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Vol. 142, No. 6 - Waynesboro, Ga. 30830
Established in 1882
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 - $1.00
Dr. Daphne Ivery is the assistant superintendent of Human Resources at BCPS.
BCHS offers summer employment
SHELLIE SMITLEY
thetruecitizen.shellie@gmail.com
The Burke County High
School has changed the way it
offers student-based summer
employment positions this year.
In previous years, available
positions were filled by word-
of-mouth. However, this year the
school system has taken steps to
open up the application process
by disseminating notice of open
positions throughout the student
body. Dr. Daphne Ivery, assis
tant superintendent of Human
Resources, is excited to give
every student equal opportunity
to apply.
BCHS department directors
inform the Human Resource
department of their need for
summer help. Typically, the open
positions range from 50 to 60
opportunities for students to gain
experience and have something
to put on their resumes.
Ivery said filling the positions
is based on whether students are
dependable, trainable and willing
to acquire skills that will enhance
their employability. It is not
just honor roll students who get
hired. A “C” student is still seen
as employable.
“If you are not coming to
school every day then I don’t
need to hire you, because your
attendance is poor,” she said.
“If you stay in trouble, you may
not be an individual that I can
determine as trustworthy.”
The high school’s work-based
learning program often hires
students to work on
cep
campus during the year
as well. The program BCHS,
allows juniors and se- 5
State of the downtown
Waynesboro’s Downtown De
velopment Director, Don Lively,
recently celebrated ten years in
that position. During his tenure the
downtown has seen much growth
with many new businesses opening
up. Recently, The True Citizen sat
down with Lively to discuss the
“state of the downtown”.
Citizen: Things seem to be going
very well downtown. How does it
look from your perspective?
Lively: I am very pleased with
our growth and with the caliber of
businesses that we’ve been able to
attract. Even during the two years
of Covid, new businesses continued
to open and all of them seem to be
doing very well in spite of enduring
the pandemic. Most of the shop own
ers, the minute the shutdowns began
two years ago, began to put more
emphasis on online and internet
sales and that has worked very well.
I’ve learned that, given the choice,
Waynesboro and Burke County folks
love supporting local businesses and
shopping and dining at home, and
that support has been nothing short
of amazing in recent years.
Citizen: What kind of changes
have you seen in your ten years as
Downtown Director?
Lively: When I first took the posi
tion there were basically six viable
retail shops downtown and a couple
of those were more part-time than
full. There were two restaurants on
the main drags. As of this week, with
a new shop opening up a week or so
ago, there are now eighteen locally
owned retail shops and a total of
seven eateries in the downtown, with
at least two more shops on the way.
Of course, like any business district,
we’ve had a couple of shops that
opened and were not able to make
it, but for the most part, the growth
has been very healthy.
Citizen: That’s pretty phenomenal
growth. What do you attribute it to?
Lively: Well, as you know, many
small downtowns around the South
have been badly hurt over the years
by large corporate stores moving in.
Waynesboro was no exception to that.
But, unlike many nearby towns, we
have been able to make a real come-
Don Lively
back over the last decade. We have
an active Chamber of Commerce. We
have our Downtown Organization of
Retailers (D.O.O.R.) that is also very
active. And my organization, the
Downtown Development Authority
has, during my tenure, been blessed
with many forward-thinking board
members who have
the best interests of SEE
the downtown at DOWNTOWN,
heart. 3
Boss Hog will have
a few surprises
SHELLIE SMITLEY
thetruecitizen.shellie@gmail.com
Planning the Waynesboro’s popu
lar event is no easy task. There is a
to-do list that D.O.O.R. Co-chairs
Lindsey Beazley Keller and Nan
Palmer Lynch begin chipping away
at in November. By January, they are
working in full force. The biggest
challenge though is in figuring out
how to park the giant RV’s that carry
the cooking teams.
“These teams are professional,”
Nan said. “Some of them do this for a
living, it’s their only job. They come
with huge rigs, but if that’s our only
problem, I’ll take it.”
The task of mak
ing the event happen
is made easier be
cause of the willing-
SEE
BOSS HOG,
2
Midville Mayor under
State investigation
SHELLIE SMITLEY
thetruecitizen.shellie@gmail.com
The Georgia Secretary of State’s
Office is conducting an investigation
into the residency of recently elected
Midville Mayor Wallace Lemons.
The investigation, headed by Mark
Wright, will include interviews and
a review of documents. The findings
will be presented to the State Elec
tions Board, according to Walter
Jones of the State Press Office.
The case was opened March 15
and names William Thorne as the
complainant.. According to the SOS
case management list, it is hied under
the category Elections-Candidate
Qualifying Issue. Elections-Resi-
dency.
The State Elections Board has
several options including, dismissal,
handing down recommendations to
lower boards, making a referral to
the local district attorney’s office or
the Attorney General. There is no set
timeline for the process. Board seats
are held by volunteers who meet on
a as-needed basis.
“Sometimes it takes a while to
work through their agenda,” Jones
said.
HOLY WEEK SERVICES BEGIN SUNDAY
One of the most meaningful tra
ditions in Waynesboro each year is
the gathering of the churches for
worship each day at noon during
Holy Week. This tradition was
tripped up by COVID during the
last two years. We observed a part
of the tradition by having different
pastors come each day during Holy
Week to speak with the service
being streamed live from a local
church. It was what we had to do;
it surely was not what we wanted
to do. But this year we are going
live again!
Holy Week services begin on
Monday April 11 and continue
through April 15. The services are
held each day at noon with the ser
vice running about thirty minutes
and a lunch served afterwards. We
want you to come. We do receive
an offering each day which goes
for ministries in our community,
most of it to assist people passing
through our community who need
lodging for a night or a good meal.
“Not being able to be together
the last two years has made Holy
Week very different for me, so I
am grateful to God that we are at a
place and time where we can come
together once again. I look forward
to seeing lots of people join us for
Holy Week this year,” said A1
Wright.
WORSHIP SUILDULL
MONDAY, APRIL 11
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
Pastor Isaac Salgado
TUESDAY, APRIL 12
First United Methodist Church
Father Larry Jesion
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13
Rosemont Baptist Church
Pastor Tony Branham
THURSDAY, APRIL 14
Waynesboro Deliverance Church
Pastor Matt Wigley
FRIDAY, APRIL 15
Waynesboro Church of God
Pastor Charles Green
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