Waynesboro police have released security photographs of the Sept. 11 armed robbery at Best Western. The masked robbers held two pregnant clerks at gunpoint before fleeing with cash from the safe. Anyone with any information is asked to call investigators at 706-554-8029 or leave an anonymous message on the crime tip hotline, 706-554-8021. Too see more photos, visit The True Citizen's online gallery. More...

Burke County residentscould be major consumers ofalternative energy in just afew years.Oglethorpe Power Corpora-tion (OPC) announced planslast week to build as many asthree biomass electric gener-ating facilities in Georgia. More...

Reprinted from The New York Times The nation's financial mess was caused to a great degree by a culture of lax regulation and even less oversight, in which ordinary Americans were told to trust the government and Wall Street to do the right thing. More...

After two tough losses in a row, the Burke County Bears look to even out their record this weekend. Burke County High School's football team (1-2) will travel to the coast on Saturday to take on Brunswick High School. The Bears had last week off. More...

Could be the same guy. Could be the same car. But the story of a third Richmond County woman dumped out on Greiner Circle is quite different from those told by two other women who recently claimed they were raped there. More...

Linwood "Carl" Jenkins, 45, of Waynesboro, Ga., entered into rest Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008, at his home. Memorial services were held Saturday, Sept. 20, at 3 p.m. in the Chapel of DeLoach Funeral Home in Hephzibah, with the Rev. Jerry Redmond, pastor of Keysville Baptist Church, officiating. More...

Hay and forage production is very important to the beef and dairy producers in Burke County. Hay is the basis of the winter feeding program especially for beef cattle producers. This year has been another dry year and growing conditions were less than ideal for hay production. More...

DAR The Edmund Burke Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will meet Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Burke County Library. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m., and the meeting will begin immediately after. For more information, contact Sara Carter at 706-554-3560. More...

Bethany Methodist Bethany Methodist Church will hold annual Homecoming services 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 28. The Rev. Hugh Shirah will be guest speaker. A covered dish lunch will follow in the social hall. The public is invited. More...

Faith Christian Academy students recently invited their grandparents to school. The K4 and K5 classes made crafts with their grandparents, and first through sixth grade classes held an assembly, where the students read poetry and told how special their grandparents are to them. They then presented their grandparents with gifts they made. All grandparents were also invited to a lunch catered by the Cajun Gourmet. More...

Todd Lane, Burke County High School automotive technology teacher, recently invited a college representative to speak to students. Lane's goal was to motivate and encourage students to attend college. Jeff Duncan, Nashville Auto-Diesel College (NADC) admissions representative, told students that there's more out there than just finding a job after graduation. "BCHS has the top automotive program in the state," he said, "and each student should take it very seriously." Students were unaware there is a college that teaches them to rebuild, air brush and even "pimp" their own vehicles while also having access to a complete auto shop facility, diesel collision repair and high performance training programs. Duncan also told students the college has a 90 percent job placement rate. Six former BCHS graduates are in their first year at NADC. More...