2013-11-06

BARROW VISITS WITH BURKE COUNTY DEVELOPMENT OFFICIALS



U.S. Congressman John Barrow met with local economic development officials Monday. Barrow, right center, is shown with Burke County Chamber Executive Ashley Roberts ,Economic Development Director Jerry Long and development authority member Billy Hopper. The group discussed progress at Plant Vogtle Units 3 & 4 and local industrial development efforts, including the need for utilities at the county’s undeveloped industrial […]

From the Blotter



Things that go bump in the night She feared a peeper … not a creature. A Munnerlyn Road woman called the cops Halloween night when she heard a loud thump near her bedroom window but didn’t see anyone there. She told deputies the exact same thing had happened two days earlier but she hadn’t seen anyone then either. Officers searched […]

Forestry team advances to nationals




Four local 4-Hers are earning accolades judging one of Burke County’s top commodities. After years of hard work and long evenings studying trees and diseases, the members of the Burke County 4-H Forestry Judging Team finished first at the state contest. Winning the state contest earned senior team members Jessica Dixon, Cynthia Eberly, Lelan Eberly and Taylor Mizell a trip […]

BLACKBURN WINS FIRST NATIONAL BANK TUITION GIVEAWAY



Jan Blackburn was the lucky recipient of First National Bank’s free tuition giveaway at Edmund Burke Academy. During halftime of last Friday night’s football game, Blackburn’s name was drawn from over a thousand entrees by Edmund Burke headmaster Gregg Bunn. Throughout the season, First National Bank employees attended home football games where they allowed customers to enter the tuition giveaway […]

EDMUND BURKE ACADEMY HONOR ROLL



Edmund Burke Academy has released the names of students who made the honor roll for the first quarter. A+ HONOR ROLL 7th Grade: Paul Billips, Parker Eastmead, Jaylon Glisson, Memory Kate Goodin, Kitty Lewis, Caitlin McDonald, Kathryn Rhodes, Hudson Sherrod, Collier Smith and Dougie Springer 8th Grade: Ashley Clark and Alana Mims 9th Grade: Ragan Bailey, Ginny Lane Crawford and […]

GARDEN CLUB MEMBERS ATTEND DISTRICT MEETING



Members of Burkeland Garden Club recently attended the 55th annual Azalea District Garden Club Meeting held at the Kroc Center in Augusta. Burkeland representatives were, from left, Jeanette Click, Sue Edenfield, Morgan Edenfield, Margie Cochran and Debra Rowell.

Spartans win season closer




They didn’t make the playoffs but they were able to keep the school’s winning season streak alive. Edmund Burke Academy defeated the second best team in their region 14-12 last Friday night at Rogers Field. The victory extended the Spartans’ winning season streak to six straight years, with their last losing record coming back in 2007. Trinity Christian was the […]

HIGH STAKES

Burke County to play for fourth straight region title on Friday against Wayne County


The Bear Den will be packed Friday night when the home team vies for their fourth straight region championship. Burke County High School’s football team will host Wayne County for the Region 3-AAAA title matchup. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. The Yellow Jackets have been ranked among the state’s top teams just about every week since the season started […]

BEARS BATTER BULLDOGS TO STAY UNDEFEATED IN SUB-REGION




The Bears didn’t disappoint on Senior Night last Friday, finishing up their regular season with an unblemished sub-region record. Burke County High School’s football team (6-2, 5-0) blistered the Butler Bulldogs 62-0 for the final game on their Region 3- AAAA North schedule. “It’s always good to finish on a high note,” Bears head Coach Eric Parker said. “I thought […]

Lady Bear runners head to state



Burke County High School’s cross country team is headed to the AAAA state meet in Carrollton this weekend. The Lady Bear runners earned their spot on the state bracket with a third place finish at the Region 3-AAAA meet in Statesboro last Thursday. Head CoachAntonAnthony said it’s been quite a while since BCHS has sent a cross country team to […]