The wife of a Burke County deputy fought off and identified two armed robbers who tried to empty the safe at Jet Food Store yesterday (Tuesday). More...
Burke County citizens gathered on the courthouse lawn in celebration of Veterans Day, Saturday, Nov. 11. The event was sponsored by the American Legion Post 120. Special guest speaker was the Rev. Dr. Al Wright of First Baptist Church of Waynesboro. Waynesboro Mayor Jesse Stone also spoke, and Burke More...
The Burke County Grand Jury found enough evidence to indict four local men accused of murdering an Athens resident and leaving his body outside a vacant home in Augusta. More...
We don't have a solution, but somebody needs to find one. Crime in the Magnolia Acres housing development is a problem the whole community needs to address. More...
Burke County wrapped up the 2006 football campaign with a 35-0 route of the Benedictine Cadets Saturday night. The shutout tied the record for the most shutouts in a season with five, and quarterback Tyler Hammet set a new school record for the highest completion percentage in a season. The Bears fi More...
Miss Bryna Lauren McComb became the bride of Mr. Carson Tomlin Wiggins 6 p.m. Saturday, May 27, 2006 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Hickory, N.C. More...
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