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February 13, 2008
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Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Three Burke County Bears said "I'm Yours" on National Signing Day last week. Seated, from left, defensive end Cornelius Washington made his commitment to the University of Georgia official, quarterback Tyler Hammett sealed his deal with Davidson College in North Carolina, and lineman Keonté Gro... More...
Little Sweethearts

In celebration of Valentine's Day, we asked some of Burke County's tiniest heartbreakers to tell us about L-O-V-E. Here's what they had to say about marriage, falling in love and the little guy called Cupid: More...

Chamber honors Bearden, Mr. Golf Carts at banquet
Bearden named Citizen of the Year
By Anne Marie Kyzer annemariek@thetruecitizen.com

John Bearden makes his living managing Di-Lane Wildlife Management Area, but he says it sometimes gets in the way of his life's work. He thoroughly enjoys improving habitats for quail, turkey and deer, but improving people's lives is his true specialty. More...

Sex offender arrested for triple murder
By Elizabeth Billips lizbillips@yahoo.com

A Burke County sex offender has been arrested for murdering three people, including a pregnant teenager believed to be carrying his child. Adrian Hargrove, 30, was apprehended in Augusta Saturday just seven hours after his estranged wife relayed her fears to police. More...

 Breaking News
•Pedestrian Killed - UPDATE
Deputies have identified the pedestrian killed on Highway 305 near Gough. More...
•Two Arrested in Drug Sting
•Burke County Boys Region Basketball
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 News
•On the Road Again
Highway 25 widening to be complete by 2009
There's an end in sight for the Highway 25 widening project in Burke County ... but it's still more than a year away. The entire project, including the four-lane highway and new entrance and exit ramps for Burke Veterans Parkway, should be complete by June 2009, according to Department of Transpo... More...
•Tax sale grosses $46,000
•Council makes appointments
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 Editorial
•Unpleasant but necessary
Tax sales and foreclosures are not happy events for anyone involved. Governments and other creditors would much rather be paid what is owed them than go to the trouble and expense of a forced sale on the courthouse steps. More...
•Looking Back
•Political Cartoon
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•Over the Fence
Opinions from our readers:
• This isn't a comment but a question. Didn't Walgreens promise to spare some of the trees on South Liberty Street? More...
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 Sports
•Movin' On Up
Bears advance in region playoffs
The Bears didn't let the season end Monday night. The Burke County High School boys team (14-8) knocked off Harlem High School 66-38 in the first round of the Region 3-AAA playoffs. The win moves the Bears on to the second round Wednesday night, when they'll face Thomson High School at 7 p.m. Th... More...
•Lady Bears end season with victory
•LADY BEARS PLAYOFF ACTION
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 For The Record
•Child molester gets 40 years
A Burke County man will spend the next 30 years in prison for molesting his girlfriend's young daughter. Brandon Dwain Zanders, 24, pleaded guilty to child molestation and sodomy before Superior Court Judge J. Carlisle Overstreet last Wednesday. More...
•From the Blotter
•Waynesboro Police
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 Obituaries
•Mrs. Mary Royal Mobley
Mary Royal Mobley, 81, of Hephzibah, Ga., entered into rest Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, at her home. Funeral services were at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, in the Chapel of DeLoach- Kennedy Funeral Home, Waynesboro, with Dr. Robert Driggers officiating. More...
•Mrs. Arminda Lee Burnsed Ellison
•Mrs. Dorothy Salter Haston
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 Fields & Yields
•Home & Garden Tips
Persimmons: A Tasty Treat for Wildlife
With beautiful fruit and attractive foliage, a persimmon tree provides a tasty treat for birds and other wildlife. From chickadees, sparrows and robins to possum and deer, virtually all types of wildlife enjoy persimmons. Many species of persimmon can be grown in Georgia. More...
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 Burke Happenings
•Burke Happenings
NAACP The Burke County branch of the NAACP will meet 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at Mt. Olive AME Church, 527 West Seventh St., Waynesboro. Following the meeting will be a Health Fair on Cardio Vascular Health. More...
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 Church News
•Church News
Fellowship Fellowship Baptist Church will hold its third deacon and deaconess appreciation program Sunday, Feb. 17. Sunday School will begin 10 a.m. followed by the program at 11. Sylvester Howard will be guest speaker. The Rev. James Thomas, pastor, and church members invite the public. More...
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 People
•Miss Phillips to wed Mr. Gilmore
Mark and SuAnne Phillips of Waynesboro announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessalyn Elizabeth, to Zachary K. Gilmore, son of Carol K. Gilmore of Augusta and the late Timothy G. Gilmore of Thomson. The wedding is planned for 5:30 p.m. More...
•Poultry in motion
•Georgians invited to take online walk
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