Dominated by news of lawsuits by and against Sheriff Alfonzo Williams and the continued cleanup from Hurricane Helene, here are a few of the top local news stories from 2025. We have also listed the ...

While most new laws from the 2025 Georgia legislative session went into effect in July, several bills became law on Jan. 1, 2026. Senate Bill 199, has the most local affect. The legislation requires ...

Bailey Trace CooperBrigham Landing Rd., GirardDec. 24 Speeding 69/ 55 mph zone; driving while license suspended or revoked--misdemeanor John Antain DawsonBrookstone Rd., HephzibahDec. 26 DUI--drugs; ...

SUNRISE: 06-22-1948 SUNSET: 01-03-2020 Forever in our hearts A limb has fallen from the tree - we keep hearing a voice that says 'Grieve not for me Remember the best times, the laughter, the song - ...

The Burke County High School boys basketball team faced off against two nonregion opponents last week, the Windsor Forest Knights and the Liberty County Panthers. All in all, they went 1-1, beating ...

The state of Georgia historically ranks somewhere around 14th or 15th among the top agricultural product producing states in the United States. It’s currently estimated that one in seven Georgians are ...

State regulators granted Georgia Power the authority for an historic expansion of its capacity to generate electricity in a unanimous vote Friday. The decision by the five elected members of the ...

As I sit at my desk to type out these words for this week’s offering, my mind is flooded with many thoughts. I think back over this past year and all that has happened in my life. I suffered a massive ...

Years ago, a HarperCollins editor called my agent. “Could we interest Ronda in writing about the strong faith of Southern women?” he asked. “My mother was Southern. I’ve never met a family more ...

The Burke County Emergency Management Agency responded to 112 patients’ calls during the week ending Dec. 21. Of those, 76 resulted in transports, including 46 to Augusta Hospitals and three to other ...

This past Saturday morning I was out before daylight headed to watch ducks fly. I was by myself enjoying the solitude and peacefulness that can only be found away from the busyness of this world. I ...

People tell me all the time, “I don’t know how you do what you do.” What they usually mean is the emotional side of funeral service — the late nights, the heavy days, the quiet conversations with ...