The Full Monty

Augusta Entertainment Complex general manager’s reputation is growing  Eric Johnson Long after impressing locals with his leadership, Monty Jones Jr., general manger of the Augusta Entertainment Complex, is starting to turn heads on a national level. Jones was recognized earlier
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Online Supremacy

While Amazon drags its feet and the state plays chicken for jobs, small business suffers  Eric Johnson Last legislative session, the Georgia Assembly passed sweeping legislation that changed several of the mainstays of state revenue collection, including forcing out-of-state companies
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The Art of Recovery

Program that uses art to help cancer patients will have art show at the Morris  Eric Johnson As part of the new synergy between GRU’s Summerville campus and its medical campus, Dr. Alan MacTaggart, chair of the Art Department, has
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Squared Away

Marshall Square finally gets its residents  Eric Johnson A Lincoln, Nebraska, company has succeeded in convincing Columbia County commissioners to allow apartments in the Marshall Square development by Evans Towne Center Park. The key word? Seniors. While commissioners fought tooth
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Patching It Up

Commission considers partnering with Paul Simon on beleaguered golf course  Eric Johnson Commissioner Bill Lockett, a vocal and longstanding critic of the management agreements for the TEE Center and its parking deck, found himself surprisingly allied with the architect of
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On Target

Program takes aim at women Eric Johnson  Over the last 13 years, nearly 80,000 women have been introduced to firearm safety through a women’s-only program run by the National Rifle Association called Women on Target. Some women go on to
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Fun with a Heart

Second Annual ETCP Spring Fest serves up fun with an eye to the future  Eric Johnson Metro Spirit’s Second Annual ETCP Spring Fest will kick off at noon on Saturday, March 9, and this year promises to be bigger in
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Commission Censure

Ethics violations result in three censures and grandstanding Eric Johnson  In a highly charged commission meeting that lasted well into the night, commissioners decided to censure three of their own for violating the city’s ethics code by engaging in work
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Travel Logic

Groups tout power of tourism to local economy Eric Johnson While everyone was considering the great new uses for the new convention center at the annual State of Tourism luncheon, the Augusta Sports Council’s Brinsley Thigpen was thinking sports. “The
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Considering the Unthinkable

Plan prepares for dam failure  Eric Johnson Though everyone agrees that the odds of a catastrophic failure at the J. Strom Thurmond Dam are slim, thousands of Columbia County homes lay within the inundation area should such an unlikely event
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