Burke County News

On a hot, muggy day last weekend, we drove to the Big Hammock Natural Area in Tatnall County deep in South Georgia to see one of the state's rarest but most beautiful native plants, a small tree known as the ...

A traffic stop in Waynesboro leads to the arrest of a bank robbery suspect. Police took 27-year-old Christopher Michael Walker into custody, Tuesday morning.

Deputies in Burke County now have Shatner Kelly in custody. He was wanted for a shooting on June 13th.

As Latoya Singleton's family poured out their sorrow in court Thursday, the man who killed her didn't try to stifle his yawns.

Deputies in Burke County are looking for Shatner Latron Kelly. Kelly is wanted for a shooting that happened on June 13th at a residence in Girard.

Nearly half-a-million dollars worth of truck parts and copper were stolen, and some of it was found in Burke County woods.

Investigators in Burke County are working to find out who stole three trucks and took thousands of dollars in parts out of them.

An inmate has escaped from the Wilcox State Prison. He's Billy Hammock of Burke County.

Priscilla Brown's daughter, an honor roll student, earned an A in her math class, yet she failed the state's math test.

Queenie Lawton recalled standing on the side of the road in rural Sardis, Ga., selling homemade sweet potato pies just to raise enough money to buy coal to heat her classroom.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigations is searching for an armed robber. Investigators tell NBC Augusta the robber shot a hardware store employee several times while robbing a store in Burke County.

May 20, 2008 Waynesboro, GA-- Breaking News from Burke County Tuesday morning. Reports say one person is dead and another wounded after a shooting in the downtown Waynesboro area.

A sudden hailstorm raced through Columbia County on Tuesday afternoon, pelting homes and motorists and knocking out electrical power in Harlem.

NBC Augusta has learned a 22-year-old man has been shot to death in Waynesboro. That's in Burke County.

“You don't really profit from it, so you really have to like what you're doing”

Schoolchildren are getting a helping hand from an unlikely source: retired grandparents. via Augusta Chronicle Online

Aquinas will kick off a slate of five second round playoff doubleheaders Wednesday in the Augusta area. via Augusta Chronicle

Workshops seek public input on development Augusta Tomorrow Inc. and the cities of Augusta and North Augusta will hold public workshops Monday and Tuesday to gather input on coordinated efforts to develop the ... via Augusta Chronicle

District 123 candidate Hasan to hold meetings A.K. Hasan, a candidate for state representative for House District 123, which includes south Richmond County and Burke County, is holding two town hall meetings: ... via Augusta Chronicle Online

Jolene from Burke County wants to know, how much gasoline can be made from one barrel of oil? According to the American Petroleum Institute, a 42 gallon barrel of oil produces about 20-gallons of gasoline. via WAGT

Library Plans Stalled: Plans for a new 24 million-dollar library in Augusta have been halted. via WRDW-TV Augusta