Preliminary figures for high school graduation rates are in, and Burke County High School showed a marked increase for the third straight year. More...
The Georgia Department of Education released the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) reports for all Georgia schools yesterday, showing that all Burke County schools met state requirements with the exception of Burke County High School. BCHS will be placed on the Needs Improvement list for the first time More...
Few can say they were handpicked to play college football during their senior year of high school. Cornelius Washington, who barely has his driver's license, has already earned those bragging rights as a junior. More...
Photo ID requirement in limbo just days before the primary election
Unless a judge's restraining order on Georgia's voter ID bill is overturned before next week's primary, voters won't be required to show a photo ID at the polls. More...
When activist courts intervene to overturn the will of the people as expressed through the legislature, we're almost always on the side of the people. Moreover, we have no sympathy for rapists or child molesters. Even first-time sex offenders deserve harsh punishment and close post-incarceration mon More...
Under the Helmet is a series of player profiles for the 2006 Burke County Bears football team. The kids we pull for every Friday night in the fall are all too often known for their accomplishments or failures on the field. We recognize them in their uniforms, but sometimes don't know them on the str More...
Insects have always been a limiting factor in cotton production. A wide range of insects enjoy eating cotton. A few of these insect pests include aphids, More...
Marriage enrichment Waynesboro Deliverance Evangelistic Church will hold a marriage enrichment fellowship, "Encouragement for Spiritually Unbalanced Marriages," 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 15. More...
Tommie Lynn Mead of Midville won the grand champion cow-calf pair at the Southeastern Regional Junior Hereford Show, "Herefords in the Heartland of Dixie." More...
RFD