Ten-year-old Ragan Bailey takes a practice swing while soaking up last Saturday's sunshine on the golf course. Bailey, who plays nearly every day, will have plenty of company on the course if she ventures out this week. Burke County's two venues, Applewood Golf Course and the Waynesboro Country Club, typically accommodate scores of golfers during Masters Week each year. More...
Beginning next school term, Burke County Alternative School will no longer serve high school students. The Burke County Board of Education approved a plan last week to contract with a private company instead for alternative education for high school students displaced from the general population for discipline and other problems. More...
Local doctors and hospital officials are breathing a sigh of relief following the adoption of Georgia's 2010 budget in the General Assembly last Thursday night. In the final version of the $18.6 million spending plan, legislators restored millions of dollars in Medicaid cuts proposed by Gov. Sonny Perdue. More...
In the final week of the 2009 session of the Georgia General Assembly, lawmakers approved an $18.6 billion budget for fiscal year 2010 and passed a package of tax cuts designed to spur the economy. But for the second year in a row, the Senate and House leadership failed to agree on a solution for Georgia's transportation funding problem. More...
The Edmund Burke Academy golf team captured a thirdplace finish last week in Lyons. The match included six GISA teams including David Emanuel Academy, Valwood, Robert Toombs, Curtis Baptist and Bulloch Academy. David Emanuel walked away with the win, recording a 305 for the day. Valwood finished second with a 330, and the Spartans followed with a 362. More...
Arson is suspected in a Saturday night blaze that consumed a doublewide in Keysville. According to Burke County EMA Chief Rusty Sanders, firefighters arrived on Mini Farms Road just before midnight to find both the trailer and a van parked about 30 yards away engulfed in flames. More...
Lillian Hazel Cooper Ammerman, 93, of Waynesboro, Ga., entered into rest Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at Brentwood Terrace Health Center. Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church of Waynesboro on Saturday, April 4, at 3 p.m. with Dr. G. Al Wright Jr. officiating. More...
Warmer weather means that cattle producers can expect grass to green up and hopefully an end to feeding hay. Warmer weather also brings the challenge of controlling fly infestations in your herds. There are many reasons to provide fly control. The main one is that the lack of an adequate fly control program can cost you money! More...
Genealogical and Historical Society Burke County Genealogical and Historical Society will meet 7 p.m., Monday, April 13, at the Burke County Library. The public is invited. Easter Egg Hunt The Burke County Library will have an Easter Egg Hunt for children up to 10-years-old 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 10. Please bring your Easter basket. More...
Easter Sunrise Services will be observed at two area churches this Sunday at 7 a.m. The public is invited to attend. Botsford Baptist Church will be host for sunrise services in the cemetery across from the church. In case of rain, the service will be held inside the church. Breakfast will follow the service. More...
Kimberly Gladin Chalker of Wadley and Harry Edward Taylor Jr. will be united in marriage 3 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2009 at the Wadley Baptist Church. The bride-elect is the daughter of Mrs. Audrey S. Gladin of Wadley and the late Jack H. Gladin. Her grandparents are the late Mr. and Mrs. Grady H. Gladin and the late Mr. and Mrs. Willie R. Stevens of Wadley. More...
Eight students from Communities in Schools of Burke County's Teen Scene and Future Force program along with 13 students from the Hope House of Savannah took their concerns straight to Capitol Hill. They talked faceto face with Georgia officials, including Congressman John Barrow, pictured above, about future funding for abstinence programs like the one CIS operates in Burke County. The students shared personal testimonies about how the programs have influenced their lives and helped them make better choices. While in DC, they also toured the Capitol and downtown attractions and interacted with many of the people that play a role in American politics. The trip was sponsored by the Governor's Office for Children and Families. More...
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