A Burke County father and his teenage son have been arrested for beating a motel employee to neardeath, then leaving him in the ditch of a Putnam County back road. According to Burke County Sheriff Greg Coursey, Mims Morris Sr., 45, and Mims Morris Jr., 17, were apprehended after deputies found b... More...
The sanctuary was a total loss. The baptismal pool where Nebraska Roberson was gently lowered beneath the water more than 50 years ago lies beneath a pile of rubble. Carefully peering into the sanctuary of Second Hopeful Baptist Church on Winter Road, he looks up through the collapsed roof and s... More...
Burke County has been declared a federal disaster area. President George W. Bush issued the declaration Saturday after Gov. Sonny Perdue requested aid for areas hit hard by tornados and thunderstorms nearly two weeks ago. More...
The inmate killed in a wreck this morning has been identified as Landrell Marquette Kyler.
He died around 8:15 a.m. when a tractor trailer ran the stopsign at Hwy 56 South and Rosier/Byne Sunshine Road and slammed into a Richmond County patrol car transporting him and... More...
Waynesboro is one of a dozen Georgia communities selected for the latest Federal Historic Preservation Grant award. The $6,000 grant will fund a new publication: A Guide to Waynesboro Historic Preservation. More...
The City of Waynesboro, Burke County and the Chamber of Commerce all took a very positive step last week when the three entities agreed to merge their internet websites. Each currently has a website, but much of the material is repetitive or overlapping and none is as effective as the new site wi... More...
• I would like to know when the City of Waynesboro is ever going to finish up their mess on Dogwood Drive. It is not only dangerous but an eyesore as well. • Congratulations to Good Day Café for last weekend's wine tasting and dinner. Keep the creativity coming! More...
Burke County High School (6-4) is gearing up for what may be its biggest battle in region play. They'll travel to South Effingham High School Friday to take on the Mustangs (8-4), who were ranked the best AAA team in the state as of last week. More...
A loaded shotgun and a cache of drugs were found after a violent wreck in downtown Waynesboro. According to Trooper Bruce Rowell of the Georgia State Patrol Office, the head-on collision occurred just after 4 a.m. Saturday when Keysville resident Robert Lee Drayton Jr. More...
Waynesboro, GA – Betty Trull Stewart Blackstone, 73, entered into rest Monday, March 31, 2008, at Brentwood Terrace Health Center. A native of Odum, GA, she was born September 1, 1934 to the late Norman P. and Addie Calhoun Trull. She worked at the Burke County Extension Office for several years; th... More...
Lawn care is about the only chore in which you work like crazy in the spring to get something to grow, and then spend the rest of the summer wishing it didn't need mowing again. Lawn care is a never-ending job. But it is a lot tougher when you must battle diseases as well as growth spurts. More...
Prom fashion show Burke County High School, in conjunction with David's Bridal and After Hours tuxedos, will hold its annual Pre-Prom Fashion Show 4 p.m. Thursday, March 27, in the J.D. Smith Auditorium. Juniors and seniors will model the latest attire for Prom 2008. More...
Red Hill Red Hill Baptist Church will hold its fifth Sunday service March 31. Sunday School will begin 10 a.m. followed by worship service at 11. The public is invited. The Rev. Eddie Walker is pastor. Gospel music The Georgia Clients Council will hold a gospel musical at Neely Grove CME Chu... More...
Good news travels fast For her 19th birthday, Kayla Smith enlisted friends and family to help her celebrate in a big way - by jumping 14,000 feet from an airplane. The group traveled to Skydive Atlanta on Sunday where they spent the day watching others dive before gearing up and taking to the skies... More...
Local youngsters laughed hysterically as they learned what does a body good last week. Professional actors playing the parts of Janey Junkfood and her coach on the National Junior Juggling Team used magic, music and, of course, juggling, More...
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