Children and their parents walk hand-in-hand into Blakeney Elementary School Tuesday morning. Burke County Public Schools welcomed children back Tuesday for the first day of school. Cars lined up in front of the schools as parents dropped off eager youngsters, while a few moms and dads opted to acco... More...
A Waynesboro teenager was shot to death with an assault rifle. Damian Antwion Wright, 16, was murdered in the front yard of a Westgate home Sunday night following what Police Chief Karl E. Allen says was a heated argument with a man nicknamed "Miami. More...
The retrial of a Burke County man convicted of murdering his wife and stepdaughter is set to begin Monday. Willie W. Palmer will stand trial at the Burke County Court House before Superior Court Judge William Fleming. The master witness list filed by District Attorney Danny Craig's office includ... More...
Farmers chalking up big losses could qualify for emergency loans By Anne Marie Kyzer Staff Writer
The lack of rainfall prompted the U.S. Department of Agriculture to declare Burke and 148 other Georgia counties disaster areas last week. The declaration will make farmers in Burke County eligible for low interest emergency loans, if they meet certain criteria. More...
First Baptist Church is offering relief from the summer heat. With forecasts topping the 100s, church members have decided to turn their fellowship hall into a short term heat shelter for residents without air conditioning. According to associate pastor Don Veldboom, the Liberty Street facility ... More...
This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that takes major steps toward fixing our health care system for Georgians and all Americans. The bill, called the Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act, is a package of improvements to a health care system nearly everyone a... More...
Basketball players compete in national competitions
Burke County basketball players are earning a name for themselves on the national level. Three hoops stars from Burke County High School traveled to competitions last month to contend with players from across the country. DeVonda Lewis earned recognition when he went to the USA Junior Nationals ... More...
When police saw a small child in a woman's lap instead of a car seat, they planned on writing a ticket - but that was before they discovered the car was stolen and had a suspected drug dealer inside. More...
Edward Eugene Weaver Jr., 44, of Sylvania, passed away on Saturday, July 28, 2007 at University Hospital in Augusta. His funeral service was Tuesday, July 31 at 4 p.m. at Thompson Strickland-Waters Chapel with the Rev. George Pevey officiating. More...
Genealogical society The Burke County Genealogical Society will meet 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13, at the Burke County Library. The speaker will be Peggy G. Hargis, professor of sociology at Georgia Southern University. She will speak about recollections of redemption: race, memory and the Civil War. More...
Metropolitan Metropolitan Baptist Church will celebrate the ninth pastoral anniversary of the Rev. Charles Shipman 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12. The Rev. James Kendricks and members of Hale Street Baptist Church will be in charge of services. More...
When Jami Hargrove graduated from high school, she followed her dreams - and with the first year of college now behind her, she's beginning to see those dreams come to fruition. More...
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