[6][7] The city council in Waycross opened municipal primary elections to white women in 1917, the first town in Georgia to do so.

[8][9] This action was taken because some of the largest property owners in town were women who wanted a say in how their tax dollars were spent.

Walker promoted a comprehensive program of forestry activity, including establishing forest parks.

She erected markers and monuments along old trails and at historic sites, in Waycross and Ware County so that local history would not be forgotten.

An effort to recognize her work culminated in President Franklin D Roosevelt issuing a proclamation to establish the Laura S Walker National Park in her honor.

During the 1950s the city had a tourist gimmick: local police would stop motorists with out-of-state license plates and escort them to downtown Waycross.

Bubba Burgers are now sold nationwide as well as worldwide through the United States Military Commissary system.

In May 2010, the city purchased the Bandalong Litter Trap and installed it in Tebeau Creek, a tributary of the Satilla River.

State Rep. Chad Nimmer[19] had introduced HB 523 during the 2015 Legislative Session without providing the required statutory notice to the City of Waycross.

[20][needs update] As of the 2020 United States census, 13,942 people, 5,748 households, and 3,197 families reside in the city.

WXGA-TV, a Georgia Public Broadcasting outlet, is licensed to Waycross and also serves nearby Valdosta.