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The True Citizen, Wednesday, July 14, 2021 — Page 3
BURKE
COUNTY'S
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Judge allows Columbia County to split
SHELLIE SMITLEY
thetruecitizen.shellie@gmail.com
Columbia County will of
ficially move forward with a
new judicial circuit, leaving
Augusta and Burke County to
fend for themselves.
Senior Judge Adele Grubbs
decided July 12 that Senate
Bill 9 is valid and enforceable,
paving the way for Columbia
County to move forward.
Grubbs lifted a temporary
restraining order placed on the
State of Georgia and Governor
Brian Kemp. However, the
temporary stay ordered earlier
in the case by Judge Gayle
Tuson remains in place until
July 15. The Supreme Court of
Georgia will also have to lift its
stay, ordered July 7.
Grubb’s ruling for the legal
ity of Senate Bill 9 is a blow
to attorney Willie Saunders
and Black Votes Matters, both
plaintiffs in civil cases alleging
the bill had a discriminatory
purpose and violated The Vot
ing Rights Act of 1965.
“The plaintiffs, Willie Saun
ders and Black Voters Matter
Incorporated, do have the right
to appeal, but absent any such
appeal, there will be no further
hearings in this case,” Attorney
Adam Nelson said.
BCPS prepares for upcoming school year
SHELLIE SMITLEY
thetruecitizen.shellie@gmail.com
The Burke County Public
School system is preparing for
the new year with its annual
Summer Leadership program
July 19-20.
District directors, instruc
tional coaches, principals and
assistant principals will attend
a presentation by renowned
principal Baruti Kafele. Kaf-
ele, a highly regarded urban
educator in New Jersey for
more than 20 years, has dis
tinguished himself as a master
teacher and a transformational
school leader.
BCPS is hosting motiva
tional speaker and bestselling
author Chad Porter during its
District Kickoff July 28 at the
high school’s auditorium.
The purpose of the annual
event is to bring everybody in
the system together to set the
tone and direction for the up
coming school year, Superin-
tendant Angela Williams said.
Porter’s book Severed
Dreams achieved Best Sell
ing status within days after
its release. He was the lead
Motivational Speaker on the
Zig Ziglar International Team.
Last year’s district event was
cancelled due to COVID-19.
Volleyball camp is July 15
DIANA ROYAL
jdianaroyal@gmail.com
The Lady Bears vol
leyball team is offering in
structional camp to younger
players this month.
Burke County High
School will hold volley
ball camp Thursday, July
15, from 5-8 p.m. for girls,
rising third through eighth
employee is $20.
According to head coach
David Skinner, the camp
will offer instruction on
offensive and defensive
fundamentals, including
passing, setting and at
tacking.
“All of these plus team
work will be emphasized
to make everyone a better
volleyball player,” he said,
grade. adding that c ampers will be
Camp directors will be grouped according to age
Lady Bears volleyball and ability.
coaches, and team mem
bers will serve as instruc
tors. The cost is $30 per
camper or $25 each for
two or more siblings. BOE
To register or for ad
ditional information,
call the BCHS office at
706.554.5101 or Skinner
at 706.871.9627.
Chad Porter
Event covers educators’ needs
SHELLIE SMITLEY
thetruecitizen.shellie@gmail.com
Community agencies have
partnered to relieve Burke
County educators from some
out-of-pocket expenses.
AMERIGROUP Commu
nity Care, Communities in
Schools of Burke County-Fam
ily Connection, Inc, the City of
Waynesboro and the Waynes
boro Police Department are
sponsoring the “Teacher Clos
et” July 24 from 10 a.m. to
noon.
The event, held at the
Waynesboro Police Depart
ment, is designed so teachers
can pick up prepackaged class
room supplies geared toward
each grade level. The supplies
are items typically asked of
parents, some of whom may
not be able to afford. Teachers
often end up purchasing the
items themselves. This the first
time the event will take place
in Burke County.
“We have so many teachers,
especially since last year, that
have been put to the back-
burner, so I wanted to come
out to Burke County and show
those teachers support and
love,” said Nardia Matthews,
AMERIGROUP Marketing
Representative.
Teresa Carter, executive
director of Communities in
Schools, said that many times
grant funds the school system
receives do not authorize the
purchase of certain classroom
items.
“Teachers have to come out-
of-pocket sometimes, and we
want to try and decrease that,”
she said. “The school system
has to use that money to keep
the schools running.”
