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March 5, 2008
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A Way With Words
Burke County game-master to appear on GSN's vocabulary championship
By Elizabeth Billips lizbillips@yahoo.com
J oe Shepherd has a way with words. Lots of words. In fact, the Burke County teen's love of the language has earned him another shot at becoming the Game Show Network's national vocabulary champion … and earning $40,000 for college. More...
City sued for wrongful death
By Elizabeth Billips lizbillips@yahoo.com

The parents of a deceased wastewater plant worker are suing the City of Waynesboro for his wrongful death. According to a letter sent from the Lawrenceville law office of Lawrence L. Washburn III, the family of the late Sewell Peckham believes the city was negligent in maintaining the pick-up tha... More...

Plea entered in murder of Athens man
By Anne Marie Kyzer annemariek@thetruecitizen.com

A Waynesboro man who was charged with the murder of an alleged Athens drug dealer pleaded guilty yesterday (Tuesday). Michael Fields, 40, pleaded guilty to concealing the death of another and criminal attempt to commit robbery before Superior Court Judge Michael N. Annis as part of a plea negotia... More...

HIS LUCKY DAY

Waynesboro resident Eric Quick walked away from this Monday morning collision with a log truck on Highway 56 at the Veterans Memorial Parkway. According to Waynesboro police, when Quick rear-ended the truck, a number of logs punched all the way through his front and rear windshields. The driver's co... More...

 News
•The Race Is On
Qualifying begins next month for the majority of county offices
The gates of Burke County politics are wide open. Qualifiying begins next month for the bulk of the county's elected offices, including sheriff, tax commissioner, coroner, clerk of court and three judgeships. All five of Burke County's commission seats are up for grabs, as well as two of its fiv... More...
•Dr. Alexander retires after more than 40 years of service to the community
•Beef recall incorrectly tracked to Burke
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 Editorial
•Curable?
Burke County has been fortunate that for the past 15 years, no local funds have been needed to fund indigent care at the Burke County Hospital, now known as Burke Medical Center. A combination of good management and indigent care trust fund money has allowed the hospital to operate profitably duri... More...
•Looking Back
•RFD
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•Opinions from our readers:
• I wish we had more people in Burke County like Annie Lee Fluellen. She could teach us all a thing or two. • Stabbing, stealing and firing guns at each other … what the heck's wrong with our kids these days? More...
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 Sports
•EBA nets pair of wins on the court
The boys and girls tennis teams at Edmund Burke Academy both claimed victories to open their season on the court. The girls defeated Thomas Jefferson Academy 5-0, and the boys had a 3-2 win. TJA did not have a full team on either side, and EBA was able to claim three forfeits - two for the girls... More...
•Bears sink tourney wins
•Spartans swing into golf season
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 For The Record
•Police tap illegal liquor house
A Waynesboro woman was arrested after a police informant bought three shots of gin inside her Savannah Avenue home. Shirley Herndon, 46, was arrested Friday for maintaining a disorderly house. According to a report filed at the Waynesboro Police Department, the informant made an audiotape of hi... More...
•Two busted in undercover sale
•Shooting victim's story under fire
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 Obituaries
•Mrs. Genie Proctor Purser Hollingsworth
Genie Proctor Purser Hollingsworth, age 82, of Lumber City, Ga., formerly of Sylvania and Waynesboro, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008, at Jeff Davis Hospital in Hazlehurst. Her funeral services were Saturday, March 1, at 11 a.m. at the Thompson-Strickland-Waters Chapel in Sylvania with the Rev. Lon... More...
•Mrs. Gladys Barefield Stone
•Mr. Andrew "Andy" Cunningham
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 Fields & Yields
•Home & Garden Tips
Why Fruit Trees Fail to Bear
It is particularly frustrating when trees fail to bear fruit, often for no apparent reason. However, certain characteristics of the tree and its environment, as well as cultural practices used, can have a marked effect on a tree's ability to bear fruit. More...
•Burke County Agricultural Calendar of Events
•Family & Consumer Science News
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 Church News
•Church News
New and Living New and Living Way Worship Center will hold spring revival services Wednesday-Friday, March 5-7, at 7:30 nightly. Speakers for the week include, Wednesday - Willie Jordan, assistant pastor of New Hope Apostolic Church; Thursday - Dorothy Nelson, pastor of House of Faith Holiness... More...
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 People
•Miss Williams to marry Mr. Haaf
Pastors Melvin and Evangela Williams of Augusta announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Joy LaCoya, to Sascha Haaf, son of William Jones of Gough and Doris H. Jones of Louisville. The wedding is planned for 2 p.m. Saturday, April 12, 2008, at Waynesboro Deliverance Chu... More...
•Black Beacon Awards presented
•The Rev. Waldrep to lead FBC revival
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 School News
•Faith Christian announces honor roll
Faith Christian Academy has released its honor roll for the fourth six weeks. Students named to the A honor roll include: First grade - Jackson Corbitt, Rhett Lever, Cole Nasworthy and Aaron Snipes; Second grade - Caleb Corbitt, More...
•S.G.A. Character Cubs for January
•Religious sites visited
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