Bones, blood and death were everywhere. Sunday afternoon, an anonymous caller guided a Burke County deputy to a bloodied dogfighting ring behind a trailer near Midville. It was a scene that seasoned investigators are calling "sickening" and "infuriating. More...
Eight-year-old Emily Matthews had a big surprise waiting outside her third grade classroom at Edmund Burke Academy. Her father, retired Army SFC Shane Matthews, recently returned from a nine-month civilian job in Kuwait and paid a secretly prearranged visit to Emily, along with her big brother Jacob, 10, and little sister McKinley, 3. More...
Go ahead ... spook us! Between now and Oct. 21, fourth- and fifth-graders are invited to scare us in the annual Spooky Story Writing Contest, sponsored by The True Citizen and Papa's Pizza to Go. We'll publish our favorites in the Oct. 28 Halloween edition of the newspaper, then readers can go online to decide the winner. More...
Burke County deputies busted two meth labs, including one GBI agents say is the biggest they've seen. Five arrests were made during last Thursday's sweep, including those of a New Mexico fugitive and three Burke County men charged with manufacturing methamphetamine. More...
The Burke County Bears defeated Richmond Hill 42-0 on the road last night (Friday) for a region win. For the full story, see next week's The True Citizen. More...
Early voting for four local elections will get underway next Tuesday while the non-contested race in Midville will be decided without a trip to the polls. According to Midville Election Superintendent Fran Watson, the Nov. 3 election has been cancelled for unopposed city council candidates Jack L. McLendon and Samuel Lee Cummings. More...
The reasons dogfighting is repulsive and illegal are so numerous and obvious that it seems unnecessary to discuss them here. But, the fact that our lead story this week is about a dogfighting operation that has been uncovered here makes it somehow compelling. More...
A Burke County father and his teenage son will spend the rest of their lives in jail for beating a Milledgeville man to death. Mims Morris Sr., 46, and Mims Morris Jr., 18, were convicted by a Putnam County jury last week for murder, robbery and aggravated assault. More...
Dr. Marion DeVeaux Cotten, of Waynesboro, passed away at his home Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, after a short illness. Dr. Cotten was born November 11, 1927 in Charleston, S.C., and graduated from the College of Charleston in 1948. He was awarded a PhD in Pharmacology by the Medical College of South Carolina in Charleston, S.C. More...
As the curtains fall on the summer show of garden blooms, it's time to gear up for the fall preview. There are several hardy annual varieties that you can plant to keep your landscape colorful until spring arrives. Pansies are by far the most popular hardy annual grown in Georgia. There are many other excellent choices that fit our growing conditions. More...
Roberson Grove Roberson Grove Missionary Baptist Church will have its Cotton Rally Festival Sunday, Oct. 11. Sunday school begins at 10:30 a.m.; worship service begins at 11:30 a.m. The Rev. Alvin Lewis Jr. More...
UGA GRADUATES The University of Georgia announced 2009 summer graduates this week, including two Burke County students. Katherine Corley Hill and Kallie Lisa Mathis, both of Waynesboro, received their Bachelor of Arts degrees. More...
Waynesboro Primary School Students participated in the second annual Math Challenge on Sept. 24 and 25. Students were chosen by their classroom teacher based on mathematical knowledge, ability and citizenship. More...
Nutrition campaign features local stars