Burke County News

For the past year, Lee Sims has spent his day off honing his welding skills, voluntarily wearing a welder's mask for hours every Friday.

Some parts of Burke County are so remote that even the armadillos can cross the road with little to fear.

New U.S. Census data shows childhood poverty expanding in Georgia. Data released Wednesday shows up to 67 percent of children under age 18 in seven Georgia counties were living in poverty in 2008.

Burke County, GA - - 'Old Fella' Volunteer: "Somebody took her in, they had found her and 3 of her puppies." Patches is just one of more than 600 hundred dogs and cats rescued through Old Fella Animal Rescue in Burke County.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 4:14 p.m. Read more: Local , Woman , Detained , Hit And Run , Purse Snatching , K-Mart , Myrtle Beach , Georgia NewsChannel 15 has learned authorities in Georgia have detained a woman thought to be the purse snatcher who seriously injured two people as she fled the scene.

Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 7:59 a.m. Gov. Sonny Perdue said stimulus money will fund a $592,900 road project in Richmond County.

AUGUSTA, Ga. - Election results are in from all across Georgia-Carolina. In the Augusta Commission District 1, Matt Aitken and Bill Fennoy head to a runoff on Dec.

The news of the senseless shooting in Texas is impacting many military families across the nation.

A 15-year-old Burke County teenager was hit and killed while riding his bicycle last night.

Some people in Burke County are frustrated and they're threatening to use any means necessary - to protect themselves from burglars.

Colder days and nights mean cranking up the heat, but it comes at a cost. For many, that price is too high.

Last week, the Southeast Bulloch High School marching band "The Swarm" and their dancers "The Stingers" participated in their last competition of the year.

In a year when ample rainfall has made most farmers smile, all Trey Mobley needs for a successful peanut harvest is a little sunshine.

Weather was one of the topics being presented to students at Blakeney Elementary School Tuesday afternoon.

Folks in Burke County say they're at a loss. Hundreds of burglaries have been going on in the county and it doesn't look like they're going away anytime soon.

Folks in Burke County say they're desperate for help...With nearly 400 burglary cases since the start of the year, they're trying to stop the high rise in crime.

A possible set back for merica's plan to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels with more nuke power plants---and that includes an expansion of Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle.

Burke County traveled to take on the Richmond Hill Wildcats in Friday night football action.

Authorities in Burke County uncovered a gruesome dogfighting ring. One person was arrested and investigators are still looking for more suspects.

Cheryl McAuliffe, Georgia director for the Humane Society of the United States, met with more than two dozen members of local rescue groups, government animal control agencies, Sheriff Ronnie Strength and Assistant District Attorney Kristi Goodwin Connell in Augusta on Sept.