Gingerbread artist takes fourth consecutive win in contest
She's done it again. Just as she has for the past four years, Jennifer Mooney garnered first place honors in the Augusta Museum of History's annual gingerbread village contest. The museum displays and judges sugary renditions of area historical buildings submitted for its Holiday Gingerbread Village. More...
A burglary suspect with a stolen SUV full of stolen goods has been arrested. And as investigators in Burke and Jenkins counties sort through the evidence, they're finding links to a number of property crimes. Sardis resident Henry Mick Leonard McGee Jr. More...
Round-two of the Sardis and Waynesboro city council races will be settled next Tuesday, Dec. 1 in runoff elections. Both elections have been on tap since Nov. 3 when candidates couldn't quite garner at least 50 percent of the ballots for an outright win. More...
The new barn at Di-Lane will bear the name of the man who returned Burke County's longest running field trials to prominence nearly 30 years ago. The 39-stall horse barn completed on the property last year will be dedicated as Lamar Mobley Stables to commemorate his devotion and years of work to keep the field trial sport alive in Burke County. More...
Portia Washington ousted veteran Curtis Bell to win Waynesboro's Ward 3 council seat in tonight's runoff election. In Sardis, incumbent Donnie Hickman beat Zenobia Freeman with 98 of the 170 total votes. Read tomorrow's The True Citizen for details.
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We asked, and they told us. Burke County youngsters from preschool through first grade were full of advice when we asked how to prepare a Thanksgiving feast. From turkey marinated in lotion to turkey stuffed with Cheetos, these young chefs can teach you a thing or two when it comes to preparing your Thanksgiving dinner this Thursday. More...
Every school child knows that the tradition of Thanksgiving started with the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620. But a lot of us don't know the details of that event and how their small celebration evolved into the institution it is today. More...
The Edmund Burke Academy competition cheerleaders had a lot to celebrate after last Saturday's state competition in Macon. The squad was selected as state runners-up after performing their two and a half minute routine in front of a packed crowd at the First Presbyterian Day School. The routine, which featured tumbling, dancing, stunting and cheering, beat out eight other class AA schools to capture the trophy. Rival Briarwood Academy took home the state championship. The Spartans will compete in one last competition on Dec. 12 in Marietta. Members of the squad are: Taylor Meadows, Anna Ready, Sammy Seay, Brooke Hargrove, Laney Lewis, Ashley Chambers, Lauren Chancey, Jessica Story, Bailie Ruffo, Dylan Smith, Stevie Seay and Katie Reeves and coaches Lynne Meadows and Mary Ann Mead. More...
A Waynesboro police officer was assaulted last week after a group of college students tried to cash fraudulent checks at Wal-Mart. According to Chief Investigator Gene Boseman, store employees called for help last Wednesday night when a group of young adults, mostly from South Carolina, presented several forged checks from Greenville Technical College. More...
Thomas Cleo Brantley, Jr. entered into eternal rest on the morning of Nov. 20, 2009. Thomas Cleo Brantley Jr., widower of Mildred Ruby Williams Brantley, resided in James Island, S.C., since 1948. Relatives and friends were invited to attend his funeral services at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 24, in the French Huguenot Church. Entombment was in the Holy Cross Cemetery. More...
While many lenders reduced their overall lending during fiscal year 2009, the Farm Service Agency increased their lending to agriculture customers by nearly 20% over previous years. In 2009, the 11 Georgia Farm Service Agency - Farm Loan Program Teams located throughout the state made a total of 448 direct operating loans for $38. More...
Rosemont Baptist Rosemont Heights Baptist Church's Sanctuary Choir and Drama Team will present "The Ornament" at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 6, and again at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 7. The public is encouraged to attend. More...
As many as two out of three heart attack, stroke and aneurysm patients never have a symptom until a life-threatening event occurs. The non-profit Gerontology Research Foundation is coming to the Burke County Library on Friday, Dec. 4 to try and change those numbers by offering screening for the early warning signs of these and other silent killers. More...
WPS Students Visit Pine Hill Schoolhouse Waynesboro Primary School Kindergarten students from Mrs. Posey, Register, Rodgers, Russell and Williams' classes took a step back in time. As an introduction to a unit on long-ago and today, students visited the refurbished one room Pine Hill schoolhouse. They learned about the clothing, a student's typical day and games of long-ago. "Students returned to Waynesboro Primary School with a new appreciation for our school as it is today," said WPS kindergarten teacher Schylea Williams. More...
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