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Mr. Tyrone Patterson, 62, of Waynesboro, Georgia was born February 22, 1962. He entered into eternal rest on Sunday, October 6, 2024. Family visitation will be held Saturday, October 12, 2024 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. and public visitation will be held from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at Phinazee & Son Funeral Home, 404...
Obituaries - The True Citizen
6 days ago · Mr. Eric Council, 37, of Augusta, Georgia, was born January 8, 1987. He entered into eternal rest on Sunday, September 15, 2024. Family visitation will be held Friday, October 4, 2024 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. and public visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Phinazee & Son Funeral Home, 404 West 8th Street, Waynesboro, GA 30830.
News - The True Citizen
October 09, 2024. BRANNON BRADDOCK. Jbraddo4@gmail.com. With the severity of Hurricane Helene, area citizens were left scrambling for resources in its wake. The impact of the storm was farreaching, and the rebuild will be slow. The Waynesboro community almost had a flashback to the COVID crisis when some businesses— such as gas stations and ...
Property owner and church leader deny militant rumors
Nov 14, 2023 · Editor’s note: The True Citizen received information via email October 29, 2023, that some residents in Willow Oak Estates were greatly concerned about activities taking place on approximately 40 acres owned by a nonprofit, Father’s Heart of Georgia. The email contained a petition signed by 14 neighbors, but not yet submitted, complaining to the Burke County Board of Commissioners that <a ...
Storm damage to Georgia farms in excess of $6 billion
5 days ago · Hurricane Helene caused at least $6.46 billion in losses to Georgia farmers, according to preliminary estimates released Oct. 10 by the University of Georgia College of Agriculture & Environmental Science. That represents direct crop losses, losses to businesses that support agriculture and forestry, losses to workers in those related industries, and estimated recovery and restoration costs ...
For The Record - The True Citizen
September 25, 2024. MARGARET ANNE BROGAN. thetruecitizen.margaret@gmail.com. A man was arrested by the Burke County Sheriff’s department for calling 911 and making a false report on Tuesday, September 17. Keysville resident Johnnie Murrah was arrested by deputies after he called 911 on his girlfriend, Terri Meadows, for yelling and “messing ...
23 YEARS LATER - The True Citizen
Sep 11, 2024 · 23 YEARS LATER. Burke citizens recall 9/11 and its aftermath. September 11, 2024. The question comes from an Alan Jackson tune, and the answer is vividly embedded in the hearts of millions: Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day? In honor and remembrance of the 23rd anniversary of 9/11, a day our country was attacked ...
The True Citizen receives prestigious award for Keysville coverage
Jun 12, 2024 · Georgia Press Association President Patrick Graham presents Associate Editor Shellie Smitley with the Freedom of Information Award June 7 at the Jekyll Island Club Resort. The True Citizen won the prestigious Freedom of Information Award for doing the most during 2023 to uphold the principles of the First Amendment and to protect the public’s right
EMCs continue rebuilding power and transmission lines
Oct 3, 2024 · Georgia’s EMCs are reporting 184,000 members without power as of 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. That was down from approximately 435,000 following the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Helene. In Georgia’s hardest hit areas on the eastern side of the state, the effort is a rebuild, not just restoration. EMCs maintain more than 196,000 miles of electric line
The True Citizen welcomes intern Margaret Brogan
May 29, 2024 · Margaret Brogan’ s first professional articles will soon be published in her hometown newspaper. The Georgia Press Educational Foundation Board of Trustees selected The True Citizen to receive a $1,500 internship grant for the summer of 2024. Brogan accepted the 8-week position that began May 28. Ambitiously, Brogan earned an associate of arts – Distinction in History degree from East <a ...