Property owners should report damage
Burke County property owners who still have damage to their homes and property from Hurricane Helene need to report that damage to the Burke County Tax Assessor’s office as soon as possible. Burke County Chief Appraiser Phillip Wren explained that a property’s tax value is based on its condition as...
Terror on Bourbon Street
DON LIVELY
New Orleans, also known as The Big Easy, is a place where people come to enjoy life. To have a good time. To party with friends or with like-minded fun seeking strangers. The French Quarter, and specifically Bourbon Street, has been described as an entertainment capital and is world renowned...
IN THEIR OWN WORDS: New Year’s Resolutions revealed by Burke County locals
As the clock struck midnight, signaling the beginning of 2025, Burke County residents were not only celebrating the end of one year but also embracing the hopes and dreams for the next. From personal growth and wellness to community involvement and career aspirations, people shared their New Year’s resolutions with...
2024: The year in review-part two
Compiled by Roy F. Chalker Jr.
MARCH 6 What was initially reported as an armed robbery at the Vidette Store, now looks to be staged by Sunilkumar and Pareshkumar Chaudhari, identified as store employees. “Investigators uncovered evidence suggesting that the entire event was staged by the Chaudharis and attempts to reinterview them have proven unsuccessful as...
High Cotton Coffee to celebrate grand opening
MARGARET ANNE BROGAN
thetruecitizen.margaret@gmail.com | January 7, 2025
High Cotton Coffee, an addition to the Wagon Barn Market, will have its grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, Jan. 9. The coffee shop broke ground back in April and began serving customers late December. Owner Vince Goering says the shop has already seen a few hundred visitors...
Burke Health issues statement on closing Cardiac catheterization service
January 7, 2025
At Burke Health, our priority is the health and safety of our community as well as the longevity of the hospital. When Burke Health began in 2021, we applied for a Certificate of Need (CON) exemption to provide interventional cardiology at Burke Health. Burke County is the smallest county (by...
Burke County Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations
January 7, 2025
The Burke County Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for Citizen of the Year and Business of the Year. The awards will be presented at the Chamber Annual Dinner Meeting Thursday, January 30th. "There are many deserving individuals and businesses in our community, and we would appreciate the public...
DA’s office adds top prosecutor
January 7, 2025
Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jared Williams has announced that one of the premier prosecutors in the state of Georgia will now serve the area. Linda Dunikoski, formerly of the Cobb and Fulton DA’s Offices was sworn in this week as an Assistant District Attorney for the Augusta Judicial Circuit....
MLK DAY PARADE
January 7, 2025
The annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade will take place on Saturday, January 18th, at 1 p.m. The yearly event honors Dr. King and the legacy he left. The parade line up will begin at 12 noon at the Exchange Club Fairgrounds and will conclude at the Southern Bank...
EBA basketball teams enter region play
TRES BRAGG
tbtruecitizen@gmail.com | January 7, 2025
After another impressive win by the Lady Spartans against Robert Toombs Christian Academy last Friday, the team is now entering region play. The Lady Spartans traveled to Lyons, GA last week for a rematch against the Lady Crusaders. Earlier this season, the Lady Crusaders beat Edmund Burke in Murray Gym...
Predicting the College Football Semi-Finals
BRANNON BRADDOCK
Jbraddo4@gmail.com | January 7, 2025
The second round of the college football playoffs took place on New Year’s Eve and New Years Day. What a lot of fans were excited for turned out to be lackluster, with many flaws being shown. I don’t just say this because everyone’s favorite team, the Georgia Bulldogs, lost. There...
Predicting the first round of the NFL Playoffs
BRANNON BRADDOCK
Jbraddo4@gmail.com | January 7, 2025
Around the time that the college football playoffs are concluding, the professional football playoffs are just starting up. Last week, I wrote giving my predictions on who I thought would make the remaining spots in the NFL playoff picture, while I was right about the NFC and the Tampa Bay...
Bears and Lady Bears go 1-1 in Vidalia Classic
BRANNON BRADDOCK
Jbraddo4@gmail.com | December 31, 2024
This past weekend, the Bears traveled to Vidalia, Georgia for the annual Vidalia Classic held at Vidalia Comprehensive High School. They played against two teams in this tournament, going 1-1 across both games and suffering their first loss of the 2024-25 season. Their first game was a nonregion game against...
