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The True Citizen, Wednesday, November 18, 2009 — Page 7A
Bruce Storm resigns
Commissioners seek co-chair for
Census Complete Count Committee
ByTres Bragg
tresbragg@bellsouth.net
Less than one year after the
Burke County Board of Commis
sioners created the County Cen
sus Complete Count Committee,
the co-chairman has resigned.
Only five months remain until
Burke County has to report its
numbers for the 2010 Census, and
the resignation of Brace Storm
has county commissioners
searching for a replacement. “We
need to get somebody in here
quick,” county chairman Wayne
Crockett said during last week’s
county commission meeting. Wil
liam Bessent, co-chairman of the
county’s census committee, asked
that the commissioners appoint
someone to fill Storm’s position
in order to “get things moving.”
The committee is responsible for
gathering information that will
give a more accurate count of
residents in Burke County. Dur
ing the last census, a number of
residents who use post office
boxes rather than street addresses
were omitted. The committee was
designed to help eliminate errors
such as this one, which caused
grant funding to be lower than it
would have been if all persons
were accounted for.
According to County Admin
istrator Merv Waldrop, Storm’s
resignation is due to health issues
with his mother. Although com
missioners didn’t appoint anyone
to the position during the meet
ing, they arc expected to make a
decision within the next few
weeks.
Burke County gains second SAT testing site
By Anne Marie Kyzer
annemariek@thetruecitizen.com
Burke County juniors and se
niors will soon have another op
tion when deciding where they
take college readiness exams.
Burke County High School was
recently approved by The College
Board as site for administering the
SAT. The school may begin offer
ing the test there in January 2010,
according to an announcement
made by testing director Allen
Kicklighter at the board of educa
tion meeting last week.
Previously, Edmund Burke
Academy was the only local site
for students, enrolled in public or
private school, to take the test. Oth
erwise, they traveled to sites in
other counties.
Burke County Public Schools
administrators say more students
may choose to take the exam if it
is offered there.
The College Board is the non
profit association that developed
and oversees the SAT program.
Confederate Christmas
Costume clad reinactors traveled to Wisteria Hall
last weekend for living history tour set amidst the
Civil War. The tour was the fourth of its kind at the
Waynesboro bed and breakfast, and was aimed at
giving attendees a slice of life from 19 th Century
Georgia. From civilians to soldiers, actors ranged
from local civil war buffs who tended their wounds
on a Confederate campsite to professional Mark
Twain and General Robert E. Lee impersonators.
To see photos of the entire tour, go to the photo gallery
at www.thetruecitizen.com
Vogtle on schedule,
within budget so far
By Anne Marie Kyzer
annemariek@thetruecitizen.com
A hearing conducted by the
Georgia Public Service Commis
sion to review progress on Vogtle
expansion activities revealed no
real surprises last week.
Georgia Power officials indi
cated the project is on schedule and
within budget.
Georgia Power’s share of the
cost for new reactors at Plant
Vogtle remains the same for now,
despite some news reports that
$1.5 billion had been cut from cost
projections.
Georgia Power’s total price tag,
according to data provided by the
PSC, remains at $6.1 billion in
cluding $4.5 billion for construc
tion and $1.6 billion for financ
ing, for a total of $6.1 billion. Their
price tag was initially estimated at
$6.4 billion, but the company plans
to save around $300 million by be
ginning to charge ratepayers for
the reactors during the constrac-
Burke Transit
radios thanks
ByTres Bragg
tresbragg @ bellsouth .net
Burke Transit will soon get a
new addition, compliments of
the federal stimulus funds.
As part of the American Re
covery and Reinvestment Act
(AARA) for transit systems
across the state, the Department
of Transportation (DOT) has
sent commissioners a contract
to provide a van and four radios
at no cost to the county.
tion phase, substantially decreas
ing interest charges. That cost-re
covery measure was approved by
the legislature and the PSC earlier
this year.
Under the plan, the average resi
dential customer’s bill will in
crease by about $1.30 each year
from 2011 until the reactors arc
completed in 2017. According to
Georgia Power, that will ultimately
increase bills by about $9 instead
of a lump increase of about $12
had the alternate plan not been in
place.
Some media outlets reported last
week the cost of construction had
decreased by $ 1.5 billion. Accord
ing to PSC public affairs officer
Bill Edge, those reports incorrectly
assumed the total cost of the
project was $4.5 billion. That fig
ure only includes actual construc
tion costs and does not include the
$1.6 billion finance charges, so the
estimated cost of the project has
not decreased.
gets new van,
to ARRA
Normally DOT pays 95 per
cent of the cost and the county
has to pay the remaining 5 per
cent. However, this time the
ARRA will pay the full cost of
the van and radios with no lo
cal match required.
