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August 13, 2008  RSS feed
Chopper team spots 125 marijuana plants
Midville couple arrested
A Midville couple was arrested for growing pot after a task force team spotted their crop from a chopper Tuesday afternoon. According to Sgt. Dedric Smith of the Burke County Sheriff 's Office, approximately 50 plants were found in the wood-line near the Ralph Smith Road home of Henry and Mirian McReed. More...
Still Standing
Three years after demo plans, a cluster of abandoned houses called The Hole is still attracting criminal activity. Last week, a Waynesboro man was shot in the back and face there.
By Elizabeth Billips lizbillips@yahoo.com

A Waynesboro man was shot in the back and mouth at a Cherry Street hangout the former District Attorney tried to demolish three years ago. Linwood Kent, 48, was life-flighted to MCGHealth just before midnight last Tuesday after three men allegedly opened fire outside The Hole. More...

Father of neglected children surrenders
By Diana Royal dianar@thetruecitizen.com

The father of the 11 children found on Spring Hill Church Road turned himself in to authorities last week. Jeremy Lane Long, 37, was arrested and charged with cruelty to children in the second degree after he turned himself in to Burke County Sheriff Greg Coursey around 8:30 Friday morning. More...

Driver dies in motorcycle wreck
By Elizabeth Billips lizbillips@yahoo.com

An Augusta man was killed when his motorcycle crashed into a tree. According to state troopers, Larry D. Northdurft Jr., 33, was pronounced dead around 5 p.m. last Wednesday when he lost control of his motorcycle while negotiating a curve on Corley Road. More...

 News
• article has image Magistrate Judge Al Bell dies
Burke County's Senior Magistrate Judge Al Bell lost his fight against cancer Tuesday morning. "He may not have won his earthly battle, but he won the one going to heaven," his wife, Gwynne, said just after his death. "He was truly an inspiration. More...
• Low-show election costs county big bucks
• Local students could have statewide voice
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 Editorial
• Passages
Burke County has lost three citizens who made distinctly different contributions to our community. On July 26, Inez Smith died at the age of 98. The widow of Elwin Smith, she and her late husband had been part-time residents of the county for many years and are both members of the Field Trial Hall of Fame. More...
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 Sports
• Bears take on Jefferson County
In Friday's scrimmage
The Bears' first match up of the year is scheduled for this Friday night, but head coach Eric Parker is not so worried about the competition. He's more concerned about how his own players perform when the pressure is on. The Burke County High School football team will take on Jefferson County High School in a scrimmage game at 7:30 p.m. in Louisville. More...
• article has image Players learn to beat the heat
• article has image Parker selected as coach for All-star team
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 For The Record
• Mother sentenced for using cocaine while pregnant
A Waynesboro mother whose newborn tested positive for cocaine must serve the next 10 years on probation and has been forbidden from having sex outside of marriage. More...
• Missing cashier charged with theft
• Deputies search for missing sex offender
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 Obituaries
• article has image Ms. Juanita Mobley
Ms. Juanita Mobley, 81, of Waynesboro, Ga., entered into rest Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008, at her home. Graveside memorial services were held at 10:30 a.m. Satu rday, Aug. 9, at Burke Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Wayne Dixon officiating. More...
• Judge Alvin A. Bell
• Mr. Roger Corbitt Kight
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 Fields & Yields
• article has image In the Furrow
Predicting Peanut Maturity
Determining the optimum time to dig peanuts can be critical for a producer. Some experts say timing of harvest can account for as much as a 500 pound per acre swing in yield. Optimizing grade and yield seems even more critical than ever nowadays. More...
• Burke County Agricultural Calendar of Events
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 Burke Happenings
• FBC to hold special service for people involved in education
First Baptist Church of Waynesboro will hold an event this Sunday that church members are calling "What a Night!" This special service, which begins at 6 p.m. More...
• Local accounting practice partners with UGA small business development center
• Movies Under the Stars airs Friday
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 Church News
• Church News
Blount Chapel The ushers of Blount Chapel Baptist Church will celebrate their fourth anniversary Sunday, Aug. 24. Sunday School begins 10:30 a.m. followed by mass meeting at 11:30. Earnestine Patterson will serve as worship leader, and the Rev. Bobby Williams Sr. and members of Union Bethel Baptist Church are in charge of services. More...
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 People
• article has image Miss Lively, Mr. Miller unite in marriage
Miss Abigail Layne Lively became the bride of Jeremiah Miller 6 p.m. Oct. 6, 2007, at The House Plantation in Houston, Texas. Wayne Law officiated at the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Don Lively of Shell Bluff and Mary Lou Lively of Lakewood, Colo. More...
• article has image Dixon, Watts wed in private ceremony
• article has image Miss Larkin, Mr. Bush exchange vows
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