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STAFF PHOTOS BY ELIZABETH BILLIPS AND LISA J. CHANCE Read the Story...
Burke County Recreation Department director Rolene Rowell, left, decorates the Christmas tree in front of the Burke County Courthouse as Lorraine Chance hands her ornaments. More ... Waynesboro gets $300,000 more for greenway project By Elizabeth Billips Associate Editor The City of Waynesboro will receive $300,000 more to help build a greenway and welcome center. Monday, the Georgia Department of Transportation announced that the project was one of 15 in our district selected to receive Transportation Enhancement (TE) funds in 2008- 2009. More ...
Downtown residents woke up to streets lined with Christmas lights last Wednesday morning, thanks to the City of Waynesboro. More ... Budget down, utilities up In Waynesboro By Elizabeth Billips Associate Editor Waynesboro officials will be running the city on nearly $200,000 less this year, thanks to a shortfall in local revenue. City council is expected to approve the first reading of an $8.16 million budget at their Dec. 17 council meeting, along with rate increases for water, sewer and solid waste p... More ... Attorney General Baker wants answers in sex offender ruling By Elizabeth Billips Associate Editor Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker wants a clear answer about how a Nov. 21 Supreme Court decision will affect Georgia's sex offender law. In a case two weeks ago, Justice Carol Hunstein struck down a residency portion of that law which prohibits sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of any... More ...
By Anne Marie Kyzer Staff Writer There's a new lawman watching over Midville. Police chief Byron Walker, the city's third in as many years, took the helm of the department last week. Chief Walker recently retired from the Calipatria Police Department near California's southern border and moved to Louisville, his father's hometo... More ... Forum will address local gang problems By Elizabeth Billips Associate Editor A grassroots group is trying to take back their neighborhood "one street at a time." And they want the community to get involved next Tuesday, Dec. 11, 7 p.m., when they hold a public forum at Neely Grove CME Church aimed at suppressing gang activity through intervention and prevention. More ... Student charged with assaults on teachers By Elizabeth Billips Associate Editor A 13-year-old Millen boy was arrested Friday for hitting a teacher with a stick and closing her hand in a door. More ... Drunk fugitive found in Jefferson Co. jail By Elizabeth Billips Associate Editor A stolen bottle of vodka was the ruin for a Lawrenceville man who tried to dodge Burke County deputies. More ... Makeovers 'We want to bring the outdoor beauty in' by Kit Davey "What an incredible view!" was my first thought as I entered my client's oddly shaped living room. My second thought was "Golly, the architect wasn't thinking about how to arrange furniture when she designed this space!" After taking a closer look at the room's shape, I could see the logic behind... More ... Ask Our Broker Our parents died without a will. How can the siblings best divide the property? Q: Our parents died without a will. They owned a home that was mortgage-free. Within our family, one sibling wants to buy out the other four and keep the home. How can we best divide the property? A: There is nothing to divide - yet. Your parents died intestate - that is, without a will. More ...
A higher payment isn't the only option as adjustable-rate loans reset. The right criteria and some new programs may give some homeowners a bit of breathing room By Patricia V. Rivera CTW Features Borrowers with adjustablerate mortgages are facing a double-whammy when their rates reset. Not only are they making higher mortgage payments than they may have expected, but they're also at a loss for what to do next. More ... Real Estate Transactions Burke County property transfers for July 10-13. The date indicates when the transfer was recorded in the Burke County clerk's office. Logan Scott Ledbetter to Edith A. More ...
The Augusta Symphony Promenade Orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Donald Portnoy, will be performing on Thursday, December 13th, 7:30 p.m. at Burke County Office Park. More ...
Hall of Fame bird dog trainer Harold Ray helped First National Bank celebrate the release of its 2008 calendar last Friday. More ...
The Town and Country Woman's Club held its annual holiday-themed tour of homes on Saturday, Dec. 1. The tour featured the homes of five Burke County families, along with the historic Wilkins-Hagood house. More ...
A Christmas Drop-in was held Saturday, Dec. 1, at Robertson's Heritage Chapel. Those in attendance were given tours of the funeral home, which was decorated in Christmas motif, and treated to refreshments. More ...
Jennifer Mooney has done it again. The Burke County resident has a knack when it comes to gingerbread creations - and she proved it again this year at the Augusta Museum of History's annual gingerbread contest. More ...
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Hebron International Baptist Church. The congregation has created a winter wonderland with the help of more than 10,000 strings of lights and some old fashioned holiday fun. More ... |
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