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Page 2 — Wednesday, January 6, 2021, The True Citizen
COMPILED BY
ROYF. CHALKER JR.
September 2
No one involved had been
identified at press time, but
a shooter caused a head-on
collision when he fired into
a car travelling east toward
Walmart on the Waynesboro
bypass.
A little before 7 a. m.
Tuesday, the Waynesboro
Police Department and the
Burke County Sheriff’s Office
responded to a call about a crash
and suspected shooting at Gary
Way and Veterans Parkway.
Emergency personnel located
a male who appeared to have
been shot several times before
crossing the median and hitting
another car head on.
A federal judge has extended
the time Georgia election
officials can accept absentee
ballots if they are received up
to three days after the general
election on Nov. 3.
In a ruling Monday, Judge
Eleanor Ross of the U.S.
District Court for the Northern
District of Georgia ordered
that mail-in ballots that are
postmarked by Election Day
must be counted if they arrive
by 7 p.m. on Nov. 6, which
is within three days of the
original deadline.
Obituaries included Alberta
Ruth Ward, Tomika Walker,
Franklin Beasley and Margie
Williams Grant.
September 9
The first day of public
school looked very different
for Burke County this year.
Some students entered their
classrooms while others logged
in from home. Burke County
Public Schools have a total
enrollment of 4,300 students
for the 2020-2021 school year,
with 2,227 participating in the
hybrid schedule and 2,073
opting for total distance/virtual
learning.
Obituaries included James
Owens, Johnny Patterson,
Evelyn E. Smith and Johnnie
Mae Gresham.
September 16
Though due to COVID-19
the tradition of this annual food
giveaway may have looked and
operated a bit differently, the
impact of it remained the same.
On S aturday morning, dozens
of volunteers joined employees
of Queensborough National
Bank and Trust Company and
the Lafoon family to help give
away more than 12,000 pounds
of food to more than 250 Burke
County families.
The giveaway, held at the
Waynesboro Exchange Club
fairgrounds, was a drive-
thru this year, consisting
of 39 volunteers including
employees from several
Queensborough branches,
Edmund Burke Academy’s
Interact Club, retirees from
Georgia Power, members of
the Ark of Safety Fellowship
Association Inc., members
of Antioch Rock Creek,
Red Hill, Phillip Grove and
Noah’s Ark Baptist churches,
Waynesboro Exchange
Club, Christian Motorcycle
Association, Waynesboro
Fire Department, Waynesboro
Police Department, Burke
County Sheriff’s Office, Burke
County Bus Shop and others
from within the community.
Obituaries included James
Earl Gilliam, Albert Henry
Sallins, Merle Arthur “Art”
Doan, Jr. and Jerrie Bell
Herrington.
September 23
The bridge over Brier Creek
in Keysville has been dedicated
in honor of the city’s former
Mayor Maggie B. Cartwright.
Saturday, a group of civic
and political leaders, led by
State Representative Gloria
Frazier, gathered to honor Mrs.
Cartwright for her dedication to
the people of Keysville during
her 2013-2016 term as mayor.
While Burke County was
spared from the destruction
Hurricane Sally wreaked across
the Southeast, heavy rainfall
did lead to flash flooding in
some local areas.
Amylia Lester, spokesperson
for the Burke County
Emergency Management
Agency, said that just before
the flash flood warning hit
on Thursday, the National
Weather Service reported the
rain that was headed toward
Burke County was falling at
a rate of two inches per hour.
Exact measurements of
rainfall were not available,
but Lester was able to
provide approximate numbers
for various areas: Vidette,
Waynesboro and Keysville, 4-6
inches; Alexander, 3 inches;
Midville, 2-3 inches; and
Sardis and Girard, 1-1.5 inches.
Obituaries included
Jacqueline D. (Jackie) Glisson,
Gregory Allen “Cookie Man”
Flakes, Raymond James Pisani,
Lennard Dean McBride, George
Palmer, Gussie Quarterman
Holmes Lawson and Pauline
Roberson Brigham.
September 30
The Burke County Sheriff’s
Office and local community
came together last week to
celebrate the retirement of
Chief Deputy Lewis Blanchard,
following a career that spanned
30 years. Blanchard was
presented with a certificate
from the FBI recognizing him
for his many years of service
in law enforcement and was
also honored by the City of
Waynesboro with a key to the
city. He is pictured with Sheriff
Alfonzo Williams, with whom
he began his service to Burke
County in 2016.
Obituaries included Remer
“Man” Lane brown, Jr.,
Barbara L. Williams, Michael
O’Hara Jones, Jr., Delores
“Dee” Faglier Hinson and
Allen Brown, Sr.
October 7
Chief Rusty Sanders, who
joined the Burke County
Emergency Management
Agency in 1987, recently
announced his plans for
retirement.
In a letter addressed to
county manager Merv Waldrop
and dated Sept. 21, Sanders
stated he’d been very blessed
to have had a long career that
he has enjoyed over the last
46 years, 33 of which were in
Burke.
Obituaries included Billy A.
Williamson.
October 14
Hundreds of voters turned
out to cast their ballots early
for the upcoming Nov. 3
general election. The line at
the historical Burke County
Courthouse stretched outside
into the parking lot for several
hours on both Monday and
Tuesday as citizens took
advantage of the early voting
period, which began Monday
and will continue through
Oct. 30. According to Laverne
Sello, executive director for
the Burke County Board of
Elections Office, 307 county
residents came out on Monday
to vote, and as of 3 p.m. on
Tuesday, another 206 showed
up, for a total of 513 in less
than two days. Sello said there
is rarely 100 on the first day,
even with big races like that
for United States President.
She also noted that absentee
ballot requests continue
to pile in. “Our mailbox is
overflowing every day,” she
said, adding that some days it’s
so full another mail container
is required at the post office.
Obituaries included Hazel
B. Mead, William “Evans”
Crockett, Jr., James Eugene
“J.E.” Thomas, Margaret
Griner and Rodney Dukes.
October 21
As the hunt for a new EMA
director continues, Burke
County commissioners have
found themselves under
scrutiny by the public.
At last Tuesday’s regularly
scheduled commission
meeting, several citizens spoke
out against the board’s decision
to change the job description
for the position, asking
commissioners why they
would lower their standards for
such an important job and then
accusing them of doing so in
order to hire someone specific.
Board chairperson Terri
Lodge Kelly explained to
the group that the standards
were changed not to lower the
qualifications
but instead
to widen the
hiring pool.
“This doesn’t
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