A Jenkins County jury returned eight “guilty” verdicts against Raheem Whitfield, of Waynesboro, and four “guilty” verdicts against Shenice Thompson, of Millen, on May 13th in Jenkins County Superior ...

The Burke County Board of Commissioners declined to enter executive session after Sheriff Alfonzo Williams requested a closed-door discussion regarding a proposed settlement in a federal sexual ...

After his arrest for DUI and other traffic offenses, one of the highest ranked personnel with the Burke County Sheriff’s Office has received disciplinary measures from his agency. Colonel Richard Elim ...

A building well-known to many Burke Countians is being torn down. Demolition has begun on the old Waynesboro High School, completed in approximately 1956 in the Burkehaven neighborhood. The building ...

While leadership for the Burke County Board of Education will remain unchanged following Tuesday’s primary, the Burke County Board of Commissioners will see a shift come November. Incumbent ...

The trial for Raheem Whitfield of Waynesboro and Shenice Thompson of Millen got underway on Monday of this week in Jenkins County Superior Court. Both face charges in the March 2024 shooting deaths of ...

Waynesboro, Ga. — The Edmund Burke Academy girls track and field program has completed a remarkable sixyear stretch defined by championships, record-breaking performances, and a culture that extends ...

DECEASED IN RE: The Petition for Letters of Administration in the abovereferenced estate having been duly filed, TO: Alen Hersey Whitaker & Anne Whitaker Baker David Robinson Whitaker, having ...

On Thursday, April 23rd, with assistance from officers from the Sardis Police Department, Burke County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Benjamin Evan Fitzgerald of Sardis. Fitzgerald had been reported by ...

Two local realtors were honored during Blanchard and Calhoun Real Estate's Company's annual award ceremony at the Augusta Country Club. Elizabeth Highsmith was named company-wide "Top Listing Agent of ...

Mr. Thomas Eisenhower “Pie” Whitfield, 70, of Oconee, Georgia, entered into rest on Thursday, April 30, 2026. Family visitation will be held on Friday, May 8, 2026, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, followed ...

On Monday, April 27th, at 3:15 p.m., a violent incident at the McDonald’s at 1400 N. Liberty Street resulted in two arrests. The incident also involved a short police pursuit of one of the suspects ...