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Now, I’m well aware of all the folks who have been trying to sell their “three-legged stool” theory since McCain in 2008…Father, Mother and Born on Soil. I’m well aware of the fact that some women think that the Natural Law focus on the father alone, is some kind of slight to the mothers.

Attorney Doug Kidd (pictured during the Feb. 14, 2022 meeting) has offered to get more involved in Keysville’s multitude of conflicts. City Attorney Doug Kidd says “accountability” is just around the corner for Keysville Mayor Linda Wilkes. “Your open records requests are perfectly legitimate and should be responded to and I have told the mayor

A ribbon cutting ceremony for Burke Therapy and Burke Imaging Thursday, October 26 offered attendees the opportunity to tour the departments. Less than half way through the initial lease term, Burke Hospital Company has transformed Burke County’s rural hospital into a center for excellence in orthopedic and cardiac care, with facility improvements that include state-of-the-art

Concerned Citizen James Neely pointed out the city’s charter expressly communicates that elections should be staggered and occur on odd-numbered years during the October 10 meeting. A Direct Congressional Spending grant awarded through Senator Raphael Warnock’s office for $197,000 is no longer available to assist in financing Keysville’s second well project. Environmental Protection Agency spokesperson

This spooky cemetery currently adorns the outside of Wisteria Hall on Myrick Street in Waynesboro. Editor’s note: This is the first of a series of eerie and/ or peculiar true stories that will be published throughout the month of October. An 18-year-old Burke County woman was driven to insanity in 1894 after reading romance novels.

A derogatory post Sunday, September 17 included this photo of Sheriff Alfonzo Williams. Editor’s note: The True Citizen’s reporting regarding the activities of Alfonzo Williams and Lewis Blanchard is not reflective of our support or endorsement of either one of the current candidates. We have and will continue to report the actions of all candidates

Although the City of Keysville supplied copies of their 2018 and 2019 audits to The True Citizen after a complaint was filed with the Attorney General’s Office, Keysville has failed to respond to the Department of Law. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Settlemire has given Keysville Mayor Linda Wilkes 10 days to respond to their inquiry

Editor: RE: Curbside Trash Service In reading the statement in the True Citizen “For residents who have a lengthy driveway, Lanier suggested they hook the polycart up to a trailer hitch, golf cart, or ATV to pull back and forth.” How many of us in Burke County have any of these items? Has this process

The True Citizen submitted an open records request to the Burke County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday, August 23 at 12:08 p.m. for incident reports pertaining to August 17 through August 23. The following day, Public Relations Director Clarissa Allen responded by email that the request had been received and would be fulfilled within three business days.

Sheriff Alfonzo Williams had little to say during the county’s budget work session Monday, instead allowing Budget Analyst Sgt. Austin Miettunen to do most of the talking. Earlier this year, Sheriff Alfonzo Williams requested approximately a $14.4 million budget for FY 2024 and stated to The True Citizen that it was “negotiable.” The County Commission’s