All of the involved sponsors
donated the supplies. However,
there is always a need for print
er paper. Anyone interested in
donating should contact Carter
at 706-554-7213.
LETTERTO THE EDITOR
Editor,
Once again, our friends and neighbors here in Waynesboro
and Burke County have shown their great generosity. Several
years ago, the Waynesboro Downtown Development Authority,
of which I am the director, took on the task of bringing an annual
fireworks show to town. There had been a gap of a few years when
there was no show due to the civic group that had sponsored the
show for so long having dissolved. Since that time the DDAhas
provided local folks with an ever-better event each year with the
funding coming 100% from donations. We get no funding from
the city or the county. This year fifty different groups, businesses
or individuals generously donated and because they did, we were
able produce another fantastic Mad Anthony’s Big Boom Fire
works Extravaganza. Thanks to those donors, over a thousand
folks began the holiday weekend with a great show. Thank you
Wayneboro and Burke County for always coming through.
Don Lively
Downtown Development Director
City of Waynesboro
BCPS announces online verification process
Burke County Public
Schools announced its online
Returning Student Annual
Verification for the 2021-2022
academic year.
The online process replaces
the paper forms sent home at
the beginning of each school
year to update student infor
mation. Only students who at
tended a Burke County Public
School at the end of the 2020-
2021 academic year should
Covid-19
complete the returning student
annual verification.
According to BCPS spokes
person Amy Nunnally, to take
advantage of this easy online
process, parents must have an
email address on hie. Those
who do not have an email
address should contact the
student’s school for assistance
Monday through Friday 7:30
a.m.to 4:30 p.m.
The first parent/guardian
listed in PowerS chool should
have received a separate
email for each student July 12
with online instructions and
a unique “SnapCode” that is
needed to begin the online pro
cess, according to Nunnally.
The link directs parents to their
child’s PowerS chool Enroll
ment form, where information
can be updated.
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Laurie, two medications he did
not take prior to contracting the
disease.
Mary, 61, exhibited a cough
about a week after her husband
was admitted. She experienced
dehydration, nausea, headache,
fever and extreme fatigue. She
lost her senses of taste and
smell.
“My worst fear was that we
would both get sick at the same
time,” she said. “My worst fear
came true.”
Her neighbors left soup and
other food on her porch as she
battled the virus at home.
“I was sick, like really sick,
for about two weeks. I was so
weak I could barely walk,” she
said. “The third week I started
to feel better.”
Mary now requires a higher
dose of blood pressure medi
cine than she did before she
contracted the virus. Laurie
notices that his wife is a lot
more short-tempered than she
was before. She also continues
to struggle with short-term
memory loss.
Although Mary had a less
severe case than her husband,
she still felt like she was fight
ing for her life. In her opinion,
using her continuous posi
tive airway pressure (CPAP)
therapy throughout the entire
day, instead of just at night,
kept her from hospitalization.
“It got to the point, where I
could not catch my breath. I
was gasping for air,” she said.
Laurie and Mary said the
decision to get vaccinated with
the Moderna vaccine was an
easy choice.
“I don’t want to get it again,”
Laurie said. “It’s a thing you
wouldn’t want to go through
twice; if you go through it
once and you come out on the
other side.”
Mary said she felt a sense of
relief knowing that a vaccine
had been developed that may
keep her from dying if she
contracted the virus again.
“I was scared to death,” she
said. “I didn’t even have to
think about it.”
Laurie said he experienced
mild symptoms after each dose
of the vaccine that resembled
the actual virus. They lasted 24
hours each time.
“It was not nearly as bad as
having COVID,” he said with
an adamant look on his face. “I
would tell anybody that never
had COVID, that you don’t
want it because it is a feeling
like I never had, it attacks your
entire body.”
As news reports point to
the Delta variant increasingly
becoming the dominant strain
across the country, knowing
that she is vaccinated gives
Mary a little bit of peace.
“I am scared for everybody
who is not vaccinated,” she
said. “Especially young peo
ple, because I see where this
variant is attacking the younger
generations. So many of them
are scared to be vaccinated, but
I don’t know why. They should
be scared of getting COVID.”
Laurie agrees. He said peo
ple who fear the effects of the
vaccine should understand
that the effects of the virus are
worse.
“I don’t wish the virus on
anybody,” he said.
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