Edmund Burke takes down Piedmont Academy on the court
TRES BRAGG
tbtruecitizen@gmail.com | December 31, 2024
After upsetting losses to Brentwood two days after Christmas, the Edmund Burke Academy basketball teams rebounded in a big way. Both the Spartans and Lady Spartans beat Piedmont Academy, a GIAA Class-AAA school, the following day. The Lady Spartans lost their first matchup against Piedmont earlier in the year in...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
January 7, 2025
Editor: Thank you for your generous coverage of our 2024 Honoring Veterans Of East Burke County GA wreath ceremonies, part of Wreaths Across America's annual event to honor the memory of our veterans. Your support of our veterans is greatly appreciated. Our event was an amazing success and we placed...
LOOKING BACK
January 7, 2025
20 YEARS AGO – JANUARY 15, 2005 Ronald Bryan “Bo” Ginn, 70, who served as First District U.S. Congressman from 1973-1983, died Thursday, Jan. 6 at University Hospital. He had been under treatment for cancer. The Burke County Highs School Marching Band played in the New Year’s Day Parade in...
Lovett Eugene “Gene” Mead
January 7, 2025
Lovett Eugene “Gene” Mead, Jr., 65, passed away in Waynesboro on Monday, December 23, 2024. He was born on December 22, 1959, to the late Lovett E. Mead Sr. and Annie Roy Quick Mead and has lived his entire life in Burke County. As a truck driver for 46 years,...
Pearl Margaret Hodges Smith
January 7, 2025
Pearl Margaret Hodges Smith, 84, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and sister, peacefully passed away on January 6, 2025, at her home after a prolonged illness. She was deeply involved in her church community and passionately loved the Lord. Her faith was the foundation of her life, and...
Arnold Dean Campbell
January 7, 2025
Dean was laid to rest Tuesday Jan. 7th after a 16 month battle with cancer. Born in Southern Pines, NC on June 5th, 1959, he left his worldly home to be with his Saviour on Jan. 3rd, 2025. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arnold Kincade Campbell and...
Blossom Lewis
January 7, 2025
Mrs. Blossom Lewis, 96, of Waynesboro, Georgia, was born on April 10, 1928. She transitioned from this earthly life on December 29, 2024 at her residence. Memorial services will be held Sunday, January 12, 2025, 11:00 a.m. at Phinazee and Son Funeral Home Chapel, 404 West 8th Street, Waynesboro, GA...
Velma Theresa Hudson-Hatcher
January 7, 2025
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Mrs. Velma Theresa Hudson-Hatcher, 72, of Waynesboro, GA, who entered into eternal rest on Friday, January 3, 2025. Born on October 8, 1952, Velma’s spirit will be cherished by all who knew her. Family visitation will be held on...
Jurors drawn for Superior Court
January 7, 2025
Jurors have been drawn for the October, 2024 term of Superior Court, criminal and/or civil session with Judge Jesse C. Stone presiding. Jurors are to report at 9 a.m. Monday, January 13 to the Burke County Judicial Center. The list includes: Jessica Amy Ellison, Hephzibah; Kimberly Ashley-Ann Dimas, Waynesboro; Angela...
BURKE EMA REPORT
January 7, 2025
The Burke County Emergency Management Agency responded to 125 patients’ calls during the week ending Jan. 5. Of those, 76 resulted in transports, including 46 to Augusta hospitals and four to other out-of-county hospitals. Thirty of the transports were determined to be emergencies and 46 were non-emergent. The agency also...
Jurors drawn for Superior Court
January 7, 2025
Jurors have been drawn for the October 2024 term of Superior Court criminal and/or civil session with Judge Ashley Wright presiding. Jurors are to report at 1 p.m. Monday, January 13 to the Burke County Judicial Center. The list includes: Michael Andrew Lyttle, Waynesboro; Karrington C. Chandler, Waynesboro; Joseph Travis...
What’s Next?
November 6, 2024
Thursday, Nov. 7 Burke County Retired Educators Association will meet at 3 p.m. at Burke County Senior Citizens Center. Guest speaker will be Probate Judge Ashley Moore Jr. Monday, Nov. 11 American Legion will honor all Veterans 11 a.m. at the American Legion Post 120, South Liberty St., Waynesboro. BCHS...
CHURCH NEWS
January 7, 2025
OUR POLICY This section is a complimentary service for Burke County churches hosting free public services. We will run your church news for two weeks. Church bake sales, yard sales, out-of-county events or events with an admission fee may be included for $10 per week, paid in advance. Email announcements...
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