Once upon a time...in a land far, far away... That's how all fairy tales start, right? There's a hero, a heroine. Difficulties, some times even seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Twists and turns in the plot. A clue here. More...
The local youth organization Super Crew made a college visit to Mercer University in Macon on Saturday, Dec 11th, where they toured the campus and spoke with current students. More...
The Burke County Relay for Life is ready to “Rope Down A Cure” this year. The Kickoff event for the Relay this year will be a special program at Augusta Technical Burke Campus on Tuesday, Jan. 19th at 6 p.m. More...
By: Kristy Collier Smith kristycolliersmith@yahoo.com
A tournament held at Brentwood Academy in Sandersville on December 29-30 found the EBA Spartans struggling (2-4), playing hard and looking for a win. Luckily, the Spartans found a big win in a game against the David Emanuel Academy Eagles on Tu More...
The Burke County Bears will be represented in the 3rd Annual Border Bowl on Saturday January 9th at 12pm at Lucy C. Laney Stadium in Augusta, GA. More...
By: Kristy Collier Smith kristycolliersmith@yahoo.com
On Tuesday, December 29, the Lady Spartans of Edmund Burke Academy traveled to Sandersville to face the Lady Eagles of Brentwood. EBA could never get over the hump, losing hard 70-36. “We just couldn’t finish quarters. More...
Thursday, January 7 The Burke County Retired Educators Association will meet at 3 p.m. Thursday, January 7 at the Burke County Senior Citizens Center. GREA Area 12 Director Geraldine Reid will be the special guest. More...
Jones Grove Baptist Church Family and Friend Program Jones Grove Baptist Church will hold its annual Family and Friends Program at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9. Rev. A.F. Gadson and St. Peter's Baptist Church, Elko, S.C. More...
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By: A. LeeAnn Chalker achalker.truecitizen@gmail.com
It’s once again the time for ‘The Bird Dog Capital of the World’ to renew a tradition that is over a century old. The 2016 Field Trials, sponsored by the Georgia Field Trial Association, began over the holiday weekend at Di-La More...
Well, it's finally turned off cold. "Turned off cold.” It's a term the old timers used to use around these parts when most conversation was still done face to face rather than by phone or text, and when language was still colorful a More...
The Statue of Liberty, a gift from the French people, was dedicated in 1886 as a symbol of American democracy and as a celebration of the Union’s victory in the American Civil War abolishing slavery. More...
Jurors have been drawn for the October 2015 term of Superior Court criminal/civil session with Judge J. Wade Padgett, presiding. Jurors are to report 9:00 a.m., Monday, Jan. More...
Wrong Address An Augusta towing service wrecker driver apparently got a little confused and pulled into the wrong driveway to retrieve a vehicle. More...
Surrounded by her family and friends, Kaye Wells Weathers, a resident of Waynesboro, Georgia, passed away on December 24, 2015, at University Hospital in Augusta, Georgia, after a brief battle with ovarian cancer. She was 72. More...
Dennis Arnold Mattson, age 71, entered into rest Monday, January 4, 2016. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at press time. Please call DeLoach-McKerley-Prescott Funeral Home at (706) 554-3531 for arrangement details. More...
Mr. Clarence "Scoop" Douglas of Waynesboro, Ga. entered into eternal rest on Saturday, January 2, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Elim Praise Tabernacle Church, 857 Myrick Street, Waynesboro, Ga. More...