Armando Guzman AlvarezRiverview Rd., MonroeMarch 7Speeding; no license--previously surrendered Austin Carnell BennefieldAycock Rd., WaynesboroMarch 6Obstruction of a law enforcement ...

Benjamin Ashley Lively, Sr., age 96, passed away peacefully on March 7, 2026. Born on April 26, 1929, in Augusta, Georgia, Ben was the beloved son of Matthew Warren Lively and Beatrice Hill Lively, ...

An unusually large number of contests will be on the ballot in the May 19 primary election, including seven candidates for three posts on the Burke County Board of Education. The panel has been under ...

Dirt will begin to move for phase one of a new residential development planned for Waynesboro. A groundbreaking scheduled for March 17 marks the offi- cial start of construction at St. George Crossing ...

This continues a series of articles that will feature shops, restaurants and other businesses, as well as upcoming events, in Downtown Waynesboro. It has been a mainstay in Downtown Waynesboro for ...

Three Burke County public schools have been identified as “low performing” under the Georgia Promise Scholarship program. Established by Senate Bill 233, the program was designed to provide ...

A local historic property has been given an unwanted designation. Boggs Rural Life Center, the past location of the iconic school for African Americans, Boggs Academy, is among ten sites that have ...

Waynesboro City Council members were told by their engineer that it could take as much as a million dollars to get the city’s wastewater treatment plant in good condition. The city was planning to ...

The Burke County Public Schools system has announced the return of the Summer Food Service Program. The USDA funded program provides meals for students 18 years of age or under during the summer ...

For readers looking to connect over stories, the Burke County Library Book Club meets the second Tuesday of every month at 10:00 A.M., offering a space where literature meets lively discussion and ...

Two recent incidents at the Burke County Detention Center have prompted Sheriff Alfonzo Williams to again ask the County Commission to consider new funding toward the renovation and updating of the ...

ATLANTA — A fixture in the leadership of Georgia’s House of Representatives will step down when her term ends this year, declining to run for re-election after nearly a quarter century in office. Rep.