Friends and co-workers are soliciting donations for a family of five which lost their home and its contents in a fire over ...

The Burke County Bears basketball team lost their first two games of the season this past week. Fortunately, both were non-region games against Lakeside and South Effingham. The Bears lost the ...

A record 202.9 million consumers shopped in stores and online during the five-day holiday shopping period from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, according to the National Retail Federation. This ...

Geri B. Joyner, 70, entered into rest Fri2, 2025. She was born in Macon and has been a longtime resident of Burke County. She ...

The Burke County Board of Commissioners voted 3 to 1 against hiring conflict counsel in the settlement of the Sheriff’s sexual harassment lawsuit during the monthly meeting 9. County attorney Adam ...

The risk of recession in Georgia next year is about the same as a coin toss, according to the 43rd annual outlook on the economy released by the Selig Center for Economic Growth last week. The ...

Last week, the Bears and Lady Bears wrestling teams each faced off in two matches. Their first was at home on Tuesday versus ARC and ECI. Their second was on Friday against Lakeside, Hephzibah, and ...

The Lady Spartan Basketball Team celebrated a milestone last week in Stillmore after defeating David Emanuel Academy 44-35. Not only did the win keep their undefeated season alive, but it also marked ...

Rosemary Newman Tinley, age 82, of Waynesboro, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Tuesday December 16th, 2025. Born on July 13, 1943 in Atlanta, Ga., Rosemary is preceded in death by her father, ...

The Edmund Burke Academy Lady Spartans earned another strong win last Tuesday, defeating the David Emanuel Academy Eagles 44–35. Senior Leila Eastmead delivered a standout performance, leading all ...

Lindsai Mobley Gentry realized early on in her life that she was good with numbers. When she was quite young her uncle, Robert Mobley, recognized that Lindsai had an analytical mind and he began to ...

BCPS Title I hosted its annual Real Men Read event on Thursday, December 4 at SGA Elementary School. First Row: Ken Walker, Charles Grant, Evan Mobley, Ryan Mobley, Officer Lucky, D'Angelo McBride, ...