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Staff - Elizabeth Billips The Rev. Kit Brinson got some sugar from Rolo during the annual Blessing of the Animals on Saturday. The Yorkie, who was accompanied by her yard-mate Duke and owners Buffy and Neely Mann, was one of 15 dogs to be blessed by St. Michaels Episcopal Church's interim priest. Each October, the church hosts the event at the city park in honor of St. Francis of Assisi and his love for all creatures. For more photos, see page 21 and visit the photo gallery at www.thetruecitizen.com. More...
No arrests in high school bomb scare
By Anne Marie Kyzer annemariek@thetruecitizen.com

No arrests have been made in connection with an incident that caused mass panic at Burke County High School last week. Investigators for the Burke County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) are still trying to identify the person who placed what is commonly called "The Works bomb" in the school's crowded commons area around 7:45 a.m. last Wednesday. More...

Bookkeeper pleads guilty
By Elizabeth Billips lizbillips@yahoo.com

A former First National Bank bookkeeper has pleaded guilty to embezzlement. Midville resident Linda Burch, 44, entered her plea to U.S. District Court Judge J. Randal Hall on Friday. According to U.S. Attorney Edmund Booth Jr. More...

Broxton helps Dodgers make World Series charge
By Diana Royal dianar@thetruecitizen.com

World Series, they can thank Burke County's Jonathan Broxton. The 24-year-old pitcher hit a career milestone Saturday night in Los Angeles as he saved the final game in a 3-0 sweep over the Chicago Cubs. The playoff save, the first in the last 20 years of Dodgers' baseball, pushed the team just a little closer to a world title. More...

 Breaking News
• Spartans spoil Curtis Baptist Homecoming
The Edmund Burke Academy Spartans traveled to Augusta Friday night to face region opponent Curtis Baptist. The Spartans... More...
• Burke County delivers shutout on Homecoming
• Kidnapping charges dropped
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 News
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Grant turns students into fruit and vegetable fans
Nine-year-old Austin Hodge had never tasted jicama before. But last week, the Blakeney Elementary School fourth-grader tried a slice and decided he was a fan. "I loved it," he said, scratching his head while he came up with a way to describe it. "It tasted like …butter and onions. More...
• Main Street decision expected Wednesday
• Wild times planned for fair this year
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 Editorial
• Economies don't fail, people do
The blame game is well underway. When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi opened the debate over the $700 billion bailout package on September 29th, she inexplicably began by blaming President Bush and the Republicans. More...
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 Sports
• article has image Bears fall to Baldwin
The Bears started region play with a tough loss in Milledgeville. Burke County High School's football team (2-3, 0- 1) fell to Baldwin High School (6-0, 2-0) 17-7 last Friday. The Braves took an early lead in the game and never let go. It was Homecoming night for Baldwin, giving the already dominating program even more of a reason to win. More...
• Bears welcome Wildcats to The Den for Homecoming
• HOMECOMING CELEBRATION
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 For The Record
• Officer is attacked while making arrest
A crowd gathered between two night clubs tried to pelt a Sardis police officer with bottles and bricks as he arrested a man for a string of crimes, including armed robbery. According to Police Chief John Finley, an anonymous caller alerted officers around 11:30 p.m. More...
• Teen granted bond in murder case
• From the Blotter
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 Obituaries
• Mr. Cyril Marchinton
Cyril Marchinton, 101, passed away Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008. He was born on Sept. 17, 1907 in London, England. His parents, Reginal and Elizabeth Gretton Marchinton moved the family to Nova Scotia in 1909. Cyril was a young schoolboy there at the time of the Halifax Explosion. More...
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 Fields & Yields
• article has image National 4-H Week October 5-11, 2008
Burke 4-H'ers have 29 clubs in local schools with more than 500 members
Georgia 4-H: Still Keepin' It Green Celebrating its second century of existence, Georgia 4-H is hard at work "Still Keepin' It Green" with our state's youth, especially during 4-H Week Oct. 5-11. Close to 200,000 young people are in 4-H for the work, competition, record keeping and community service. And they love every minute of it. More...
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 Church News
• Church News
Phillip Grove The youth of Phillip Grove Baptist Church will celebrate their 43rd youth anniversary 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, with the theme "Empowering Our Youth." Vanetta Parham of Forest Hill and Marisa Davis of Phillip Grove will be mistresses of ceremony. More...
• Faith Christian releases honor for first six weeks
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 People
• article has image Stone earns spot in Miss Georgia pageant
Waynesboro's Laura Stone will have a second shot at Miss Georgia. She was just crowned Miss Southern Heartland at the Grand Theater in Cartersville - a win that earned her a spot in the 2009 Miss Georgia Scholarship Pageant in June. More...
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 School News
• Library News
The Burke County Library, located at 130 Highway 24 South, has received the following books: Fiction Rough & Tumble by Mark Bavaro; City at the End of Time, Greg Bear; The Blessed, Lisa Tawn Bergren; The Walk- In, Gary Berntsen; Angel's Tip, Alafair Burke; Sweetheart, Chelsea Cain; Working Stiff, Tori Carrington; Death Swatch, Laura Childs; Sleeping with the Enemy, More...
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