When Georgia lawmakers return to Atlanta for the new legislative session, they will proceed to their weathered wooden desks, and if they are observant, they will notice something new. The carpeted ...

20 YEARS AGO – JANUARY 18, 2005 A 23 mile section of a “long-haul” industrial gas line would be constructed through portions of Burke County. It would be a segment of the proposed Elba Express ...

Mary Ruth Overstreet Hunter, 75, entered into rest Thursday, January 8, 2026. She was a native of Jenkins County and a longtime resident of Burke County. She was a homemaker and enjoyed camping, the ...

Mr. Robert Lewis Bradford, 69, of Girard, Georgia, was born on August 24, 1956 and entered into rest on Wednesday, December 31, 2025. Family visitation will be held Friday, January 9, 2026 from 3:00PM ...

The Georgia Field Trials, held annually in Burke County for almost 125 years, got underway again this week. In the early years, the event attracted notable participants like baseball great Ty Cobb, ...

The third fatal traffic accident during the holidays took the life of well known Waynesboro businessman and veterans advocate Walton F. “Bud” North on New Year’s Day. According to a report from the ...

Cardiologists from Piedmont Hospital in Augusta will hold an open house at Burke Health’s cardiology clinic Wednesday, Jan. 7 from 4-6 p.m. The clinic is located at 411 W. 4th St. in Waynesboro. The ...

Bobbie Nell Jenkins, 90, of Waynesboro, passed away peacefully at her home on January 1, 2026. She was born on May 1, 1935, to the late Clifford Lewis Harbin and Vera Pauline Sapp Harbin. Known ...

Christmas Day ended badly for a man who attempted to outrun a deputy with the Jenkins County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) during a routine traffic stop. The ensuing chase proceeded through Jenkins and ...

The annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade will take place on Saturday, January 17th, at 1 p.m. The yearly event honors Dr. King and the legacy he left. The parade line up will begin at 12 noon at ...

The long Christmas Holiday weekend in Burke County was marred by two fatal traffic accidents. On Friday, December 26th, at approximately 5:54 p.m. officers from the Waynesboro Police Department ...