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New laws will affect elections, taxes, healthcare. DAVE WILLIAMS Bureau Chief Capitol Beat News Service | December 31, 2024. Most new laws the General Assembly enacted this year took effect in July, but some significant legislation or portions of legislation lawmakers passed pertaining to elections, taxes, and health care don't become operative until New Year's Day.
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6 days ago · At the request of the state of Georgia, FEMA has extended the deadline for survivors to apply for federal assistance. Homeowners and renters in the 63 counties who were affected by Tropical Storm Debby, Aug. 4-20, 2024, and Hurricane Helene, Sept. 24-Oct. 30, 2024, now have until Feb. 7, 2025, to apply.
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Georgia Farm Bureau President Tom McCall issued the following statement on the passing of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter: Georgia Farm Bureau President Tom McCall said today that former President Jimmy Carter’s contributions to agriculture have helped shape the way others think about agriculture.
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Bob Malabar Hickman, 82, of Waynesboro, Georgia, passed away peacefully on December 20, 2024. Born in Burke County on September 9, 1942, to the late Robert Lamar Hickman and Dora Mallard Hickman, Bob lived a life rooted in love for family, community, and hard work.
LOOKING BACK - The True Citizen
Aug 6, 2024 · 20 YEARS AGO – AUGUST 11, 2004 An $850,000 greenway project was announced which would link downtown Waynesboro to the recreation department, future library, technical college and the new school complex. The two-mile walking and hiking trail would be funded by a $650,000 grant from the Georgia Department of Transportation with $200,000 from the City of Waynesboro. Burke County schools, <a ...
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6 days ago · The Burke County Emergency Management Agency responded to 115 patients’ calls during the week ending Dec. 15. Of those, 80 resulted in transports, including 41 to Augusta hospitals and five to other out-of-county hospitals. Thirty nine of the transports were determined to be emergencies and 41 ...
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Jan 9, 2024 · 20 YEARS AGO – JANUARY 14, 2004 Former Waynesboro mayor and state representative George DeLoach announced he would be a candidate for the Georgia House of Representatives 100th district held by Alberta Anderson, also of Waynesboro. A gala homecoming was being planned for the homecoming of Waynesboro’s Charlie Battery of the Georgia National Guard’s 214th Field Artillery. The unit had <a ...
The Walker Settlement - The True Citizen
Apr 11, 2012 · The story of two slave mothers and the legacy left to their children is now part of the Burke County Archives collection. The women’s direct descendents, many of whom grew up in the “Walker Settlement” in Keysville, hope the public record will lead the next generations back to their beginnings in Burke County.
SPD Chief recognized for service - The True Citizen
Dec 26, 2023 · (l to r) SPD Chief Scotti Sanford and Chief John Maynard. Sardis Police Chief Scotti Sanford was honored by his peers December 19 for his many years of service as the District Elected Representative of the Georgia Association of Chief of Police (GACP) District 7. GACP District 7 is comprised of 13 counties and over
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