Ricky, above, was plumb exhausted after the Georgia Derby Championship finished up Monday afternoon at Di-Lane Plantation WMA. He and a mess of other points were brought to the competition by their handler Randy Sanderson of New Albany, Miss. The derby marked the first of four trials hosted this month by the Georgia Field Trial Association. The Georgia Quail Championship began on the heels of the derby Monday and will likely finish up Friday. More...
Waynesboro City Council gave a Dunwoody developer the green light to proceed with plans for a 39-unit retirement complex. Monday night, councilmen agreed to rezone the proposed site between Academy Avenue and Shadrack Street from residential to multi-family. More...
A veteran of the Iraq War was killed in a three-car crash outside Waynesboro last Tuesday night. Senior Airman Judson Lester Farrar, 22, of Harlem died from injuries he sustained when the Chevrolet Camaro he was riding in was struck by a diesel truck with a load of hay in tow. The accident occurred around 8:25 p.m. on Highway 24 South at Clarks Place Road. More...
Waynesboro resident Richard Daniels has been named the first ever Good Sam Club's RVer of the Year. He is featured in this month's national Highways magazine, as is his story about finding "Old Fella" on a camping trip four years ago and how the skinny old stray spurred an animal rescue movement in Burke County and beyond. More...
The Waynesboro Police Department is taking donations to help the family of officer Angie Reeves, who lost everything in a fire this morning .... More...
The last brace in the Georgia Derby Championship finished up in the unseasonably mild weather Monday afternoon. Some 39 young dogs were entered in the stake, but Thunder House, handled by Steve Hurdle of Mississippi, outran the pack for the championship. The pointer female is owned by Doug Arthur of Eads, Tenn. Runnerup honors went to Erin's Stoney River, a pointer male owned and handled by Sean Derrig of Chicago, Ill. Judges Harold Ray and George Tracy watched the two dogs run in the same brace during the competition. The Georgia Derby Championship is just one of three derbies in the world that can qualify a dog to compete in the national championship. Pictured are, from left, kneeling: Hurdle, scout Rickey Furney posing Thunder House and Derrig posing Erin's Stoney River; and standing: Gary Lester, Connie Burgamy, Arthur, trial organizer Nell Mobley, George and Mary Tracy, Mary Kimbrell, Ray, stake manager John Ray Kimbrell, Donnie Mullins and Mack Carter. More...
This page has criticized the Bush administration's weak performance on many important health care matters: its failure to address the problem of millions of uninsured Americans or stem the rising costs of health care, its refusal to expand eligibility for the State Children's Health Insurance Program, its devious maneuvers to cut Medicaid spending, More...
The rivals next door won't savor any victories over the Bears this basketball season. The Burke County Bears (6-3) put away the Jefferson County Warriors with a 65-62 win last Saturday. The non-region game marked the second and final match-up of the two teams this season. The Bears buried the Warriors 72-59 the first time. More...
A longtime jailer was fired following his arrest for drunk driving. Sgt. Alex Beard, who'd worked for the Burke County Sheriff's Office for approximately two decades, was put on leave Dec. More...
Mr. Melburn Bowie Kelly, 76, of Ridgeland, S.C., died Wednesday, Dec 24, 2008, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah. A graveside service was held Saturday, Dec. 27th in Bluffton, S.C. Mr. Kelly was preceded in death by his parents, Lenward Kelly and Corene Kelly Holland of Sardis, Ga. More...
Here in East Georgia the potential for locally grown fresh picked fruits can be a long and delicious seven month season. Beginning with April and May, home grown strawberries picked fully ripe are of superior quality to their store bought counterparts. Chandler and Camarosa are established commercial varieties which also perform very well in home gardens. More...
Wards Grove Wards Grove Baptist Church will hold a deacons appreciation service 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10. The Rev. Judson Scott, pastor, invites the public. Refreshments will be served. Jones Grove Jones Grove Baptist Church will hold its annual Family and Friends program 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10. More...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY "JENNY" January 10, 1964 - February 28, 2005 We know your cake will surely be a beauty to behold, with the icing made of silver and the candles made of gold. No cake or candles here today or presents for you to open, just love from you family who want to say: Happy Birthday In Heaven!!! you live within each memory's heart and so you remain, though we are apart. Love your family More...
Georgia Derby Championship