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October 1, 2008  RSS feed
From Wild to 'Wow'
Burke native wins big at Mustang Makeover
A wild Mustang looked more like a trick pony after 100 days in Clint Bailey's care. The Gough native rode a horse plucked straight from the Nevada range to Reserve Champion honors in the Extreme Mustang Makeover competition just held in Fort Worth, Texas. More...
Waynesboro man indicted for rape of disabled woman
By Elizabeth Billips lizbillips@yahoo.com

The grand jury has indicted a Waynesboro man for raping a mentally disabled woman. "True bills" were returned on defendant Garry Mitchell for felony counts of rape, aggravated sodomy and burglary. Mitchell was arrested in July after the woman told police he came into her bedroom while she was sleeping and forced himself on her. More...

Driver killed in Hwy. 56 collision
By Elizabeth Billips lizbillips@yahoo.com

A Hinesville man is dead following a head-on collision on Highway 56 North. Brevard Fries Jr., 55, died Monday afternoon, about eight hours after he slammed into an A&W Oil tanker truck near Lake Crystal Drive. Witnesses told deputies the vehicles collided when Fries drifted over the center line. More...

66-year-old woman holds burglars at gunpoint
By Elizabeth Billips lizbillips@yahoo.com

A senior citizen who was packing heat got the best of two would-be burglars. When deputies arrived at her northern Burke County property Friday, the 66-yearold woman had both burglars lying on the ground and ready for handcuffs. More...

 Breaking News
• Spartans fall to the Gators
The Edmund Burke Academy Spartans softball team lost to Bulloch Academy this afternoon in a playoff match, which determined who would be... More...
• Spartans begin region play with a win
• Burke County falls to Baldwin
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 News
• article has image Panic blamed for empty gas pumps
The lines stretched entire blocks from the pumps at some local gas stations last week. Despite assurances from those in the industry that supplies are steadying, fuel inventories at stations around town have been spotty. Some local station owners believe the panic is creating the problem. More...
• Absentee voting off to strong start
• Teacher tells of her battle against breast cancer
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 Editorial
• Everybody's problem
Property crimes, especially armed robberies, have been on the increase in recent months-and not just here in Waynesboro and Burke County. The imploding economy and the loss of thousands of jobs across the country have placed families and individuals in unprecedented financial crises. Inevitably, crime is on the rise. More...
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 Sports
• Bears put Pirates under in Brunswick
The Bears gave the Pirates a sinking feeling last Saturday. Burke County High School's football team (2-2) took down Brunswick High School 29-22 in the last nonregion match-up for both schools. The win evened up the Bears record for pre-region play that pitted them entirely against AAAA teams. More...
• Cubs sharpen their claws on the gridiron
• article has image EBA runner chases title
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 For The Record
• Escapee caught in closet
Burke County deputies nabbed an escaped prisoner who was hiding in a hall closet. Last Monday, they arrested Gabriel Cle Scott, 27, inside a home on River Road. Glennville authorities had been looking for him since July 5 when he fled from a transitional center there. More...
• Man gets 20 years for child molestation
• Shoplifter sentenced for stabbing
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 Obituaries
• article has image Mr. Vance N. Strickland
Vance N. Strickland, 61, of Augusta, Ga., entered into rest on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008, at his residence. He lost his third battle with colon cancer which he had for over two and a half years. Vance was born on July 19, 1947 in Monroe, La., to the late Amos Newton Strickland and Juanita Anne Holmes Strickland. More...
• Mr. James Henry Wiggins Sr.
• Ms. Beverly Williams
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 Fields & Yields
• article has image In the Furrow
Winter Annuals Need to Be Grazed Wisely
It makes sense to plant winter annuals for your cattle. Managed right they can add money to your cattle operation. A combination of rye and ryegrass can provide grazing from January - April. In order to get the most for your investment, you need to manage the grazing properly. More...
• Burke County Agricultural Calendar of Events
• Burke County 4-H Calendar Dates
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 Burke Happenings
• Burke Happenings
Clark reunion Descendants of Charles Clark III are invited to the 74th annual family reunion to be held 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, at Clark's Chapel. The Home Grown Band will perform. Class of '89 The Burke County Comprehensive Class of 1989 will meet 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Burke County Library to plan the 20th class reunion. More...
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 Church News
• Church News
Ward Grove Ward Grove Baptist Church will hold its deacons, deaconesses and trustees anniversary 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 5. Dinner will be served. The public is invited. Mills Grove Mills Grove Baptist Church will hold its first pastor's appreciation 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5. More...
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 People
• article has image Umpleby, Chlebeck exchange vows
Mr. Jonathan Goodwin Umpleby and Miss Nicole Ann Chlebeck were united in holy matrimony on Friday, July 18, 2008, at 3 p.m. The groom is the son of Richard and Rosemary Umpleby of Waynesboro and the grandson of Alfred and Jennie Cerone and the late Vera and Donald Umpleby, all of Rochester, New York. More...
• article has image Miss Watkins, Mr. Gay unite in marriage
• article has image Birth
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 School News
• article has image No Gas Needed
Simulators help teach students safe driving
Bobby Jones has already had a wreck in his driver education class at Burke County High School. He took out a stop sign while swerving to miss a pedestrian. But there's no real cause for concern. It was only a virtual accident. More...
• article has image Ridin' in style
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