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September 17, 2008  RSS feed
PANIC PASSES
Local gas supply not in jeopardy
Waynesboro drivers shouldn't worry about not being able to fill up their tanks. Although delays in gas shipments caused panic at the pump late last week, supplies have merely been disrupted, not cut off, according to John Sylvester of locally-based A&W Oil. More...
At Best Western
Pregnant clerks robbed at gunpoint
By Elizabeth Billips lizbillips@yahoo.com

Investigators are looking for a pair of gunmen who held up two pregnant women at Best Western. "Both women were in their last trimester," said chief investigator Gene Boseman of the Waynesboro Police Department. Officers were called to the North Liberty Street hotel just before 9 p.m. last Thursday. More...

Missing man died in motorcycle wreck
By Elizabeth Billips lizbillips@yahoo.com

The search for a missing Waynesboro man ended Saturday morning when a pedestrian spotted his body and wrecked motorcycle in a ditch. According to Burke County deputies, family members began searching for 42-year-old Isaiah Lockhart Jr. Friday night when he never returned from a trip into town to get gasoline. More...

Judge grants bond to father of abandoned children
By Diana Royal dianar@thetruecitizen.com

Jeremy Long was granted bond in Superior Court last week, but even if the hefty sum is posted, he'll still be seeing a lot of the Burke County Jail. Judge James G. Blanchard Jr. set Long's bond at $25,000, but not before warning the 37-yearold father of 11 that he'd better stay close to Burke County. More...

In schools
Authorities plan stiffer searches for drugs
By Anne Marie Kyzer annemariek@thetruecitizen.com

Law enforcement and school officials plan to dig deeper for drugs in local public schools. A policy adopted by the Burke County Board of Education (BOE) last week will soon allow law enforcement officials to conduct more thorough searches when they bring canines to the schools to sniff out drugs. More...

 Breaking News
• article has image Police release armed robbery photos
Security footage photos of Sunday night's armed robbery at Dollar General have been released. Officers say one gunman tied up the clerk and dragged her into a back office while the other robber forced the manager to open the safe. A $500 reward is offered for information leading to their arrest and conviction. Anyone with information is asked to call 706-554-8029. Visit www.thetruecitizen.com and click on photo galleries. Scroll down to "For the Record" and click on Dollar General Robbery to view photos. More...
• Robber ties clerk with shoestrings
• Football scores
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 News
• Farm fest is Saturday
You don't have to go far for some old-fashioned fun. This Saturday, the Waynesboro Shrine Club will hold its annual Farm Fest, complete with cloggers, cow patty Bingo and turtle races. The fun kicks off at Southern Bank in Waynesboro at 9 a.m. More...
• Racks by the Tracks
• Redbreast Festival reeled in this year
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 Editorial
• A Giant First Step
Jones Lake is a little over 50 years old. It started out as a popular recreational lake that was the site of fishing rodeos and even a statewide water skiing contest. Fishing was enjoyed by young and old from both boats and the shore. Travelers as well as local citizens enjoyed lunches on the picnic tables that stood on the banks. More...
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• RFD
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 Sports
• article has image Lady Bears tally wins on the diamond
The Lady Bears played pay back last week, burying an opponent who beat them earlier in the season. Burke County High School's softball team beat Aquinas High School 9-1 last Wednesday. The Lady Irish won an earlier contest 4-1. More...
• article has image Repeat performance
• article has image Lady Spartans win road games
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 For The Record
• Two men shot in five hours
Two Waynesboro men were shot within five hours of each other. It began around 10 p.m. Saturday when 48-year-old Linwood Kent, the man who was shot in the mouth and back outside The Hole Aug. 5, took another bullet. This one hit him in the back and lodged into his spine, according to Chief Investigator Gene Boseman. More...
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• Two arrested for tying baby to bed
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 Obituaries
• Lt. Col. Judson Holmes Wynne
(U.S. Army Retired)
Lt. Col., U.S. Army Retired Judson Holmes Wynne, 88, a resident of St. Simons Island, Ga., died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008 in the St. Vincent's Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla. Graveside services with full military honors was held at 2 o'clock Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Ken Nichols officiating. More...
• Mr. Thomas Vernon Elmore
• Mr. George Mack Counts Jr.
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 Fields & Yields
• article has image In the Furrow
Early Evaluations of Peanut Cultivars and Maturity Profiling
John Beasley, Georgia Extension Agronomist, Tifton, Ga. has evaluated many of the recent cultivar releases on the Hull-Scrape Maturity Profile Board. He shared some of these initial evaluations during our Peanut Harvest Clinic last week. More...
• Burke County Agricultural Calendar of Events
• Burke County 4-H Calendar Dates
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 Burke Happenings
• Burke Happenings
Survivor registration Survivor and caregiver registration for Burke County's Relay For Life will be held this Friday, Sept. 19, from noon to 7 p.m. at the Burke County Library. For more information, contact Byron King at 706-551-0833. More...
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 Church News
• Church News
First Baptist (Sardis) First Baptist Church of Sardis will hold annual revival services Tuesday-Thursday, Sept. 23-25, at 7:30 nightly. Pastor for the week will be the Rev. Rosa Williams of Ever Faithful Church in Augusta. The Rev. Chavas Boyd is pastor. More...
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 People
• Liberty Art seeks applicants
Organizers for the 6th Annual Liberty Art show are now taking applications from local and regional artists. The two-day show with sales will be held Nov. 22 and 23 at First Liberty Market in downtown Waynesboro. Last year, more than 60 artists displayed and sold original works, netting a combined $15,000-plus in sales in less than eight hours. More...
• article has image EBA class celebrates 30 years
• article has image Grandparent's Day celebration at WPS
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 School News
• Burke County maintains past progress on SAT
Burke County High School's 2008 seniors held steady on SAT performance. The average score among last year's BCHS seniors who took the college-readiness exam was 1,353, the same average recorded by 2007 seniors, according to data released by the Georgia Department of Education. The 2007 graduating class had marked a 20-point surge from scores among the class of 2006. More...
• Sardis city council to repair old school's gymnasium
• article has image Calmer crowd at Burke County football game
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