Burke County's finalists in the Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program have been announced and will be honored Thursday at an awards banquet sponsored by the Waynesboro Jaycees. More...
An Augusta man and two teens were arrested after they wrecked the two stolen trucks they were running from police in. Reginald Hughes, 25, and two teens, ages 14 and 15, were taken into custody around 1:30 p.m. yesterday (Tuesday) when the chase ended at Burkestone Apartments. More...
One of Burke County's finest hunting estates, and certainly one of the priciest, has a new owner. Last week, AgGeorgia Farm Credit sold Silver Oak Lodge on Old Waynesboro Road to Silver Oak Plantation LLC. The property was formerly owned by Timothy Shelnut of Augusta. More...
93-year-old honored for service to black community
By Elizabeth Billips lizbillips@yahoo.com
Annie Lee Fluellen looks outside the doors of Brentwood Terrace nursing home and sees a world she helped change. "I don't have words to express what I'm feeling," the 93-year-old said Monday morning as she was recognized for decades spent fighting for her race's rights in Burke County. More...
Burke County Public Schools have determined that they have not received and have not fed beef that was part of a national recall.
The system heard from the Georgia Department of Education last week that they had been delivered shipments of recalled beef from Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company in California. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has activated a recall of many of the company More...
Officials say policy changes could impact services
Burke Medical Center could be headed for troubled times, according to administrator Jennifer Royal. Changes in the Medicaid program over the past couple of years have proven devastating to many of Georgia's rural medical communities, which largely serve Medicaid patients, she said. More...
Generally speaking, governmental bodies don't much care for "watchdog" groups looking over their shoulders while they work on the people's behalf. So, it will be interesting to see how the Burke County Commission will receive the offered help of the new organization "burkecountyNOW". More...
The Gatewood Gators ended Edmund Burke Academy's season with a 57-38 win during the first round of state playoffs last Thursday. But for head coach Todd Layton, the Spartans accomplished their goals this season - not only making the AA state playoffs but finishing the season 12-13, 2-7 … a vast improvement from their 1-17 record just last season. More...
Five women were injured Sunday when they crashed into a tree on Middleground Road. Although the Georgia State Patrol has not yet completed its investigation, officers say the wreck was preceded by a fender-bender with another driver in downtown Waynesboro. More...
James Walter Bowles, (J. W.), 58 of Grovetown entered into rest Monday, Feb. 25, 2008. The funeral will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28 at Platt's Funeral Home on Bel Air Road in Augusta. The visitation will follow the funeral. Graveside services will be held Saturday, March 1, at 11 a.m. at the Louisville, Georgia city cemetery. More...
There will be a Hay Production School held here in Burke County on Saturday, March 8, with registration starting at 8 a.m. The training will be held in the auditorium at the Burke County Office Park Complex. Producing high quality hay is no trivial task. With high input costs, producers need to ensure that they are making the most of their efforts. More...
Red Hill Red Hill Baptist Church will hold a church conference 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28. All members are asked to attend. Brown Grove Brown Grove Baptist Church will celebrate its deacons and trustees anniversary 2 p.m. Sunday, March 2. More...
Dr. and Mrs. Harvey Judson Sanders Jr. of Waynesboro announce the engagement of their daughter, Jane Alexander, to William Chando O'Dell, son of Dr. and Mrs. Norris Lee O'Dell of Augusta. The wedding is planned for 6 p.m. Saturday, May 3, on Daufuskie Island, S.C. More...
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