Burke County Middle School’s annual awards program honored those students who made outstanding achievements during the school ...

This continues a series of articles that will feature shops, restaurants and other businesses, as well as upcoming events, in ...

An allegation of employment discrimination has been filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against the ...

A program intended to improve Georgia’s ranking on indicators of child “well-being” has produced mixed results, according to a state audit. Georgia lawmakers asked for an examination of the Georgia ...

A committee created by the Georgia Supreme Court is recommending that the state try letting people with special legal training do limited kinds of attorney work that would give more people access to ...

The Burke County Tax Assessor’s office has finished compiling 2025 property values and the Annual Notices of Assessment are scheduled to be mailed on Friday, July 11 and should be hitting mailboxes ...

A recall effort for Sheriff Alfonzo Williams has begun with the issuance of an official application for a recall petition. Spearheading the recall effort is Traci Hollingsworth, who had a warrant for ...

The Sardis City Council and mayor determined that no further action is necessary after reviewing body camera footage of a June 25 Sardis City Police traffic stop that was met with public outcry.

Here were some of the goings-on around the Georgia Capitol last week: PSC approves Georgia Power rate freeze State energy regulators voted unanimously July 1 to approve Georgia Power’s plan to freeze ...

The Burke County Emergency Management Agency responded to 126 patients’ calls during the week ending July 6. Ninety two of the calls resulted in transports, including 49 to Augusta hospitals and seven ...

A Columbia County man died in a single car accident here on July 4. David James Schondelmayer, 53, of Evans was killed on River Road near Ben Hatcher Road around 5:15 p.m. last Friday. According to ...

A group of local business leaders and volunteers travelled to Aiken, S.C. in search of ideas for downtown revitalization. Hosted by City Manager Roger Le Duc, the group heard about strategies to ...