Waynesboro, GA
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Local News — Waynesboro
- Burke County High School (Waynesboro, GA) Football — MaxPreps
- 26-year-old man charged with child sexual exploitation in Waynesboro — WRDW
- Waynesboro man dies after police pursuit ends in Augusta crash — The Augusta Press
- Burke County High School (Waynesboro, GA) Baseball — MaxPreps
- Open for Business: Mom, daughter open coffee shop in Waynesboro — WRDW
Official Local Resources
City of Waynesboro · Burke County · georgia.gov · Georgia Department of Driver Services
Waynesboro (/ˈweɪnzbʌroʊ/) is a city and the county seat of Burke County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,472 at the 2024 census. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area.
Waynesboro is 37 minutes south of downtown Augusta by car via US 25. Waynesboro is known as “The Bird Dog Capital of the World”. The Waynesboro Commercial Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Waynesboro is located in Burke County, one of the eight original counties of Georgia. The city was named after General Anthony Wayne, whose daring efforts during the Revolutionary War earned him the nickname “Mad Anthony Wayne”.