L eah Lewis spends her life with convicted felons. Fifty-two of them, actually. She tracks them down with the resolve of an oncoming train, wheeling her Impala down rutted dirt roads and into graffiti streaked neighborhoods. More...
Burke County deputies may have another case of dog fighting on their hands. An anonymous caller pointed them to a clearing off River Road Saturday where they found one chained pit bull and the decomposing body of another. According to Sgt. Dedric Smith, the live pit bull had no obvious injuries. More...
Six qualify for Waynesboro mayor and council seats
By Elizabeth Billips Associate Editor
Three days of qualifying brought no new faces to the Nov. 6 mayor's race in Waynesboro. As expected, the race comes down to two political veterans - former mayor George DeLoach and former vice-mayor Pauline Jenkins. While there are no surprises in the mayoral race, city council proved different... More...
105 Parolees 98 Males 7 Females • 39 for Property Crimes • 29 for Drug Sales/Trafficking • 13 for Violent Crimes • 11 for Drug Possession • 11 for Other Crimes • 1 for Sex Crimes More...
Burke County residents James R. and Jennifer Morris got a big thank you from the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) after turning their property on Hancock Landing Road into a certified wildlife habitat. More...
Thanks to the generosity of a retired Atlanta-area businessman, the Old Fella Animal Rescue organization is the owner of what they hope will become the site of a new no-kill animal shelter. Grattan Rowland, whose ancestral roots run deep in Burke County, donated 3.25 acres on the Veterans Parkway... More...
Burke County's hopes for a big win to open the season were washed away in Jefferson County Friday night. The Bears (0-1) fell to the Jefferson County High School Warriors 27-17 after battling it out in the rain that poured down most of the game. More...
Two North Liberty Street businesses were the targets of crime last Wednesday. According to a report filed at the Waynesboro Police Department, a masked robber stuck a gun into the face of a Best Western clerk around 3:30 a.m. and demanded money. More...
Mrs. Elizabeth S. Russell of Waynesboro, 78, wife of the late Billy Russell, entered into rest Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007, at University Hospital. Funeral services were at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, from the chapel of DeLoach Kennedy Funeral Home with the Rev. Mitch Elder officiating. More...
Insects are interesting creatures in how they play a beneficial role in nature, and on the other hand how they can seemingly destroy a crop overnight. More...
Jones Grove Jones Grove Baptist Church will hold a youth revival Tuesday Thursday, Sept. 11-13, at 7:30 nightly. The Rev. Harold Moore Jr. of Kingdom Life Fellowship Ministries will be guest minister. The church will also celebrate its 37th youth anniversary 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16. More...
EN3 Jerry Jones was recently featured as the "Sailor in the Spotlight" in The Guardian, a publication for sailors serving aboard the USS George Washington (CVN 73). EN3 Jones, who joined the Navy almost five years ago, works with diesel engines in the Reactor Department's RA division. More...
RSS Feed
BCHS seniors improve SAT scores