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Page 2— Wednesday, June 8, 2022, The True Citizen
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Director
primary
SHELLIE SMITLEY
thetruecitizen.shellie@gmail.com
Board of Elections Director
Beau Gunn admits the June
21 primary runoff can seem
confusing.
Simply put, during this run
off election, there is only a
Democratic ballot and there
are four State-wide races;
Lieutenant Governor, Secre
tary of State, Commissioner of
Insurance and Commissioner
of Labor.
“Those who are eligible
to vote in this runoff are the
people who either used a Dem
ocratic or nonpartisan ballot
during the primary, or anyone
who didn’t vote at all,” Gunn
said. “Anyone who requested
a Republican ballot is not eli
gible to vote in the primary on
June 21.”
Lriday, June 10, is the final
day that the Board of Elections
will accept absentee ballot
requests by mail.
“It’s a very short time frame
between the primary and the
runoff,” Gunn said. “But, we
do have in-person voting early,
June 13-17 from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Again, it is a condensed
timeframe, but we do have
one week of early in-person
voting.”
Sheriff offers $30,000 reward in cold case
Cash needed for Mad Anthony’s Big Boom
Mad Anthony's Big Boom Lireworks Extravaganza is
only seven weeks away and the Waynesboro Downtown
Development Authority is still seeking donations for the
event. The cost of the event is $11,088.
WANT TO HELP?
To make a donation, send checks to the City of Waynesboro/
DDAc/o Don Lively, 615 N. Liberty St., Waynesboro, GA
30830, or to make arrangements, email donlively.dda@
gmail.com.
THIS WEEK’S DONATIONS:
Soul Bean Coffeehouse $ 50.00
Chris Roberson Trucking $50.00
Esther Moore $50.00
Georgia Power $ 100.00
Shivers Real Estate $200.00
TOTAL 450.00
TOTAL TO DATE: $7,695
GOAL: $11,088
NEEDED: $3,393
explains
runoff
Charlie Bailey is running
against Kwanza Hall in the
Democratic Lieutenant Gov
ernor race. State Rep. William
Boddie and Nicole Horn are
vying for Labor Commis
sioner. State Rep. Bee Nguyen
and former State Rep. Dee
Dawkins-Haigler are running
for Secretary of State. Raphael
Baker and Janice Laws Rob
inson are vying for Insurance
Commissioner.
The Board of Elections ex
pects to have a sample ballot
posted on their website this
week. More information is
available by calling 706-554-
7457.
Senior center
Continued from front
The new-and-improved senior center boasts an updated
kitchen.
will also offer ceramic classes
starting in July and I am really
excited about that.”
Arts and crafts classes will
also resume next month, along
with organized trips to vari
ous attractions throughout the
state. A wellness program,
emphasizing exercise and nu
trition will also begin in July.
Seniors are encouraged to
use the exercise room, now
equipped with treadmills and
peddle machines and soon to
have a stationary exercise bike.
The center has already re
sumed its hot meal program in
its updated kitchen, equipped
with new warmers and an ice
machine. Although employees
will continue to deliver lunches
to homebound seniors, hot
meals are served at the center
once again at noon during the
week. Senior members have
also resumed 9 a.m. devotion-
als.
Mathis used the extra time
that she had while the center
was closed to focus on grant
writing. A $2,000 award pur
chased five computers and a
printer. Another grant paid for
a new kiln. Additionally, the
Area Agency on Aging is pro
viding the center with a mem
bership card system that allows
seniors to scan in rather than
signing in with a pen anymore.
“We spent a lot of money on
paper,” Mathis said of the ben
efit to the pilot program. “It’s
very hard when you are trying
to walk with a cane or a walker
to bend over and sign a paper.”
Seniors can expect the cen
ter to keep growing. Mathis’
vision includes a 5-year plan
to get the center nationally
accredited.
The senior center is open
Monday through Friday from
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Anyone at least
55 years old is welcome to be
come a member. The meal pro
gram is income based, but the
rest of the services are based
on age only. Burke County
Transit provides transporta
tion to the Center for residents
in Waynesboro, Girard and
Keysville. The Senior Center
transports people in the rest
of the outlying areas. More
information about the center
is available by calling 706-
437-8007.
“I am not putting a restric
tion saying they have to come
every day,” Mathis said of se
nior members. “They can come
as many times as they want to,
but I would prefer they come
every day because it is a great
place to be.”
SHELLIE SMITLEY
thetruecitizen.shellie@gmail.com
June 1 marked the sixth an
niversary of the disappearance
of Simon Powell.
Powell was last seen by
family members around 7
p.m. on Wednesday, June 1,
2016, wearing blue Dickies
coveralls and driving a 2012
white Ford pickup truck, after
he had just visited neighbors
on his 4-wheeler. His truck was
discovered destroyed by fire
the next day on Wilson Road.
However, GBI tests confirmed
there were no human remains
among the ruins.
“It is believed the vehicle
was driven to the isolated area
for the purpose of disposing
of it,” said Sgt. Dedric Smith
at the time.
In July 2016, Powell’s fam
ily held a prayer vigil for the
missing man. In August 2016,
a crowd gathered at Mount
Zion CME Church to pray for
Powell, who was 63 years old
at the time and suffered from
diabetes.
“Over the course of the last
six years, the Burke County
Sheriff’s Office has followed
every tip and piece of informa
tion afforded us to locate Mr.
Powell,” a June 1,2022, press
release stated. “It is our belief
that Mr. Powell was a victim
of foul play.”
Sheriff Alfonzo Williams is
offering a $30,000 reward to
any person who supplies infor
mation that leads the BCSO to
the whereabouts and recovery
of Powell. No arrest or convic
tion is needed.
“It is past time to bring Mr.
Powell home,” the press re
lease stated.
Anyone with information
that will lead the BCSO to Mr.
Simon Powell is asked to call
the Sheriff’s Office at 706-
554-2133 or the C.I.D Office
at 706-554-6633.
Big Lots coming soon
Construction crews are renovating the old Bi-lo Building in
Burke Crossing Plaza on S. Liberty Street, making way for
a new Big Lots store. It is rumored the retail store will open
its doors this summer, possibly around mid-July.
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Missing since 2016, Simon Powell is believed to be a victim
of foul play.