Community turns out to support center’s services for children facing challenges
By Anne Marie Kyzer annemariek@thetruecitizen.com
Nearly 300 runners helped raise thousands of dollars for children with special needs. They pounded the pavement at the sixth annual Bird Dog Breakaway 5K last Saturday to benefit the Center for New Beginnings in Waynesboro. More...
Then sign up for the Monster Dash 5-K. The Halloween themed Oct. 19 run/walk will begin at the Waynesboro City Park and participants are encouraged to come as witches, goblins, ghosts and other things that go bump in the night. More...
Tickets for Downtown Waynesboro’s Gatsby themed Casino Night 2013 are now on sale. The $30 ticket buys an evening of roulettes, craps, Texas Hold ‘Em, blackjack and five-card draw at the Waynesboro Ice Plant. The Oct. More...
Then get a Breast Cancer Awareness T-shirt from Burke Medical Center. The T’s are $15 each and proceeds fund breast cancer research through the American Cancer Society. Place your order at the hospital or by calling 706-437-2673. More...
Burke County deputies are trying to determine who gunned down a horse. They were called to Clark Place Road Saturday to investigate the gruesome animal cruelty case. According to the report, the owner found the body of her registered Amer More...
Due to incorrect information provided to The True Citizen, a man arrested for violating a child support order was incorrectly identified in last week’s paper as Thomas Evans Webb Jr. His name should have been listed as Thomas Evans Webb. More...
Son Hae “Sunni” Allen of Waynesboro, beloved wife of Frank Allen, entered into eternal rest at her home on September 23, 2013 after an extended illness. More...
Maggie Eskew Arrington Forehand, 82, of Waynesboro entered into rest Sunday, September 22, 2013. She was born in Jefferson County on January 16, 1931 to the late Frank Eskew and Mildred Davis Eskew. More...
A witch hunt. That’s what Waynesboro’s recently fired deputy police chief called his Sept. 13 ousting. Roosevelt Lodge hand-delivered a five-page formal appeal to city administrator Jerry Coalson late Thursday. More...
Performance targets set for Georgia called for the statewide graduation rate to break 80 percent by 2016. That’s happened three years ahead of schedule in Burke County, according to projections just released by the local school system.&nb More...
I didn’t know who Horace Greeley was back then. I only knew that he was reputed to have penned one of the most iconic and repeated quotes of the 19th century. More...
The Den will be packed this weekend when the Bears host Cross Creek for Burke County High School’s 26th homecoming celebration. The week has been filled with festivities that will continue with kickoff this Friday at 7:30 p.m. A win More...
Above, Senior representatives on Burke County High School's 2013 Homecoming Court include Brianna Lewis, Bailee Adkins, Jequoya Bates and Makinizi Hoover. Kaila Bates is not pictured. More...
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