The Millen Garden Club is honored to announce local winners in the 2025 Smokey Bear Poster Contest! Children from first ...

A total of 275 families participated in the Bear Hunt Literacy Initiative, a readingfocused scavenger hunt geared toward ...

I can still visualize Daddy, holding a six-foot hunk of 2 x 4, wading into a crowd. It’s a great story which I 'll get to in ...

Severe weather passed through the area Saturday night, June 7. The Burke County EMA received a dozen reports of fallen trees, ...

Mrs. Rosa Lee Whighams, 73, of Augusta, Georgia, was born June 28, 1951. She entered into rest on June 2, 2025. Family ...

Mrs. Leatha Young Sharpe, 79, of Waynesboro, Georgia, was born March 25, 1946. She entered into rest on June 10, 2025.

Griffin, 76, of Waynesboro, GA, was born November 2, 1948. She entered into rest on June 6, 2025. Family visitation will be ...

Larry Edward BarnesVirginia Ave., WaynesboroJune 8Entering automobile or other vehicle with intent to commit theftor felony Joquan Tiwan BennettEast 7th St., WaynesboroJune 5Probation violation; false ...

The long-running battle between Sheriff Alfonzo Williams and the Burke County Board of Commissioners has taken a new and unexpected turn. Williams has informed the commissioners that he intends to ...

The Burke County Emergency Management Agency responded to 124 patients’ calls during the week ending June 8. Of those, 70 resulted in transports, including 44 to Augusta hospitals and four to other ...

Georgia will be getting an 11th area code soon, with the new 565 area code being added as an overlay to the existing 912 area code in the southeastern part of the state, the Georgia Public Service ...

Claudia Amelia Eastmead Brandon Lively Claudia Amelia Eastmead and Brandon Lively of Waynesboro have been named to the spring 2025 Dean’s List at Brewton- Parker College. To qualify for the Dean’s ...