A Waynesboro man was arrested Monday after a search warrant led to the discovery of a number of drugs in his home, everything from marijuana to meth to heroin and pills. According to a report from the Burke County Sheriff’s Office, the investigation into Ernest “Twist” Harris began in early September, when investigators were contacted by a number of residents who complained he was selling drugs out of his home on the 1500 block of Highway 23 South. Just before 7 p.m. on Monday, members of the narcotics, special operations and criminal investigations divisions executed a search warrant and found a number of drugs inside his home including approximately 52.2 grams of methamphetamine, 4.2 grams of heroin, 2 grams of crack cocaine and 21.8 grams of marijuana. He was also in possession of numerous amounts of prescription pills including Suboxone strips and Zubsolv, Alprazolam,Oxycotin and Oxycodone tablets.

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The Guns got the trophy, but everyone was a winner. In a neck-and-neck brawl for blood, our first responders, along with support from the community, brought their A game, doubling the number of donations for the Guns and Hoses Blood Battle compared to last year. A grand total of 88 people came out to support the event, which was dually sponsored by Queensborough National Bank and Shepeard Community Blood Center. The Guns had 45 total supporters while the Hoses were on their heels with 43.

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Personnel from the Burke County Sheriff’s Office and Waynesboro Police Department recently received advanced training in field sobriety testing and DUI enforcement.  Members of the Georgia Public Safety Training Center’s Traffic Division traveled to Burke County to teach the courses. 

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fficers are in the middle of a three-day course on detecting drunk drivers. the Burke County Sheriff's Office is working with the state of Georgia, to make sure deputies do their best to keep our streets safe. "We're not trying to empty ticket books or run out of rolls in our ticket printers," said Brad Owens. "We're out there to save lives."

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Starting Monday, local and state law enforcement agencies will be at the Burke County Sheriff’s Office for a DUI course. The Burke County Sheriff’s Office says December is a month it sees DUI increases. Officers will be in the classroom part of the day and put their knowledge to the test outside.

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