A Street shooting suspects arrested
ROY F. CHALKER JR.
rchalker@bellsouth.net
The Waynesboro Police Department released an update regarding the shooting that occurred on the evening of Sunday, November 16th, on A Street. Investigators with the WPD have made two arrests in connection to this incident, and additional arrests are pending. One of the suspects is a juvenile whose name has...
Ornaments highlight historic Burke County sites
From Staff Reports
Local history lives on through a new project this Christmas season. The Burke County Health Foundation, a local non-profit, has unveiled a collection of ornaments to commemorate historic Burke County homes and churches. The first ornament in The Burke Heritage Series features the Carter- Munnerlyn home, which was built in...
Christmas on Liberty – at the museum
MARGARET ANNE BROGAN
thetruecitizen.margaret@gmail.com
The Burke County Museum has a historical night planned for those who stop by during Christmas on Liberty on Friday, December 5, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The private collection of Frank Williams, a collector of civil war relics, will be on display at the museum during the event....
New Direction
Change is coming to Downtown Waynesboro. Jaymie Morris Miettenun, a well-known personality around Waynesboro and Burke County, has been hired by the City as the new Downtown Development Director. Jaymie will officially take over for the retiring Don Lively, but she has already become quite involved in the business of...
The Empty Stocking Fund continues legacy of giving
MARGARET ANNE BROGAN
thetruecitizen.margaret@gmail.com | December 2, 2025
The United Way of the CSRA along with community members and volunteers are hard at work to ensure every child in the CSRA experiences the magic of Christmas through The Empty Stocking Fund. The Empty Stocking Fund empowers local parents experiencing financial hardships by allowing them to choose the perfect...
Burke County Family YMCA goes walking in a winter wonderland
December 2, 2025
The Burke County Family YMCA invites you to go walking in their winter wonderland during their Winter Wonderland for Kids event on Saturday, December 20. The Burke County Family YMCA has planned an evening full of fun, laughter and holiday cheer complete with a snow area, cookie decorating, hot cocoa,...
GDOT awards contract for Quaker Road bridge
December 2, 2025
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) announced last week that it has awarded three new contracts for projects in east-central Georgia, including a bridge on Quaker Road over Beaver Dam Creek in Burke County. Gregory Bridge Company was awarded a $2.01 million project in Burke County to replace the existing...
MAGNOLIA SPRINGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS
December 2, 2025
Friday, Dec. 5th Homemade Butter in a Jar – 1-2 p.m. Join us at the campground picnic shelter and churn your butter the old-fashioned way. $3 plus $5 parking. Camp Lawton: Prison Life – 3-4 p.m. Join us a the Camp Lawton History Center for a rangerled hike to the...
Gifting Ideas Needed? Give Them a License!
December 2, 2025
‘Tis the season for looking endlessly for the perfect gift. This year, make it easy and give the outdoor enthusiast in your life a hunting or fishing (or combo) license to help them enjoy the wild places they love, encourages the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD)....
Bears defeat Rockmart, will face Carver Columbus
BRANNON BRADDOCK
Jbraddo4@gmail.com | December 2, 2025
The Bears traveled to Rockmart, Georgia, last Friday night for a road game against the number two seed in the GHSA AA bracket. The Bears faced Rockmart last year in the Final Four, and much of the discourse around that game was the same: a win won’t come easily. In...
BCHS defeats South Carolina’s reigning state basketball champions
BRANNON BRADDOCK
Jbraddo4@gmail.com | December 2, 2025
The Bears basketball team started their season last Saturday against the Denmark-Olar Vikings. The Vikings are South Carolina’s reigning A state champions, and the Bears put the whooping on them, winning the game 68-53. Quay Lovette led the team with twenty points, but La- Quinton Morgan followed closely with thirteen....
BC Bears to face Rockmart in the Elite Eight
BRANNON BRADDOCK
Jbraddo4@gmail.com | November 25, 2025
Last Friday night, the Bears and all of their fans traveled to Decatur, Georgia, to face off against the #7 team in the state, Columbia. Before Friday night’s game, the Eagles were 5-6 on the year and on a fivegame winning streak. However, the Bears rolled in and were able...
EBA Spartans takes State Runner-Up title
LILLY HERRINGTON
EBA Sports Contributor | November 25, 2025
The Edmund Burke Academy Spartans left everything on the field Friday afternoon at Mercer University in the GIAA A State Championship, fighting until the final whistle in a 23-12 loss to Robert Toombs Christian Academy. Despite falling behind early, the Spartans showed resilience and heart, clawing their way back into...
Two BCHS esports teams lose in the first playoff round
BRANNON BRADDOCK
Jbraddo4@gmail.com | November 25, 2025
The Burke County High School team had three teams qualify for playoffs across three different titles. Their Super Smash Bros A Team finished the regular season #31, punching their ticket to the playoffs with an overall record of 5-3. Their Marvel Rivals team did the same, with an overall record...
THE NERD FILES: I GOT KICKED OUT OF THE GIFTED PROGRAM
Laura Reeves | December 2, 2025
At Jenkins County Schools, you could test into the gifted program starting in 4th grade. I was thrilled when I got into this class. We got to do a lot of fun, hands-on learning. Once a week, we went to Mrs. Speirs to do gifted things, which really meant talking...
AFTER THANKS
Don Lively | December 2, 2025
Just a few thoughts and ruminations on the recently completed gorge-fest, also known as Thanksgiving. If you’re anything like me, even almost a week later, you’re still feeling the effects of the tons of delicious food and drink that we consumed last week. As it stands right this minute, I...

