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 ...

Tickets are on sale now for “A Taste of Burke County,” the Wimberly House’s annual gala and largest fundraiser of the year. The event is set for Saturday, Feb. 7, from 6:30 to 11 p.m. at First Liberty ...

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 ...

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 ...

An East Burke County group participated in Wreaths Across America, placing almost 500 wreaths at Bethel, Bethany Lambert, Mallard, Moody, Bethlehem, Corinth, Jenkins, St. Marks and Sardis Baptist ...

State regulators granted Georgia Power the authority for an historic expansion of its capacity to generate electricity in a unanimous vote Friday. The decision by the five elected members of the ...

Like just about everything, the cost of insurance has been rising, fueling frustration that state leaders say they want to address. Policy holders complain of expensive insurance that does not pay out ...

Years ago, a HarperCollins editor called my agent. “Could we interest Ronda in writing about the strong faith of Southern women?” he asked. “My mother was Southern. I’ve never met a family more ...

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 ...

Hayden Bell, 12 year old 7th grade student at Edmund Burke Academy killed his first deer on Dec. 13 while hunting with his daddy and granddaddy on private property in Burke County. He is the son of ...

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 ...

As the calendar turns and a new year begins, members of our community are taking a moment to reflect, reset and look ahead. From personal goals to aspirations rooted in family, health and service, ...