Rev. Quick's story begins more than a decade ago when his vision started to fail. He turned to corneal transplants, but the results were never lasting. His left eye rejected transplants three times over and eventually shut down completely. More...
A 20-person grand jury thinks a judge should determine the fate of a Burke County mother. Christine Long, 38, was indicted on 15 criminal charges by a Burke County grand jury last Thursday, Dec. 18, nearly five months after she was discovered living with her 11 children in a dilapidated house that had no running water or electricity and a minimal food supply. More...
Nearly 50 local children will have a happier Christmas, thanks to the annual Shopping with the Sheriff program. Last Thursday, Burke County Sheriff Greg Coursey, his wife, Susan, and more than 20 sheriff's office personnel met the kids at Wal-Mart and treated them to everything from PJs to princess dolls. More...
Local non-profits have until next week to apply for grant funding from the St. Joseph Foundation. Applications are being accepted for projects that address the medical uninsured, medical underinsured, hospice, health services education and homelessness. More...
Mary Stone Hargrove represented a heritage of public service. Her father, uncle, brother and nephew all served as Mayor of Waynesboro. Her late husband had served on the city council and she had once offered herself as a candidate for mayor. More...
It was bad news for the Bears Saturday night. Burke County High School's boys and girls teams both lost to the first region opponent on their basketball schedules. Burke County traveled to Milledgeville, where the Lady Bears fell to Baldwin High School 72-51 and the Bears were defeated 52-49. More...
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has taken over a case involving a former Waynesboro police officer accused of cheating a local grocery store out of thousands of dollars in unearned wages. Veteran police Sgt. Larry Lariscy turned in his resignation Dec. More...
Arthur "Art" Hamble Jocher II of Blythe, Ga., entered into rest Friday, Dec. 12, 2008 at Burke County Medical Center. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Dec. 17, at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 953 Telfair Street in Augusta, Ga., at 11 a.m. with Father Vasile Bitere officiating. Interment followed at Westover Memorial Park. More...
Jones Grove Jones Grove Baptist Church will hold its annual Watch Night service 10 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31. The Rev. Melvin Habersham, pastor, invites the public. Jobe Spring Jobe Spring Missionary Baptist Church will hold Watch Night services 10 p.m.-midnight Wednesday, Dec. 31. More...
Vogtle employees help make Christmas for local children
Members of Plant Vogtle's chapter of Citizens of Georgia Power and several other employees of Plant Vogtle recently helped make the holiday season more cheerful for local children in the Head Start program. Bicycles and a load of packages were presented to 17 preschool students earlier this month. More...
We asked students in kindergarten through second grade to draw an illustration and tell us what Christmas means to them. Here are a few of the entries submitted. More...
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