Monthly Archives: November 2012

Sentinel on Guard

Posted on November 21, 2012 by metrospirit
Last week’s Metro Spirit cover story highlighted Sentinel Offender Services and some seriously negative issues related to their handling of Augusta area probationers. Now, insiders are reporting the existence of a class action lawsuit filed in Columbia County alleging that…
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Gooooaaaal!

Posted on November 21, 2012 by metrospirit
Columbia County scores with big time soccer tournament Eric Johnson After years of planning and a significant investment in funds, Columbia County is getting ready to host the NCAA Division II men’s and women’s soccer finals at Blanchard Woods Park.…
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Weekend Events

Posted on November 16, 2012 by metrospirit
Put some Good Notes in this Weekend’s Schedule By Laura Perry Get a dose of real live bluegrass with the Steep Canyon Rangers at the Imperial, or tone up your Harley with the Riverhawks, tonight. On Saturday, listen to some…
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Local Minorities Take Monolithic Voting to New Heights

Posted on November 15, 2012 by metrospirit
By Austin Rhodes Taking a closer look at the area’s voting patterns in the November 6 elections, there is a case to be made that we have a very real racial divide when it comes to politics, with one particular…
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Slow news day? Throw some sex offenders at `em.

Posted on November 14, 2012 by metrospirit
Fear mongering? Noooooo, not us! But the daily’s website has a particular obsession with posting lists of sex offenders over and over and over again. Which is a good thing, right? Seems like everyone would want to know who the…
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Just Don’t Call Them TVs

Posted on November 14, 2012 by metrospirit
Perhaps anticipating an uptick in travel kick started by the impending arrival of all those conventioneers headed to the TEE Center, Augusta Regional Airport has announced a partnership with Departure Media, one of the nation’s top airport advertising firms. Eight…
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Need Some Help With Those Bags?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by metrospirit
Seems like Roosevelt Bradley, the new guy brought in to run the transit department, packed some baggage with him. The former head of Miami-Dade was booted off the job for a variety of management-related problems. In a letter to Miami…
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Augusta’s Probation Problem

Posted on November 14, 2012 by metrospirit
Critics allege private probation companies are expensive, abusive and dehumanizing. A couple of Augusta attorneys are trying to prove they’re unconstitutional as well. Eric Johnson Hills McGee is a disabled veteran suffering from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder whose only source…
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Granting Sibley

Posted on November 14, 2012 by metrospirit
Canal Authority looks to continue mill cleanup effort  Eric Johnson The Augusta Canal Authority is moving forward with the cleanup of Sibley Mill, applying for a brownfields grant offered by the Environmental Protection Agency. About 20 people attended a public…
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Final TEE

Posted on November 14, 2012 by metrospirit
Agreement gives final green light to convention center  Eric Johnson On Thursday, November 8, the Augusta Commission finally voted to approve the management agreement for the Trade, Exhibit and Event (TEE) Center, the 38,000-square-foot convention center located adjacent to the…
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