The pickup truck in the photo above sustained irreparable damage when it caught fire on Saturday, August 16, 2025. City of Waynesboro Fire Chief Doug Gobbell reported that the truck’s owner, …

Barbara Victoria Ballantyne, age 51, formerly of Wayne County, was booked into the Wayne County Jail last Monday, August 11, 2025, and was subsequently released on $40,000.00 bond. Ballantyne is …

Wayne County celebrated a major milestone last Monday with the ribbon cutting of the Jim Mangubat Wayne County Head Start/Early Head Start facility, named in honor of County Executive and SCHRA Board …

Tennessee residents are allowed to hunt without a license on Saturday, August 23, which coincides with the opening day of squirrel season. Free Hunting Day is an annual event provided by the …

The Collinwood Beautification Board, working hand in hand with the City of Collinwood, is working hard to prepare for the annual Old Timers’ Day festivities. The 1st Annual Miss Old Timers’ …

The Wayne County School System has announced that Wayne County Schools will once again participate in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) this school year, a federal program that provides free …

The Horseshoe Riverbend Festival is coming back to Clifton! The musical festival, which was a popular event for many years in the river city, is making a comeback this year on Saturday, September …

The Wayne County Commission met in special session on Monday, July 28, 2025. The purpose of this meeting was to vote on the fiscal year 2025-2026 budget and property tax levy. Although normally …

The City of Clifton has a new city manager, Ms. Kristeen Duren. Ms. Duren is set to take office on September 2nd, 2025. Former City Manager Doug Kibbey was fired by the city in April of this year …

Eight of the ten candidates running in the 7th District Congressional race will be in Waynesboro tonight, Monday, August 4th, at 6pm. They will meet the public at Dad’s Pizzeria. This race is …

When you think of the term “public school,” you probably think of the schools we have here in Wayne County – Waynesboro’s High, Middle, and Elementary Schools, Collinwood’s High, Middle and …

Students in Wayne County will soon return to the classroom on their first full day of school, Thursday, August 7, 2025. Below are important registration dates and information. • Wayne County …

The probability of a property tax increase has been on Wayne County property owners’ minds lately, especially after the Wayne County Budget Committee recommended a ten-cent increase to the County …

Drivers on the Waynesboro square faced somewhat of a quandary on Monday night, July 21. Each exit from the square was blocked by the paving company completing the resurfacing project we told our …

Get ready to save! The State of Tennessee’s annual sales tax holiday weekend is almost here, set to take place Friday, July 25 through Sunday, July 27. During this holiday, Tennesseans can save …

Bear sightings are on the rise again in Wayne County! Over the past few years, some bears have been captured on trail cams or spotted crossing roadways in Wayne County, but fortunately, there have …

Drivers on Highway 13 South have undoubtedly encountered some delays and rough patches in the past couple of weeks, and the Waynesboro square was extremely hard to navigate Monday night. TDOT …

The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office released the following statement on Monday regarding Blake Barkley, a Wayne County man they have been recently searching for. “Around noon July 21, 2025, …

Wayne Countians were shocked and saddened last week to learn that a 17-year-old Collinwood youth was found dead in Mississippi, and his uncle is now facing a charge of manslaughter in that state …

The Wayne County School Board met in regular session on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at the Central Office at 5:30 p.m. Board members in attendance were Chairman Charity Horton, Drew Turman, Deborah …