Monthly Archives: February 2012

A Book and A Buck

Posted on February 2, 2012 by metrospirit

Arbitron releases fall 2011 ratings The Fall 2011 Arbitron Radio Ratings recently came out for the Augusta market. Kicks 99 came out the big winner, pulling in the largest numbers in memory. The big loser was 95 Rock, which…

Fry to Trial

Posted on February 2, 2012 by metrospirit

David Fry, who was arrested in August 2009 for trying to bribe commissioners Alvin Mason and Corey Johnson into supporting the TEE Center, will be back in court on Monday, February 6, at 9:30. In November, Fry’s Alford plea dissolved…

Fiber Myopic

Posted on February 2, 2012 by metrospirit

Columbia County officials, especially new Administrator Scott Johnson, must have seen their lives flash before their eyes last Monday when word got out that State Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers introduced Senate Bill 313, the Broadband Investment Equity Act. Though…

Aitken Parks

Posted on February 2, 2012 by metrospirit

Though sparring over the minutiae of the TEE Center parking deck grabbed most of the headlines coming out of the committee meetings this week, you could also say that Monday’s meeting represented the beginning of the District 1 Commission race.…