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Downtown Waynesboro did it. Last week, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) put its stamp of approval on a two-year effort to make the core commercial district a Main Street community. "You've done all the tedious work and laid the foundation," DCA representative Mary Alice Applegate said at an assessment last Wednesday before noting an old adage about putting on your pants before your shoes. "You've got on your pants … now it's time to put on your shoes and start walking." DCA Commissioner Mike Beatty, at right, came to Waynesboro on Friday and made it official in the company of a crowd including Waynesboro's Downtown Development Director Andrea Stein, left, and Mayor George DeLoach, center. The Downtown Development Authority's next hurdle will be obtaining a national Main Street designation, which will be decided at the National Main Street conference in early 2009. In the meantime, the newly earned state designation means DCA will begin assisting with the redevelopment of Downtown Waynesboro's core-commercial area. The designation will also help DDA when it comes to acquiring grants. More...

We're in the news business and, more often than not, the news these days is not so good. Washington and Wall Street continue to report dramatic events in the national and global economy, not many of which have been encouraging. Sometimes you have to look hard for the good news that is happening everyday, because it can easily be overshadowed by negative headlines. More...

It was a game the Bears couldn't give up, and they weren't about to either. Burke County High School pulled off a fourth quarter comeback to beat Liberty County 24- 14 in Hinesville last Friday night. "Our backs were against the wall, and we had to make plays," head coach Eric Parker said. "This was one we couldn't drop. More...

Residents in the new Pecan Grove subdivision are trying to put the brakes on a growing crime problem. Monday night, a room full of residents with toddlers and children in tow pleaded to Waynesboro City Council for help. More...

Lorrie Ray Morris, the infant daughter of Ron and Angel Morris of Waynesboro, Ga., passed away Friday morning, Oct. 17, 2008, at the East Georgia Regional Medical Center, Statesboro, Ga. Graveside services were held on Sunday, Oct. 19, at 2 p.m. at Burke Memorial Gardens, Waynesboro. More...

Green June beetles can be quite troublesome in pastures, hayfields and on temporary winter grazing. They typically cause damage in fields where broiler litter or other organic matter has been applied. Green June beetles cause a general loss of productivity and allow less desirable grasses and weeds to invade. More...

The Lydia Project The Lydia Project Sewing Day will be held 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, in the fellowship hall of First Baptist Church in Waynesboro. Tote bags will be made for women undergoing cancer treatments. Those attending will cut out patterns, iron, embroider and sew the totes, and will also assemble sewing kits. More...

Daniel Grove Daniel Grove Baptist Church will hold a two-night pre-anniversary revival Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 22-23, at 7:30 nightly. The Rev. Jimmie Dyson and members of Mealing Grove Baptist Church of North Augusta, S.C., will be special guests. More...

A group of Burke County churches wants to make Christmas a little happier for area children. For the fourth year running, those churches will pool volunteers and resources for "Christmas in Burke County." "It is an effort to make sure all eligible children and families in Burke, Jenkins and Jefferson counties have food and toys for the Christmas holidays," the Rev. More...