BURKE COUNTY (WJBF) – The Burke County Sheriff’s office is collecting donations to send to Texas. As the entire country watched in helpless horror, residents of the Lone Star State dealt with days of freezing temperatures, no electricity, and many without water. At this time the death toll from that winter storm stands at 16. Several of those people froze to death. Continue Reading →

BURKE COUNTY (WJBF) – The Burke County Sheriff’s Office will begin their Senior C.A.R.E. program starting Monday. Sheriff Williams, Deputies, and properly screened volunteers such as those who have completed our Citizens Police Academy will be assisting the elderly, homebound, medically disabled, and/or high risk individuals with purchasing necessary items due to the current Covid-19 situation. They want to make sure the community is taken care of and released the below information: Continue Reading →

BURKE COUNTY, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -- A group of Burke County first responders were honored for their live-saving work by Sheriff Alfonzo Williams, Burke EMA Chief Sanders, and Chief Deputy Blanchard. Continue Reading →

A store clerk in Sardis was robbed at gunpoint on Monday night, and less than 24 hours later the culprit was behind bars. Continue Reading →

Sudden Cardiac Arrest is the biggest killer in the United States. It does not discriminate and can strike anyone at any time without warning. Continue Reading →