Dominated by news of lawsuits by and against Sheriff Alfonzo Williams and the continued cleanup from Hurricane Helene, here are a few of the top local news stories from 2025. We have also listed the ...

While most new laws from the 2025 Georgia legislative session went into effect in July, several bills became law on Jan. 1, 2026. Senate Bill 199, has the most local affect. The legislation requires ...

Bailey Trace CooperBrigham Landing Rd., GirardDec. 24 Speeding 69/ 55 mph zone; driving while license suspended or revoked--misdemeanor John Antain DawsonBrookstone Rd., HephzibahDec. 26 DUI--drugs; ...

SUNRISE: 06-22-1948 SUNSET: 01-03-2020 Forever in our hearts A limb has fallen from the tree - we keep hearing a voice that says 'Grieve not for me Remember the best times, the laughter, the song - ...

Juan Carlos BarnardAberdeen Rd., WaynesboroDec. 9Battery (FV) first offense–misdemeanor Gary Thomas DanielHoyt Braswell Rd., WrensDec. 13DUI–alcohol Dwayne Leonard DavisWashington St., WaynesboroDec.

The Burke County High School boys basketball team faced off against two nonregion opponents last week, the Windsor Forest Knights and the Liberty County Panthers. All in all, they went 1-1, beating ...

date. If no objections are filed, the Petition may be granted without a hearing.

DUI–multiple substances; failure to maintain lane; improper leftor right turn; possession of open container in vehicle passenger area; windshield/ window/ wiper requirements ...

First Baptist Church (FBC) of Waynesboro, Georgia recently received a twenty year award from Samaritan’s Purse’s Operation Christmas Child (OCC) for being a Drop Off Location Center. In 2005, FBC’s ...

The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) announced that it has allocated $103 million to the Homeowner Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Program (HRRP). This program offers assistance through ...

During the years of our lives, we will know extraordinary days sprinkled with laughter; ordinary days touched by a blessing or two and, less happily, days that are filled with tribulation or just ...

QUILTS OF VALOR The Bird Dog Quilters are busy working on their Quilts of Valor project in which they present handmade quilts to veterans. They need the public’s help in locating veterans here in ...