Robert L. “Bobby” Mapp
December 2, 2025
Robert L. “Bobby” Mapp, 81, entered into rest peacefully at his home on Friday, November 28, 2025. The world became a little quieter with the passing of a man who lived louder, brighter, and fuller than most ever dare. A man with a wild spirit—and more lives than anyone could...

Anne Morgan Mincey
December 2, 2025
On Friday afternoon, the 14th day of June 1929, Anne Morgan was born in Augusta, Georgia, to David Morgan and Mary Leona Mckenzie. On the 15th day of April 1949, Anne married James Benjamin Mincey, of Waynesboro, Georgia. They lived in Waynesboro until 1986, when they permanently moved to Blairsville,...

Marie Frazier Perry
December 2, 2025
Waynesboro - Mrs. Marie Frazier Perry, 83, of Waynesboro, Georgia, passed away on Friday, November 28, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Marie was born on April 6, 1942, in Jenkins County to the late Joseph Frazier and Bernice Thames Frazier-Dixon. She was an avid gardener; she loved being outside...

Joyce Johnson
November 25, 2025
Joyce Johnson, 76, entered into rest Sunday, November 23, 2025, at Brentwood Nursing Home surrounded by her family. She was born on August 14, 1949, in Statesboro, GA to the late James Riggs and Daisy Deal Riggs Edenfield and has been a longtime resident of Waynesboro. She was known for...

Brian McClain, Sr.
November 25, 2025
Brian McClain, Sr., 53 entered into rest Saturday, November 22, 2025. He loved spending time with his family and friends and was always the life of the party. He loved telling jokes and stories to entertain those around him. Brian liked to watch the Atlanta Falcons and the Georgia Bulldogs....
Drones are a threat to prison security
TY TAGAMI
Capitol Beat News Service | December 2, 2025
Drones powerful enough to lift a human have become a routine tool for delivering contraband in Georgia prisons. At a hearing Monday about the budget for prisons, Tyrone Oliver, the commissioner for the state Department of Corrections, said drones have been used to drop drugs laced with fentanyl and other...
BURKE EMA REPORT
December 2, 2025
The Burke County Emergency Management Agency responded to 81 patients’ calls during the week ending Nov. 30. Of those, 48 resulted in transports, including 30 to Augusta hospitals and one to another out-of-county hospital. Twenty seven of the transports were determined to be emergencies and 21 were non-emergent. The agency...
No handing out food and drink at polling places
TY TAGAMI
Capitol Beat News Service | December 2, 2025
A federal appeals court has restored a state ban on giving food and drink to people waiting in line to vote. The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta on Monday cancelled a preliminary injunction issued by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia two years ago...
LOOKING BACK
August 20, 2025
20 YEARS AGO – AUGUST 20, 2005 Southern Nuclear Operating Company officially informed the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission that it has selected Plant Vogtle for evaluation for possible new generating units. One of the county’s five public schools failed to meet Adequate Yearly Progress criteria required by the No Child...
CHURCH NEWS
December 2, 2025
Annual Christmas Program McKinney Branch Baptist Church will present its annual Christmas Program 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 7. Sunday School will begin at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. Daryl Burns invites the public. Harvest Day Program Salters Grove Baptist Church will hold its Harvest Day program 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7.The...
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