There's hope that progress will soon be apparent on the long stretch of U.S. Highway 25 that remains unfinished in Burke County. However, the name of a different company will be seen on the asphalt trucks navigating the sea of orange construction barrels. More...

While hundreds of Masters guests spend their nights in Burke County, dozens of business owners will feel the economic ripple. Although retailers won't get much bang from the next week's barrage of visitors, local golf course, hotel, restaurant and convenience store owners look forward to one of their better weeks of the year. More...

If the act is approved, Burke County taxpayers may have to foot the more than $10,000 bill to compensate the county's sheriff. Sen. J. B. Powell recently introduced Senate Bill 311, an act that would amend the salary of Burke County Sheriff Greg Coursey by $10,000. More...

A Richmond County deputy and an elderly Sardis man died last week following two unrelated wrecks. Deputy Eric Sikes, who lives in northern Burke County, died last Wednesday from injuries he received the day prior when his patrol car slammed into a tree off Allen Road in Hephzibah. More...