2017-05-03

B.R.I.D.G.E. tours Vogtle



Members of B.R.I.DG.E. (Building Responsible Individuals Developing Great Examples) recently took a tour of Plant Vogtle thanks to help from Area Plant Manager Cam Parker, Burke County Commissioner Terri Lodge Kelly and Southern Nuclear Corporate Communication Specialist Mike McCraken. Pictured, are, from left, Torrance Crumbley, Kenya F. Sullivan-Crumbley, city councilman James “Chick” Jones, city councilman Brenda Lewis, James Mobley, Demetria […]

Field day set for quail habitat study



Local hunters and landowners who are interested in improving habitat for bobwhite quail will want to attend Wild Quail Restoration Field Day at Di-Lane Wildlife Management Area. The event will occur on Wednesday, May 17 at 8:30 a.m. with signin and registration packets. The event will end around 2 p.m. Hosted by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the field […]

FCA boys tennis team second in state



Faith Christian Academy’s boys tennis team finished their season with a second place finish in the GICAA State Championship in Jonesboro on April 25. All players from the team advanced to the semi final round. The boys doubles teams of Clay Anderson and Jackson Corbit and Ben Chamberlain and Hunter Via defeated their opponents from Killian Hills in the semi […]

Spartan track team finishes up season




The Edmund Burke Academy track team competed in the state meet April 26-28 in Albany. The Spartans took 11 athletes and three of the 11 finished in the top eight. Sophomore Sally Kate Blackburn finished seventh in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 18.2 seconds and sixth in the 300-m hurdles with a time of 53.1. Seniors Nathan Mulling […]

Tennis team finishes season




On Tuesday April 22, the girls tennis team of Edmund Burke Academy competed in the team state event with a number of individuals excelling in their events. For girls doubles, seniors Caroline Cates and Taylor Boswell won both of their matches 6-0. Also senior Ginny Lane Crawford and junior Sydney Quick won both of their matches 6-2. “I’m sad to […]

Spartans struggle in week prior to state playoffs




The Edmund Burke Academy Spartans played their last regular season game at home on Friday, April 28, against the Pinewood Patriots and were defeated with a disappointing score of 10-2. Jaylon Glisson pitched 3 and 1/3 innings and gave up 10 hits and 6 runs. He also had 8 strikeouts. Trent Williams pitched 1 and 1/3 innings and gave up […]

BCHS track athletes qualify for state in eight events




The Burke County Bears track team competed in the sectionals last Saturday, and the girls qualified for two events at the state track meet: the 4×100 and the long jump. The boys qualified for six events: the 4×100 relay, 400 and 800 yard heats, the long jump, the triple jump and the high jump. Head coach Purvis Dukes said that […]

10 Bears selected for the 2017 All-Region baseball team



Burke County had 10 students selected for the 2017 4AAAA Region 3 Baseball All Region Teams last week. This honor is based strictly on stats. All 10 head coaches meet and make these selections as a region to give accolades to the guys that performed at a high level during the season. Those selected include: Bill Knight, Defensive Player of […]

Bears end season at state playoffs




The Burke County High School Bears ended their season last Saturday at round one of the state playoffs. They won game one on Friday against Hardaway 3-0 but lost game two with a score of 7-0 and in Saturday’s final game, they lost 10-6. Head coach Billy Marchman said that in game one, senior Bill Knight and junior Preston Price […]

Fire Department incident reports



In the two months beginning March 1, and ending on April 30, the Waynesboro Fire Department responded to 45 incidents. They included one building fire, two confined cooking fires, three passenger vehicle fires, seven brush, grass or rubbish fires, three gas leaks, two downed power lines, seven vehicle accidents, seven public service and assistance calls, five unintentional smoke or fire […]