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Burke schools featured for creative cuisine By Anne Marie Kyzer annemariek@thetruecitizen.com 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 ...
By Anne Marie Kyzer annemariek@thetruecitizen.com Burke County's middle and high schools just got a little bigger. Building additions at both schools were recently completed, adding much-needed classroom, lab and training spaces. Seven classrooms and a state-of-the-art construction lab were added at the high school, and the middle school will b... More ...
Local fruit farmer worries about decline By Anne Marie Kyzer annemariek@thetruecitizen.com The buzz of honeybees hard at work is music to Dick Byne's ears. The blueberry farmer depends on hundreds of the busy insects to pollinate his 13-acre farm each spring. But this year, the volume has been turned down on his favorite song. More ... Qualifying begins for 11 county offices April 28-May2 By Elizabeth Billips lizbillips@yahoo.com Political hopefuls have five days to put it in writing. Qualifying for the July 15 General Primary will be held next week, April 28-May 2. Eleven county offices are up for grabs, including sheriff, clerk of courts, probate judge, tax commissioner, magistrate judge, coroner and five county commis... More ... Plant Vogtle's safety report open to public Thursday By Anne Marie Kyzer annemariek@thetruecitizen.com The safety report card for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant will be available for all to see Thursday. A public meeting is scheduled for noon on April 24 at the Burke County Court House in the commissioners' meeting room to discuss the plant's safety performance during 2007. More ... Retirement community presentation rescheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday By Elizabeth Billips lizbillips@yahoo.com Today's (Wednesday's) meeting between Hammond Development and the Academy Avenue neighborhood has been changed from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. According to Waynesboro City Administrator Jerry Coalson, the April 23 meeting was postponed at the request of homeowners who want to attend after work. More ... Thomas Grove unveils plan for Family Center City property needed By Elizabeth Billips lizbillips@yahoo.com The newly formed Land Bank Authority may crank up to help a Waynesboro church acquire property for a family center. Thomas Grove Baptist Church leaders addressed Waynesboro officials Monday night, asking for help acquiring three city-owned lots off West Sixth Street. More ... Sardis offers fun this Saturday By Diana Royal dianar@thetruecitizen.com The campus of the old S.G.A. High School will be jam-packed with activities and vendors this Saturday for the fourth annual Frog Wallow Fun Fest. The parade through downtown Sardis will begin at 10 a.m., and entertainment featuring everything from family games to musical talent will be held until... More ... Organizers hold last fundraiser for Relay For Life this weekend By Diana Royal dianar@thetruecitizen.com The days leading up to the big May 2 event are ticking away, and Relay For Life organizers and teams are holding one last fundraiser to help reach Burke County's goal. This Saturday is Relay Day - a day where several teams will gather at the Southern Bank pavilion and offer up yard sales, food s... More ... Homegrown Band to perform Sunday From Staff Reports Waynesboro's Homegrown Band will put on a free concert this Sunday, April 27, 6 p.m., at First United Methodist Church. According to vocalist John Hamilton, the one-hour concert will be an audience driven affair with the band performing "jukebox selections" chosen from the crowd. More ... Filing ends today for Disaster Unemployment Assistance From Staff Reports Workers in Burke County must file initial claims for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) by 4:30 p.m. today (Wednesday). According to State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond, benefits are available to workers whose primary income was lost or interrupted as a direct result of the severe thun... More ... Vogtle hearings are Sunday, Monday In Augusta From Staff Reports If you have something to say about the new reactors at Plant Vogtle, this Sunday and Monday are the days to do it. The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, an independent judicial arm of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, will hear statements concerning the new reactors and their potential en... More ...
During the second annual Good Day Café Masters Outing First National Bank (FNB) and the Good Day Café decided to help raise money for a good cause. During the event a putting tournament was held that helped raise $200 for the Center for New Beginnings. The tournament was such a success tha... More ... Grand jurors drawn for Superior Court Jurors have been drawn for the April 2008 term of Superior Court grand jury with the Judge Sheryl B. Jolly presiding. Jurors should report 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 29. The list includes the following: Pamela M. Mangieri of Midville; Barbara Johanna Cleere, Hephzibah; Louie W. Bolds II, Sardis; Jus... More ...
Burke County Native Jayron Gresham ran in the Atlanta 29th Annual Sickle Cell 7K Road Race in Atlanta Saturday, April 12, placing second out of 500 runners. The race was sponsored by the South Fulton Running Partners Inc. in conjunction with the Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia. Gresham finished th... More ... National Infant Immunization Week observed this week From Staff Reports The Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health is reminding parents about the benefits of immunizing their children against vaccine preventable diseases this week. April 19-26 marks National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW). More ... WANTED: Water-wise farmers Incentives offer farmers more reason to conserve From Staff Reports Conserving irrigation water supplies has become more feasible for Burke County farmers. Some $2.58 million has been made available to help farmers in several south Georgia counties conserve water supplies used for irrigation, according to an announcement from Georgia's Congressional Delegation. More ...
Several students from Faith Christian Academy were rewarded for their artistic skills last week. Students were presented certificates and ribbons by the Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute for taking part in the More ... Janisse Ray On Nature Think Outside the Bottle When I lived in a city, I liked to take walks, and on recycling day, I was prone to glance at what my neighbors had consumed during the week, as I walked past. One home always got my attention. Week after week, its recycling container was packed tightly with empty plastic water bottles, of the te... More ...
From Staff Reports One of Burke County's fallen soldiers was remembered Friday at the Bath Presbyterian Church Cemetery. A headstone dedication and memorial service for Major Charles Lowndes Whitehead of Company E 4th Regiment of the Georgia Infantry was hosted by the Brigadier General E. Porter Alexander Camp 158 ... More ...
Ashley Cheeks of Augusta, a second year student at Rabun-Gap Nacoochee School, recently participated in five performances of Cirque Le Raconteur at the school's Rearden Theater. The annual event was orchestrated by 49 students and 10 technicians. More ...
BriAna, also known as Byron King, strutted "her" stuff to a victory in the 2008 Womanless Beauty Pageant held last Friday at Waynesboro Primary School after dazzling the crowd and judges with a performance that included More ... |
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