Santa wasn't watching yet as children took advantage of the artificial snow produced at Christmas on Liberty Square Friday night. The event brought families downtown to enjoy a host of seasonal activities, including concerts, dance performances and caroling. Children lined up to "ice" skate, ride ... More...
Local elected officials looking for hard-nosed opposition to controversial property tax reform didn't find it in their state legislators last week. The tax reform plan became the hot topic of discussion at the Burke County Chamber of Commerce's first legislative breakfast last Thursday, which wel... More...
A Midville grandmother will serve time in prison for stabbing a woman to death at a party earlier this year. Helen Smith Bunyon, 53, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter before Judge J. Carlisle Overstreet in Burke County Superior Court as part of a plea agreement last Wednesday. More...
Burke County could see as many as 100 new jobs by the end of next year. ASTA Inc., a subsidiary of the Malaysian-based Metrod Group, is looking to locate in Waynesboro. The copper products manufacturer plans to purchase and retrofit the 200,000 square-foot Cummins Filtration building on Burke Vet... More...
Even though every statewide organization representing local government has come out in opposition, our representatives in the state legislature are either supporting, leaning in favor of, or are "openminded" about House Speaker Glenn Richardson's so-called GREAT tax plan. More...
If the opening weekend of the season was any indication, the Bears are knocking on the door to something big. The Burke County High School boys basketball team (2- 0) owned the court, hammering Jenkins County High School 81- 16 and thrashing rival Jefferson County 74-47 on the Warriors' home cour... More...
A Waynesboro businessman was sent to prison last week for bad business dealings that cost a woman more than $3,200 of her retirement money. Ken Inboden, 46, pleaded guilty to theft by conversion in Burke County Superior Court last Wednesday. Judge J. More...
The funeral service for Mrs. Angieline Harden, 105 years, who entered into eternal rest on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007, will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at Phinazee and Son Funeral Home Chapel with the elder Roger Jones officiating. Interment will be in Pines Cemetery. More...
Beef cattle require a number of minerals for optimal growth and reproduction. Selecting the correct mineral supplement is important for maintaining healthy animals, and optimal growth and reproduction. Minerals not provided by feed can be easily and inexpensively supplied with a simple mineral s... More...
Christmas wreaths The FFA Club at Burke County High School will hold a class to teach adults how to make Christmas wreaths 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, in the Ag room at BCHS. The cost of the class is $20. Refreshments will be served. More...
Watkinsville Watkinsville Baptist Church will hold its Christmas Extravaganza 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15. Total Force, a praise team from Sylvania, and the Fairview Missionary Choir of Augusta, will perform. Sabrina Abrams of Noah's Ark Missionary Baptist Church of Keysville will preside. More...
Carla Cobb announces the engagement of her son, Bobby Eugene Cobb of Waynesboro, to Sheila Marie Malarkey. The groomelect is also the son of the late William "Wesley" Cobb III. The wedding is planned for 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007, at Rosemont Heights Baptist Church in Waynesboro. More...
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