Website Updates
     Check out the Boss Hog Cookoff radio commercials on our website, featuring the voices of Amy L. Lively and Nan Plamer Lynch. To hear the commercials, visit thetruecitizen.com and click on the Video Gallery option. Also, don't forget to vote on our new poll of the week while you're there.
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Nine candidates qualify for county seats
     Five Democrats and four Republicans qualified for county office Monday. Qualifying will continue through Friday. Those qualified so far include:
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Burke County and EBA Prom Photos
     The Burke County and EBA prom photo galleries have been uploaded to our website. To view these photos, click this link http://www.thetruecitizen.com/common/gallery.html and then scroll down to the "Around Town" section.
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Vogtle operated safely in 2007
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BCHS claims first ever boys golf region championship
     The Burke County High School boy’s golf team captured their first region championship in school history...
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Obituary - Henry C. Schumann
     Louisville, KY – Henry C. Schumann, Sr., 88, entered into rest Saturday, April 19, 2008, at his residence. A native of Ledbetter, TX, he was born on January 14, 1920 to the late
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Obituary - Mary Byrd Shivers
     Waynesboro, GA – Ms. Mary Byrd Shivers, 93, entered into rest Monday, April 21, 2008 at the Keysville Nursing Home. She was born September 3, 1915 in Jefferson County to the late
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Ashley Wright appointed DA
     Gov. Sonny Perdue has announced the appointment of Rebecca "Ashley" Wright as district attorney for the Augusta Judicial Circuit, which serves Burke, Columbia and...
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