The goobers are gone. Peanuts and peanut products have been completely removed from lunch trays in Burke County and other schools across the state. Gone are the peanut-butterand jelly sandwiches, peanut butter cookies and peanut butter breakfast bars. More...
Waynesboro police have arrested two more teenagers in connection with recent burglaries. Last week, 19-year-old Freddie Lee Jones Jr. was arrested for the Jan. 14 burglary of a home on Tucker Avenue; and a few days earlier, 18-year-old Kenard Dukes was charged with theft by receiving stolen property in connection to a recent burglary on Borough Court. More...
The old Clipper looks rough right now with flattened tires and cracked windows. But when David Keefer runs his hand across the bulky bumper and scans the length of the rusted factory original, he sees what will be after he's finished with her. More...
Waynesboro Mayor George DeLoach wants local sixthgraders to tell it like it is. Georgia Municipal Association's "If I Were Mayor" contest is underway, and students have a chance to tell city officials what Waynesboro would be like if they were elected mayor. More...
Just a few months ago, you could not find gasoline at $4.25 a gallon. If lucky enough to find it, many of us driving larger vehicles were cut off at $100, the credit card limit at many stores, whether your tank was filled or not. More...
They didn't let them get away with it this time. Burke County's boys (10-6, 4- 4) traded the lead with the Baldwin Braves throughout the game last Friday, but they held it firmly when it mattered most - at the buzzer. The Bears came away with a 69-53 win after pulling ahead in the fourth quarter to beat the team that handed them their first loss earlier this season. More...
Basketball season is causing concern for local law enforcement officers following four post-game fights. The trouble began last Wednesday outside the recreation department gym. According to officers hired to work security, while the athletes were competing inside, the trouble makers were throwing punches outside. More...
Durden-Hudson Funeral Directors announce the death of George James Fulghum age 85 of Midville, Ga., who passed away Jan. 30, 2009 in Macon, Ga., after an extended illness. Funeral services were Tuesday, Feb. 3 at 11a.m. More...
Last year in February 2008, I was helping farmers in my previous county deal with an infestation of winter grain mites in small grains (wheat, oats, etc.) and pastures over-seeded with ryeg rass. Bobby Smith, Morgan County Extension Agent, says these mites are back this year in that area and causing trouble even earlier. More...
Sweetheart pageant The Burke County High School FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) will hold a Miss Burke County High School Sweetheart Pageant 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, in the BCHS J.D. Smith Auditorium. More...
Elim Elim Praise Tabernacle Church of the Living God Inc. will hold a three-day service Friday-Sunday, Feb. 6-8. Friday's service will begin 7 p.m. at the church with Clarence L. Parks delivering the message. A banquet at the Doubletree in Augusta will begin 1 p.m. Saturday with Audrey F. Bronson speaking. Services will finish Sunday with the Rev. Felton D. More...
Rhes, Angela, Rhesa, and Sean Reeves and their families thank all of the following for their kindness in regard to their recent fire: Teresa Overstreet and Junior Spencer for seeking help, Lucille and Clarence Overstreet for saving Rhes, Wade Ward and NJCV Fire Department, Christy Bandy of the MUMC and Red Cross, the Botsford Baptist Church, the Sunshine Circle of MUMC, More...
Instead of simply learning the definition of a profit, they're trying to turn one. Students at Burke County High School are putting business lessons to a real test by running a store they planned as a class project. More...
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