I was 20 when the newspaper hired me as a proofreader. It wasn’t long after they gave me the opportunity to be a reporter, and then, I got what the journalism folks refer to as a beat. Mine? Covering ...

The Burke County Family Y has announced that it will host a School's Day Out Camp next month. The event will take place on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2026 at the Y from 9am until 4pm. The theme of the camp ...

After nearly 25 years as county manager, he’s attended his final commission meeting and descended the courthouse steps for the last time. During Tuesday’s meeting, commissioners thanked Merv Waldrop ...

Burke County Sheriff Alfonzo Williams, who was indicted on corruption and bribery charges by a federal grand jury, issued a public statement on social media. In it, he addressed “family, friends, ...

Georgia Power has recalculated the total value of its property in Burke County, resulting in a reduction of approximately $2.8 billion. Burke County officials said this week that the reevaluation ...

The Burke County Road Department is busy resurfacing and patching sections on five county roads. The project includes resurfacing the entirety of Jenkins Cemetery Road. Crews will also patch or ...

Georgia’s election board adopted two rules July 8 aimed at bolstering confidence in the state’s election system. One of the rules will have no immediate impact since it bans a method of counting votes ...

Jourdan Brown, health and physical education teacher at Woodland Elementary School in Fulton County Schools, has been named the 2026 recipient of Georgia State University’s Keinon M. Bennett Early ...

A real estate company that gave homeowners money in exchange for a pledge to use its services when they sold their homes decades later has been ordered to pay $1 million to hundreds of Georgians. MV ...

A local man was recently spotlighted in a social media video and website article produced by Farmview Market, a unique, 45 acre agritourism destination and food facility in Madison, Georgia. Blueberry ...

Devin Quinn SprolesEagle Pass Court, HephzibahJuly 1 Safekeeping for Whitfield County SOprobation violation Ryan Mitchell ThamesCates Rd., WaynesboroJuly 4 Battery (FV), first offensemisdemeanor ...

Ashley Neely of the Burke County Recreation Department reported that the annual Mad Anthony’s Big Boom Fireworks was a great success with hundreds of people at the Rec complex and thousands more ...