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July 23, 2008  RSS feed
Two horsemen attempt to tame the wild horses
Marc Chancey eases up to a horse pen made out of an old silo and listens closely. A horse neighs and stomps inside. As Marc moves closer, the horse quiets down, waiting for what it knows comes next. Marc unhooks the horse's bridle from the wall and walks around the pen. He stops the horse in the middle, turning it around and rubbing its flank. More...

Richmond County authorities believe the woman who died in a fiery wreck Tuesday morning was a Burke County mother. According to officers, a woman believed to be 42-year-old Sheila Lynn Goode ran off the road and flipped her car on Story Mill Road, just over the Richmond County line. More...

A longtime bookkeeper was fired from First National Bank of Waynesboro after a series of thefts were exposed. The former employee, whose name has not been released, came forward voluntarily last Monday. Although no formal figure has been released, sources say the thefts took place over a number of years and could exceed a half-million dollars. More...

Two Screven County men lucked out when they made an emergency landing in Girard. According to reports from the Burke County Sherriff's Office, the plane, a Cessna 172 occupied by Warren Deveuo Sr. and Virgil Arnett, both of Sylvania, made an emergency landing on July 18 after experiencing engine trouble. More...

Waynesboro Police Department's Maj. Mary Bennett has been selected as Georgia's top Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) officer of the year. The announcement came last week at the annual state conference in Dalton. "I looked around the room and thought everybody there could have been officer of the year," Maj. More...

A teen curfew is one vote away from reality. Monday night, Waynesboro City Council unanimously approved the first reading of a proposed ordinance that would send minors home by 11 p.m. during the week and midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. More...
T. Boone Pickens, the legendary wildcatter and corporate raider, has decided that drilling for more oil is not the answer to the nation's energy problems. President Bush should listen to his fellow Texan and longtime political ally. More...
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Football fans can reserve their spots now to watch the defending region champions try for a repeat performance in the Bear Den. Season tickets are on sale for Burke County High School home football games and will be available for purchase until Aug. More...
An elderly woman was attacked by two dogs as she tried to take a walk on Ward Street. Thursday morning, Josie Herrington, 79, was bitten on her wrist and both legs by two pit bulls. More...
Mrs. Christian Daniel Giles, 24, of Evans, Ga., daughter, sister, and wife, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Wednesday July 16, 2008. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m. on Monday July 21, at Warren Baptist Church with Dr. More...
Oxygen Depletion in Ponds
If you own or manage a pond, one of the worst nightmares is to wake up one morning to buzzards circling a pond ringed with dead fish. A fish kill not only eliminates many of the fish in a pond, it also creates a mess to clean up. The buzzards may help but you will still face several days of unpleasant smells and unsightly views around the pond. More...
Jones Grove Jones Grove Baptist Church will hold annual revival services Monday-Friday, July 28-Aug. 1, at 7:30 nightly. The Rev. Clary M. Dishmond Jr., pastor of Brown Grove Baptist Church, will be guest minister. Guest churches are asked to attend the night of their choice. More...
Barrett Wimberly Barrett Wimberly was recently promoted to Test Manager for Areva T & D in Waynesboro. He has served as a Test Engineer since 1992. In his new position he is responsible for managing the entire test dep artment, which includes all routine and type testing of transformers. More...