A Burke County family lost their home after a fire broke out in the kitchen and spread throughout. According to EMA Chief Rusty Sanders, firefighters were dispatched to 245 Timberwood Drive just after midnight Friday. "The damage was extensive," he said, noting that the blaze appears to have beg... More...
No one is accusing Midville of being a speed trap these days. Not one speeding ticket has been written by the town's police department in the past eight months, according to city records. More...
One-hundred fifty cyclists pedaled their way through Burke County yesterday (Tuesday) as spectators lined the streets to watch. Tour de Georgia made its first appearance in this area, traveling through Sardis in one of the final stretches of the seven-day race, which began in Tybee Island and ende... More...
Transplant recipient doesn't question God's plan for him
By Diana Royal dianar@thetruecitizen.com
Cautious footsteps and a hearty, "I'm coming," precede the big man in Dale Earnhardt Jr. pajama pants. If not for the "wound VAC" at his side, no one would ever know he'd just had a kidney transplant. The small bag rests at Lucious Abrams' thigh, making occasional gurgles as it drains fluids f... More...
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Burke County students will soon be a model for others when it comes to eating healthy. Next month, students will appear in a new video series that teaches methods for making healthy meals for children. Burke County was one of only nine school systems nationwide chosen for the series, called Cook... More...
The First National Bank of Waynesboro recently purchased several lots on West Sixth Street with plans to demolish existing dilapidated structures and beautify the property. More...
I would like to put forward some suggestions that I would like to see in a new sheriff. Number one, I would like to see someone in the department who is qualified to run the Breathalyzer machine. Number two, I would like to see every car with a radar and a deputy qualified to run it. More...
Three Burke County High girls earned their spot to compete at the state track meet in Albany next weekend. Freshman Chardae Washington and sophomores Jaquetta Chandler and Alaytra Carswell qualified for the state meet after placing in the top two of their events in Region 3-AAA. More...
Two Augusta area men have been charged with alleged sex crimes in Waynesboro. FIAMM shipping manager Bangalee Kamara, 43, was arrested for sexual battery last Wednesday after a former employee accused him of making unwanted sexual advances toward her inside the Waynesboro manufacturing plant. More...
George Lloyd, age 66, died Saturday, April 26, 2008 at Burke Medical Center in Waynesboro, Ga. His funeral service will be held Thursday, May 1 at Waynesboro Deliverance Evangelistic Church, Highway 25 South in... More...
The pine webworm occurs in southern Canada and throughout most of the eastern half of the United States. It attacks pitch, Virginia, white, shortl eaf, longleaf, loblolly, and slash pines. More...
Dinner and dance The Sportsmen Social Club will have a dinner sale 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. Saturday, April 26, in front of Rowell Electric Company. Also, the club will hold a dance that evening 10 p.m.-until, at the American Legion on Highway 80. More...
Squire Parsons Trio Squire Parsons Trio will present inspirational and Southern gospel music at Botsford Baptist Church 11 a.m. Mother's Day, Sunday, May 11. Everyone is invited and a nursery will be provided. More...
The City of Waynesboro's annual "If I Were Mayor" essay contest provides local sixth graders a chance to tell city officials what Waynesboro would be like if they were elected mayor. The top four competitors received prizes and were honored by Mayor George DeLoach and council members at a special ... More...
Prom night was a bit less crowded at Burke County High School this year. Plenty of students still attended the annual junior-senor held, but the throng of spectators who came to watch the grand march thinned out considerably. More...
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