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September 10, 2008  RSS feed
Husband, wife dead in apparent murder/suicide
A Waynesboro mother was shot in the face next to a Baptist church last week. Just before the fatal shot was fired, her children called 911 and said their father was going to kill her. When deputies arrived minutes later, both parents were already dead. More...
RANKED NINTH
State awards S.G.A. for improvement in reading
By Anne Marie Kyzer annemariek@thetruecitizen.com

S.G.A. Elementary School has made the state's top 10 for improvement in third-grade reading. State superintendent Kathy Cox announced yesterday (Tuesday) that SGA received a Superintendent's Distinguished Achievement Award for gains among third graders on the reading section of the Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT). More...

Chiropractor skips town; patients, creditors stunned
By Elizabeth Billips lizbillips@yahoo.com

Two weeks after opening his practice, a Waynesboro chiropractor packed up and moved across the country … without notifying his patients, creditors or employee. The sudden departure of Dr. Chris Bunn and his wife Jennifer took many by surprise, especially patients who'd just paid up-front for months of chiropractic treatment. More...

 Breaking News
• Public dock to be constructed
Waynesboro city council approved preliminary plans for a public fishing dock on Jones Lake. The proposed dock is a... More...
• Burke County and EBA football
• Football game violence
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 News
• article has image Hundreds come together to help build church
Workers milled around the site as the scent of sawdust and barbeque wafted through the half built church. Hundreds of volunteers from across the state were working steadily to assemble Burke County's newest church. Roger Jones, elder of the Kingdom of Jehovah Witnesses, expressed his excitement just before the large group broke for lunch. More...
• article has image Couple prays for transplant
• article has image Around Town
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 Editorial
• Mr. Bush's Blue Legacy
Reprinted from The New York Times President Bush may be on the brink of doing something stunningly at odds with his record as one of the worst environmental stewards ever to inhabit the White House. He is considering setting aside three vast, remote corners of the Pacific Ocean for protection, an area larger than Alaska and Texas combined. More...
• article has image Cartoon
• article has image RFD
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 Sports
• article has image Bears give Gators a fight in Waycross
The Bears proved last Thursday that they are a team to reckon with this season. Burke County High School's football team (1-1) took on AAAA powerhouse Ware County High School in The Swamp and took many by surprise. More...
• BEARS HOST BLUE DEVILS FRIDAY
• article has image Close call
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 For The Record
• article has image Do you know these robbers?
Waynesboro police need the public's help identifying these two masked gunmen who walked into Burke Haven Corner Store around 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29 and held up two cashiers. The photos are still-shots taken from the store's security camera. Police have also released images of an unknown man who attacked and robbed a 66-year-old woman in front of CVS that same night. To see all of the photos, visit the gallery at www.thetruecitizen.com. Anyone with information is asked to call investigators at 706-554-8029 or leave an anonymous tip on the crime tip hotline, 706-554-8021. More...
• Waynesboro man shot in back
• Hephzibah man goes to prison for armed robbery in Burke
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 Obituaries
• Mrs. Sara Page Glass Brunson
Mrs. Sara Page Glass Brunson, age 92, of Statesboro, Ga., died at her home, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008 while under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice of Statesboro. The funeral service was held Saturday, Sept. 6, at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Statesboro with Dr. William Perry, Dr. John Waters and Dr. Charles Houston officiating. More...
• article has image Ms. Sudie "Sue" M. Hall
• article has image John Howell Daniel Jr.
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 Fields & Yields
• article has image In the Furrow
Rust, Peanuts and Stink Bugs: 'Too Much to Cover!'
I feel like I have been experiencing the diversity of Burke County agriculture over the past couple weeks. There are a number of topics worth covering this week. I suppose I will be forced to operate as many of the farmers do, since I am close to the deadline to submit my article, and cover a couple of the most pressing issues. More...
• article has image Home & Garden Tips
• article has image Family & Consumer Science News
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 Burke Happenings
• Burke Happenings
School council The Burke County Middle School school council will meet 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, in the BCMS conference room. Old Fella Old Fella Burke County Animal Rescue will meet 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at the Burke County Library. More...
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 Church News
• Church News
Ward Grove Ward Grove Baptist Church will celebrate its 26th ushers anniversary 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14. The public is invited, and refreshments will be served. Judson Scott is pastor. Metropolitan Metropolitan Baptist Church will celebrate its 20th choir anniversary 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14. More...
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 People
• article has image Wedding
Miss Fowler, Mr. Boyce exchange vows
Miss Mary Catherine Fowler and Mr. Brian Joshua Boyce were united in marriage Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, at First Baptist Church in Waynesboro. The Revs. Dr. G. Al Wright and George William Robertson officiated at the ceremony. More...
• article has image Anniversary
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 School News
• State awards grant to school system for struggling students
Burke County Public Schools will soon begin an extensive after-school program to help struggling students. The Georgia Department of Education (DOE) awarded the school system a $257,307 grant to fund Project BURKE, which will be offered at the middle and high schools as well as through Communities in Schools (CIS). More...
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