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Memorial Day program scheduled 4z5x7
Waynesboro American Legion Post 120 will have a Memorial Day program Monday, May 26. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. and the public is invited. The post is located on South Liberty Street.
BOC votes to end UGA Archway Partnership 322g21
MARGARET ANNE BROGAN
[email protected]
The Burke County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 to graduate from the UGA Archway Partnership program rather than continue it at their monthly meeting Tuesday, May 13. If continued, the program would require a three to four year commitment from the county. County Manager Merv Waldrop stated that both the...
Sheriff seeks to keep lawsuit secret 3z2271
ROY F. CHALKER JR.
[email protected]
Burke County Sheriff Alfonzo Williams is laying the groundwork for new legal action against the Burke County Board of Commissioners, and this time he wants to keep the proceedings secret. In a filing submitted to the Burke County Superior Court May 18, Williams asked the court to “limit access to...
WPD seeking information in homicide investigation 2e2o70
The Waynesboro Police Department is investigating a homicide after finding a man deceased while performing a welfare check Tuesday, May 20. A family member of the victim, Bruce Mitchell, reported him missing to the Waynesboro Police Department on Tuesday. Officers went to Mitchell’s home on Lovers Lane to perform a...
News 533d60
Statewide public school cell phone ban ed for grades k-8 423b1t
MARGARET ANNE BROGAN
[email protected] | May 20, 2025
Governor Brian Kemp has signed a bill banning cell phones in Georgia public school kindergarten through eighth grade classrooms. Kemp signed legislation Friday, May 9 after it ed the Georgia General Assembly with bipartisan earlier this year. The ban is set to go into effect in the summer of...
Bud North honored for military service 234o
May 20, 2025
Margaret Jones #27 United Daughters of the Confederacy honored Walton Francis (Bud) North II at their Military Service Award Ceremony, on May 3, 2025, with the Cross of Military Service #4470. He was presented the Certificate of Award for his service in the Vietnam Conflict as a Sergeant in the...
Burke General Store to build new facility 1p4e6j
MARGARET ANNE BROGAN
[email protected] | May 20, 2025
The Burke County Development Authority has announced the sale of a 6-acre parcel of land to Burke General Store, where they plan to construct a new facility. The press release shared by the Burke County Development Authority states, “This strategic investment marks a significant milestone for both the company and...
Tariffs anticipation behind surge at Georgia ports 1r6m6m
DAVE WILLIAMS
Bureau Chief
Capitol Beat News Service | May 20, 2025
Businesses front-loading orders to avoid looming tariffs are continuing to drive containerized cargo traffic at the Port of Savannah. The port handled 515,500 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) last month, up 17% from April of last year and the third monthly record in a row, the Georgia Ports Authority reported...
Mad Anthony’s Big Boom Fireworks Extravaganza donation update 1md5x
May 20, 2025
THIS WEEK'S FIREWORKS DONATIONS GASSAR Carr’s Rangers $200American Legion Post 120 $200Greene and Burdette Property Management $100Lonnie’s Towing $100 AMOUNT NEEDED: $12,805.80 AMOUNT RAISED TO DATE: $7850 To donate, or for questions or comments about the event, please email Don Lively at [email protected] or [email protected], or call 706-554-8018.
Sports 3rm1w
Power hitting helps Spartans advance to FINAL FOUR 6l144
TRES BRAGG
[email protected] | May 20, 2025
A third game during the quarterfinals wasn’t necessary for Edmund Burke Academy’s Baseball Team. The Spartans defeated Heritage in back-to-back games last Friday at home which secured them a spot in the final four. Edmund Burke hit four homeruns during the two games and held the Hawks to just two...
Chancey chooses diamond over gridiron 2r2e52
May 14, 2025
Edmund Burke Academy senior Marc Owen Chancey was offered scholarships in both football and baseball but ultimately decided to further his baseball career as a Young Harris Mountain Lion. The 6’3” third baseman recorded a .441 batting average this year and hit five homeruns during the regular season. He also...
Edmund Burke set to battle Heritage in Elite Eight 22e4e
TRES BRAGG
[email protected] | May 14, 2025
It will be the Spartans vs. Hawks for a chance to advance to the final four. After earning a BYE in the first round of the GIAA-AA state playoffs, the Edmund Burke Academy Spartans learned last week who their opponent will be for the elite eight round. The Spartans will...
Burke County brings home gold in track and field 6zg1u
BRANNON BRADDOCK
[email protected] | May 14, 2025
The Burke County track team traveled to Commerce, Georgia for the second time in as many weeks. The first trip was for sectionals, where students competed for a spot to be in the state championship. In all, Burke County qualified for eight events, meaning that they reserved the right to...
Hood hits two-run single to push Spartans past Crusaders v634i
TRES BRAGG
[email protected] | May 6, 2025
A walk-off single from Junior Matthew Hood secured Edmund Burke Academy’s Baseball Team a first round BYE in the state playoffs and possibly clinched the number three overall seed. A non-region yet critical game against number four ranked Trinity Christian went down to the wire last Tuesday, but the Spartans...
Editorial 676v20
SOME GAVE ALL 23475e
Laura Reeves | May 20, 2025
May is a chaotic month. I heard someone say it is like December but without presents, and that rings true with me. There is a lot going on. Honor’s Days, graduations, and all of the end of school traditions that make for an exciting, yet hectic, month. My mother used...
NOT A THING 664d2d
Don Lively | May 20, 2025
I wasn’t expecting the text. I was sitting on a stump in the edge of my woods, not doing much of anything. I glanced at the text that just read “wyd”. I’ll it that the first time I ever got the wyd text I had no idea what it meant...
Obituaries 1n5n2q