Burke County Commission
ers approved the application
during last week’s meeting. The
new van and radios are expected
to be here before the end of the
year.
Open House
Approximately 200 guests attended Joiner-Anderson-Saxon
Funeral Home’s Open House Sunday afternoon. Door prize
winners were Waynesboro residents Pauline Beard and
Janie Perkins and Annette Jenkins of Sardis. Above, Ralph
Dickey of Southern Bank, Dave Henry of Waynesboro, and
City of Sardis Mayor Preston Conner register for door prizes.
Below are Joiner Anderson Saxon Funeral Home Funeral
Assistant Lee Bacino, Adalia Sawyer, Paula Prescott Jor
dan, Sherry Smith and Holly Prescott.
Jenkins
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MEAT
D.L. Lee Shank Portion Smoked
Ham 99 c ib.
D.L. Lee Butt Portion Smoked
Ham $ 1 19 ib.
D.L. Lee
Smoked Picnics $ 1 19 ib.
Master Chef Frozen
Turkey .rtMiiiiilKrr.89 c ib.
Fresh
Baking Hen 99 c ib.
Jumbo Pack Fryer
Split Breast $ 1 19 ib.
Boneless Skinless
Fryer Breast $ 2 69 ib.
Claxton Chicken
Gizzards 89'ib.
GROCERIES
Boston Butt
Pork Roast
$ 1 39 ib.
Family Pack Boneless
Pork Chops
$ 2"lb.
10 Ib. box Fresh
Pork Riblets
$<I2"
Harper Country Cured
Ham
$ 1 59 lb.
Semi Boneless
Rib Eye Steaks
$ 5"lb.
USDA Select Bone-In
Rib Roast
$ 5"lb.
Boneless Beef Eye of Round
Roast
$ 3"lb.
1 Ib. Hormel Black Label
Sliced Bacon
s 3"
16 oz. Sunnyland
Jumbo Franks
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16 oz. Our Family Fresh Pork
Roll Sausage
5/ $ 5
Our Family or IGA 2 liter
Drinks
36 oz. Blue Bunny
Ice Cream 2/ $ 5
27 oz. Mrs. Smith Frozen
Pies s 3"
1 Ib. Crystal Farms
Butter 2/ $ 3
8oz. Kraft Chunk or Shredded
Cheese 2/ $ 5
32 oz. Kraft Mayo or
10.75 oz. Campbell's Cream of 64 oz. Mrs. Clark
OQ< Chicken or Mushroom
Soup 89*
10.50 oz. Campbell's Beef or
Turkey Gravy 89*
14 oz. Swanson Chicken or
Beef Broth 69*
Apple Juice 5/ s 5
16 oz. IGA Clear
Plastic Cups 99*
40 ct. Value Choice
Foam Plates 99*
8 rolls Bounty
18.25 0, Duncan Hines Paper TOWelS.... $ 8"
Cake Mix 4/ $ 5 ..
6 oz. Keebler Graham
Ready Crust 99*
15 ct. Chi net
Dinner Plates. .2/ s 5
24 Rolls or 12 Double Rolls
Confectioners
Miracle Whip..
16 oz. Kraft -
Salad Dressings.. .2/ s 5 ^9 ar
34.5 oz. Maxwell House or
33.9 oz. Folgers
$^69 2 Ib. Dixie Crystal Brown or Angel Soft
4 Ib. bag Dixie Crystal
Sugar.
,2/ $ 3
,2/ $ 4
Coffee *7" 4 pk. Hunts Snack Pack Gel or
15 oz. IGA Canned Corn, Green PuddillCJ 4/^5
Bath Tissue $ 6"
68.75 oz. Xtra Liquid Laundry
Detergent 2/ s 5
gallon Regular IGA
Bleach 2/ $ 3
Beans or
48 oz. IGA
Sweet Peas....10/ $ 6 vegetable Oil. .2/ $ 5
PRODUCE
Mississippi Sweet iy _
Potatoes 49*ib.
Fresh Green 3 Ib. bag Yellow Medium 3 Ib. bag Red or Golden Delicious
99
Celery Stalks....89* Onions $ 1 89 Apples $ 1
4 Ib. bag Idaho 4 Ib. bag Florida 12 oz. bag Stone Mountain
Potatoes $ 1" Oranges 2/ $ 5 Pecan Halves $ 5"