robert C. More ... The perfect storm may hit Georgia agriculture this year. But it doesn't promise to bring rain. Drought, high energy costs and a shaky U.S. economy could make for a trifecta of trouble. "The current rate of change and uncertainty in agriculture is unprecedented," said J. More ... An attractive lawn makes an ideal setting for a home and adds beauty to the area. It also reduces dust, helps prevent erosion and surface runoff and provides a good play area. It can also increase the value of your property. More ... Staples are items you keep on your pantry shelf. From canned chicken to fruit cocktail, staples can be used to fix meals quickly, economically, and deliciously. Salmonettes 1 can (14¾ oz.) salmon 1 egg, lightly beaten ½ cup all-purpose flour ¼ tsp. dill weed 1½ tsp. More ... Burke County High School FFA member Whitney Webster recently placed third in the Area 4 FFA Extemporaneous Public Speaking Career Development Event recently held at Swainsboro Tech. The event is designed to develop the ability of FFA members to express themselves on a given subject without having prepared or rehearsed its content in advance. More ... The Burke County Library has many activities planned for area youth during the month of February. Story and craft time will be held for preschoolers each Friday, beginning at 10:30 a.m., at the Waynesboro branch. Crafts include: Feb. 8, "Secret Valentine," (craft will be a Valentine heart); Feb. 15, Valentine's Day party; Feb. More ... In last week's True Citizen, a sponsor's name was accidentally omitted for helping contribute to a Burke County Retired Educators Association project. The BCREA donated supplies to schools in Ethiopia, and CitiFinancial also made a contribution to the effort. More ... |
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