Rita Strock Anderson 4w5l1h
May 20, 2025
Rita Strock Anderson entered peacefully into eternal rest on May 17, 2025, in her home, surrounded by family. Rita was born to Edward “Vladimire” and Mary Strock in Hazleton Pennsylvania on December 17, 1933. She is preceded in death by James T. “Andy” Anderson, her loving husband of 38 years...

Mose Willie Welch 36683
May 20, 2025
Mr. Mose Willie Welch, 98, of Sardis, Georgia, was born April 17, 1927. He entered into rest on May 18, 2025 at his residence. Family visitation will be held Saturday, May 24, 2025 from 1:00PM-3:00PM and public visitation will be held from 3:00PM-5:00PM at Phinazee & Son Funeral Home, 404...

Timothy Godbee 3d1e2t
May 20, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we share the ing of Mr. Timothy Godbee, 50, of Waynesboro, Georgia, who was born on January 19, 1975, and entered into rest on May 15, 2025, at Wellstar Hospital in Augusta, GA. In honoring his memory, the family will hold a private memorial...
Ruth Winkler 6s2r5k
May 20, 2025
Ruth Winkler, 94, entered into rest Sunday, May 18, 2025. She was a native of Richmond KY and has been a resident of Burke County since 1988. She worked as a nursing assistant at Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital in Hamilton, OH. Ruth was a charter member of Rosemont Baptist...
Ada s Rackley 6p273n
May 14, 2025
Ada s Rackley, 102, of Gainesville, Ga. entered into rest Friday, May 9, 2025. She was born in Waynesboro to the late Ruth and Thomas Rackley. She taught school for 37 years in both Georgia and Florida school systems. Ada was a resident of Lanier Village Estates retirement home in...
For The Record 72581c
Federal judges hear Georgia election maps appeal 3b6a6d
TY TAGAMI
Capitol Beat News Service | May 20, 2025
As Georgia looks ahead to the 2026 elections, a court fight is still brewing over the election maps scheduled to be used. The federal court of appeals in Atlanta heard three cases Thursday stemming from those early maps, which were drawn by state lawmakers in response to the decennial population...
BURKE EMA REPORT 4h5z1j
May 20, 2025
The Burke County Emergency Management Agency responded to 101 patients’ calls during the week ending May 18. Of those, 79 resulted in transports, including 40 to Augusta hospitals. Thirty one of the transports were determined to be emergencies and 48 were non-emergent. The agency also answered 25 fire calls during...
BURKE COUNTY JAIL BOOKING MAY 12-18 602o5d
May 20, 2025
Eric Rene AntonRegan Landing, WaynesboroMay 16Speeding; DUI--alcohol Omarion Alexander BellamyLarry Dr., WaynesboroMay 13Theft by receiving stolen property--felony Clevis Wendale BrownCleveland Dr., WaynesboroMay 17DUI--alcohol; failure to maintain lane; hold for DCS probation Labranford Vershawn BrownWashington Dr., WaynesboroMay 17Discharge of firearms on or near public highway or street; disorderly conduct; possession of...
Burke Happenings 333m73
What’s Next? 2r396b
May 20, 2025
The Little Mermaid Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID JR. is playing at Burke County High School in the Burke County High School gym on Saturday, May 24th at 6:00 PM and Sunday, May 25th at 3:00 PM. The 60-minute musical, designed for junior performers, is based on the 2008 Broadway production...
Church News 3c6z3j
CHURCH NEWS q2440
May 20, 2025
OUR POLICY This section is a complimentary service for Burke County churches hosting free public services. We will run your church news for two weeks. Church bake sales, yard sales, out-of-county events or events with an ission fee may be included for $10 per week, paid in advance. Email announcements...
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