Calm Hand

Morris brings slow and steady approach to Columbia County Commission  Eric Johnson Columbia County Commissioner Bill Morris knows about roundabouts. When news broke earlier in the week that Richmond County is considering five of them, Morris had to smile. As
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Multiple Harvests

DuTeau looks to get the most out of visitors through events that keep on giving  Eric Johnson Roughly eight months ago, when Randy DuTeau left the Augusta Sports Council to take over the Columbia County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, the
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Stimulating Broadband

Columbia County’s broadband network up and running… and ready to start making money  Eric Johnson Now that the towers are up and the fiber is in the ground, Columbia County is preparing to launch its much-anticipated broadband network. Recently, the
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Merged Service

  Budget issues force Columbia County to absorb fire department   Eric Johnson   Thanks to a dramatic increase in workers compensation insurance, Columbia County’s privately operated fire service, Martinez-Columbia Fire Rescue, will likely merge with county government. Talks of
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Building the Dream

With the exception of a few fiscally conservative Republicans who seem to balk at anything that’s not a purely essential duty of government, Columbia County likes to crow about itself, particularly the Columbia County government and most particularly the Development
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Slow Finish

Poor Lee Anderson. The Grovetown Republican just couldn’t buy a break this time around, not that he seemed to be trying very hard. It’s pretty tough to sell yourself if you won’t open your mouth, and Anderson was so tight-lipped
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The Big Buzz

Mosquitoes can be an irritating and deadly problem by Eric Johnson With mosquitoes buzzing and reports of West Nile cases skyrocketing, many in Columbia County are wondering why more isn’t being done to take care of the mosquito problem. But
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Call Me

Augusta prepares to handle inquiries through new 311 system, abandoning popular Augusta Cares by Eric Johnson Taking a page from Columbia County and other local communities, Richmond County is looking to establish 311 service to replace its successful, though somewhat
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Trailhead

greenspacetrail01Columbia County looks to turn Greenspace into a cross county trail   Columbia County has been quietly acquiring land for a trail that will stretch from Riverside Park to Grovetown. Thanks to an agreement with a local developer, a prototype
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My Precious

By now, you’ve probably heard the saga of the missing class ring. If you’re Facebook friends with Columbia County EMA Director Pam Tucker, and over 4,000 of us are, you’ve probably seen the posts, and if you’re on her email
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