A Waynesboro teenager gunned down his mother's boyfriend in the middle of East Twelfth Street. Lorne Letwaine White, 34, was pronounced dead at 8:30 p.m. last Wednesday, just minutes after he was shot five times. Robert Terrell Smith, 18, the son of Mr. More...
Youngsters at the annual Farm Fest sponsored by the Waynesboro Shrine Club enjoyed a number of country pastimes, such as the Cooperative Extension Service's Lil' Pig Scramble pictured above and the Ladies Auxiliary Pie Eating Contest, at right. Other events included a parade, pony rides, face pain... More...
Church members on a prayer walk rescued a mother inside her burning trailer Saturday afternoon. Jennifer Jester, 31, of Dorris Lane in Sardis, was cooking in her mobile home when grease caught fire in a pan on her stove. When Jester tried to carry the flaming pan to a door, she was burned. More...
Sheriff Greg Coursey says he'll give it one more go. The 60-year-old sheriff says he's changed his mind about retirement after "a lot of prayer and a lot of encouragement." "So many people have been asking me to stay," he said. "With the state of affairs I see our community in, I believe we need... More...
Come November, restaurants and retailers will probably sell alcohol until 1 a.m. Waynesboro's proposed alcoholic beverage ordinance mustered a 3-2 approval from city council Monday - and will become city law if it passes again Nov. 5. More...
There is a term in the study of demographics called "dependency ratios". It refers to the number of dependent residents in a community compared to the number of working age persons. The ratio is important because, even though all members of a community are consumers, only a certain number are prod... More...
Bears maul Bulldogs in Parker's first win as BCHS head coach
That was some cold water, but Coach Eric Parker didn't seem to mind the surprise shower in the least. Burke County High School's football team (1-2) jumped at the chance to douse their new head coach with a cooler full of ice after the Bears' 36-0 romp over Butler High School Friday night. More...
Four teenage robbers were jailed after police caught them in their getaway car. Officers were clearing up a murder scene Wednesday night when a clerk at Golden Pantry reported she'd been robbed at gunpoint, according to Waynesboro Police Investigator Bobbie Jockel. More...
Jerry Albert Hooks, 67, of Waynesboro died Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007. Graveside services were held 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, at the Elam Cemetery. Mr. Hooks was born in Jenkins County. He was a retired electrician, a Mason and a Baptist. More...
Back in mid-August I reported on the status of the soybean crop in Burke County. Rainfall since has left the crop with a decent yield potential. Most of the soybeans were planted in late-May to mid-June. The current growth stage of these later planted fields is the R2 to R4 growth stage, or when... More...
SCV The Brigadier General John C. Carter Camp 207 Sons of Confederate Veterans will hold its regular monthly meeting at Mobley's Restaurant Monday, Sept. 24. The program will be presented by Phillip Weaver. Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. followed by the meeting at 7. More...
Faith Evangelistic Faith Evangelistic Bible Church in Keysville will hold revival services Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 20- 22, at 7 nightly, and Sunday, Sept. 23, at 11 a.m. The Rev. Doug Todd will speak Thursday and Saturday, and the Rev. R. Brown will speak Friday and Sunday. More...
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Howard Purser Sr. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Anna Kathryn, to Thomas Wayne Waldon, son of Barbara Dunn of Hazlehurst and the late Thomas Dewey Waldon. The wedding is planned for 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007, at First United Methodist Church in ... More...
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