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January 23, 2008
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District Attorney will be judge
By Elizabeth Billips Associate Editor
District Attorney Danny Craig will soon be hearing cases instead of arguing them. Gov. Sonny Perdue handpicked him as the newest Superior Court judge for the Augusta Judicial Circuit, which presides over criminal, domestic and civil cases in Burke, Richmond and Columbia counties. More...
Breaking News - 1/29/08
One killed in Drone Road rollover

A Waynesboro man died Monday after striking an embankment on Drone Road. Kendrick Cordell Walker, 33, wrecked around 6:30 p.m. Sunday and was airlifted to the Medical College of Georgia where he was pronounced dead just after midnight. More...

Remembering the Man, Continuing his Cause

Civil rights martyr the Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was remembered Monday with a commemorative march through Waynesboro and a gathering at the city park. Community members braved the bitter cold to hear from the Rev. Dr. James Thomas and join in song with the Rev. J.J. Smith and members of Fel... More...

Impaired driver indicted for deaths
By Elizabeth Billips Associate Editor

A grand jury has indicted an impaired driver for causing a deadly accident on Highway 80 and then leaving three victims behind in the wreckage. More...

 News
•Growing Green
Farmers conserve natural resources through incentive program
They take an interest in the environment for good reason ... their livelihoods depend on it. But an increasingly popular government program is giving farmers even more incentive to think green. The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) offers technical and financial help to agricultur... More...
•Advance voting begins next week
•The Honorable is honored
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 Editorial
•An Excellent Choice
It was evident early on that District Attorney Danny Craig was the frontrunner to be appointed Judge of Superior Court, replacing the retiring Judge Neal Dickert. Though our own former mayor Jesse Stone was nominated, it appeared from the beginning that Craig had an edge over the competition. More...
•Cartoon
•RFD
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 Sports
•Bears trample JCHS, slip by Benedictine
The Bears defeated Jenkins County High School in a blow out last Tuesday but the following weekend didn't prove so easy. The Burke County High School boys team (12-5, 3-3) beat the Eagles in Jenkins County 82-42. The Bears gained an early lead in the game and never gave it up. More...
•BCHS wrestlers take down Cross Creek
•Lady Bears edge past JCHS
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 For The Record
•Medics find suspected drugs in patient's sock
An injured driver will probably face drug charges after the emergency medical staff at the Medical College of Georgia found a cocaine-like substance in her sock. More...
•From the Blotter
•Florida murder suspect captured in Waynesboro
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 Obituaries
•Mr. Bobby Smiley
Bobby Smiley, 62, of Waynesboro entered into rest, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008, at his daughters home in Stanfield, N.C. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 22, at Botsford Baptist Church, with the Rev. Wayne Dixon and the Rev. Mike Holland officiating. More...
•Mrs. Betty Ann Prickett Boyd
•In Memoriam
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 Fields & Yields
•Home & Garden Tips
Planting Fruit Trees
It's been said before, but it still needs emphasizing. If you can't plant fruit plants when they arrive from the nursery, they need to be checked carefully for adequate moisture then stored properly until they can be planted in their permanent location. More...
•Family & Consumer Science News
•Recipes From Louise
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 Burke Happenings
•Burke Happenings
Blakeney Discovery program Blakeney Elementary School is now accepting referrals for the gifted program, Discovery. Referrals for students in third, fourth and fifth grade will be accepted through Feb. 29, and testing will begin in March. More...
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 Church News
•Church News
Noah's Ark Noah's Ark Missionary Baptist Church will hold Family and Friends Day 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26. The Rev. Elliott Bing and members of Phillip Grove Baptist Church will be guests. McElmurray Tabernacle McElmurray Tabernacle Baptist Church will hold its annual Men and Women Day program... More...
•Church Service Directory
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 People
•Wedding
DuMars, Marvin unite in marriage
Miss Olivia Jean DuMars became the bride of James Frederick Marvin at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007, at First United Methodist Church in Waynesboro. The Rev. Marshall Singletary officiated at the ceremony, which was directed by Margaret Singletary. More...
•Engagement
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 School News
•BCMS students explore Africa
June Powell's seventh-grade social studies students at Burke County Middle School began an interactive study of Africa by imagining they would open a Cultural Arts Center in Waynesboro/Burke County. More...
•People in the News
•Blanchard chosen to represent EBA at HOBY
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