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Vol. 140, No. 40 - Waynesboro, Ga. 30830 Established in 1882 Wednesday, November 25, 2020 - $1.00
The tiniest chefs from across the county know what they want (and what they don’t want!) for their
Thanksgiving Day feast. While several of them preferred a trip to Walmart for the turkey, others were
determined to hunt one down in the woods with their daddies. Side dish and dessert ingredients
included everything from “yellow stuff” to gummy bears, and one cook was sure to not leave out the
hand sanitizer. Above, Faith Christian Academy students Natalie Tobias, Kenjhi Henry and Taylor Petty
enjoyed their pre-Thanksgiving celebration at school and teaching their teachers a thing or two about
working a kitchen. Want to read or even test out some of our favorite recipes? The creative concoc
tions begin on 1B.
Shop local
DIANA ROYAL
jdianaroyal@gmail.com
With the biggest shopping
season upon us, the Burke
County Chamber of
Commerce asks folks to
keep local businesses in mind
while out hunting for those
special gifts.
“This is not to take away
from large retailers, whom
we are also very thankful
for,” said Chamber President
Ashley Roberts. “These
companies have helped us
buy in bulk when we were
told to stay indoors. They
put food on our tables and
supplied essential household
needs that disappeared from
store shelves as quickly as
they could stock them. The
little guys, though, have been
hit hard during the CO VID-19
pandemic, and we want help
keep their doors open and our
community thriving as we
navigate the future.”
Though supporting small
businesses has always been
vital to the economy and
quality of life in communities
like Burke County, Roberts
recognizes that need has been
amplified this year. “Small
businesses have been affected
in a way unlike ever before,”
she said. “The lingering threat
of closure is very real for
some, and others
have had to modify SEE
entirely the way SHOP,
they operate. It is 6A
COVID CORNER
This week, the Georgia Department of Health reported a
total of408,644 cases across the state, including 8,648 deaths
and 34,268 hospitalizations (as of approximately 3 p.m. on
Tuesday). That’s an increase of 17,182 positive cases, 152
deaths and 829 hospitalizations in one week. Locally, Burke
County has reached a total of 985 confirmed positives, up
27 from last Tuesday. Two new local deaths have been
reported, bringing that number to 12 and the number of total
hospitalizations increased by one to 93.
CORRECTION
In last week’s True Citizen, we misheard and incorrectly
quoted Burke County Commissioner Evans Martin in an article
about the meeting and discussion concerning the hiring of an
EMA director.
What Mr. Martin said was, “We have five candidates. He is
not one of them, but we would like to have input on one of the
five candidates for the EMA director.”
The True Citizen regrets this error.
Spartans win region, headed to final eight
DIANA ROYAL
idianaroyal@gmail.com
After a tumultuous season
due to injuries and a national
health crisis, Edmund Burke
Academy came out of its
regular season of football as
the region champions.
The Spartans (5-6, 2-1)
won the Backyard Battle
Friday night against long
time region rival Briarwood
Academy, clinching the title
with a 30-14 victory over
the Buccaneers and earning
another coveted week of
football practice during the
Thanksgiving break. Things
didn’t look good for Edmund
Burke going into halftime as
they trailed Briarwood, who
was undefeated in region
play, 7-6. But they found
a spark in the locker room
and came back to dominate.
(Statistics for this game were
not available at press time.)
“With everything that’s
happened in this season —
with season-ending injuries
for three starters to quarantine
to playing games without ten
players due to Covid issues
— to come out on top and win
the Backyard Battle against
your rival, to also clinch a
region championship after all
the setbacks and uncertainty
and just the obstacles we’ve
had to overcome,” said
Spartans head coach and
athletic director
SEE
Aaron Phillips,
“this may be one EBA,
of the most special 8A
The Spartans are the 2020 GISA Region 4-AA Champions.
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BLACK
Triday
706-554-2114 www.mizellford.com Waynesboro, Ga.