This Just In

My Instant Lunch winner of Band Aide 1

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:01:16 -0400

After four weeks of concerts that pitted Augusta's finest musicians against one another, My Instant Lunch was crowned the winner of the first ever Band Aide competition ...

Man's name released in shooting by police

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:33:17 -0400

Narcotics investigators were dispatched to the 1918 Ohio Avenue on Tuesday night to arrest Michael Chris Nestor, 30, on several felony warrants ...

Augusta Regional Airport hoping for new director

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:16:05 -0400

Rev. Karlton Howard, chairman of the Augusta Aviation Commission, announced that the board has unanimously selected Gary LeTellier, the executive director of Coos County Airport Authority in Coos Bay, Ore. ...

Sheriff Ronnie Strength says deputies justified in shooting

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:08:02 -0400

The two deputies who shot and killed a man holding a woman at knifepoint early Thursday morning were justified in their actions, according to Richmond County Sheriff Ronnie Strength ...

SOA committed to Columbia County

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:28:39 -0400

Symphony Orchestra Augusta administrators addressed Columbia County's Community and Emergency Services committee looking to be designated the official resident symphony for Columbia County ...

Woody Merry's case remains in the dead docket

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:49:21 -0400

The simple battery case against political watchdog Woody Merry will remain in the dead docket following his outburst last week before the Augusta Commission ...

Tarver will become U.S. Attorney

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:07:05 -0400

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Georgia Sen. Ed Tarver 's nomination by President Barack Obama to become the next U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia

Kroc Center victory

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:46:51 -0400

At a press conference at Harrisburg's Free Will Baptist Church this week, Kroc Center Administrator, Capt. Todd Mason, announced the fundraising campaign for Augusta's Kroc Center had raised $22 million

A runoff in the District 1 race

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:55:09 -0400

The votes have been counted and the face of the Augusta Commission is about to drastically change ...

White's Building fails to sell

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:30:08 -0400

The much anticipated and often postponed auction of the J.B. White's Building on Broad Street turned out to be a well attended non-event ...

Former Gov. Barnes in town on Wednesday

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:20:45 -0400

Former Gov. Roy Barnes will be the keynote speaker at Paine College Department of Mass Communications' assembly program on Wednesday, Nov. 4 in the Gilbert-Lambuth Memorial Chapel.

Woody Merry demands change in City Hall

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:20:38 -0400

In the days approaching the city election on Tuesday, there has been no shortage of passion on display ...

Augusta Regional Airport selects new director ... again

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:52:01 -0400

Rev. Karlton Howard, chairman of the Augusta Aviation Commission, announced this week that the board has unanimously selected Gary LeTellier

The Great Debate of '09 put on a show

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:16:40 -0400

The Imperial Theatre hosted an unusual show on Tuesday night. The candidates for Augusta-Richmond County Commission for Districts 1, 3, and 5 met on stage to answer questions ...

MCGHealth announces first kidney paired donation

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:01:58 -0400

When Gretchen Kingery of Pulaski, Ga., found out she
wasn't a match to donate a kidney to her husband Lee, she was
disappointed, but she didn't give up ...

Wood Merry is back

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:01:33 -0400

Political watchdog Woody Merry is ready to get his government reform group, CSRA Help, back into action.

Augusta ranked 23 by BusinessWeek

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:27:48 -0400

Augusta Mayor Deke Copenhaver announced this week that the Augusta metro area has been ranked 23 by BusinessWeek's list of "The Forty Strongest U.S. Metro Economies."

Don Snell resigns from MCG Health

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:50:40 -0400

Don Snell has resigned as president and CEO of MCG Health, Inc., effective at the end of this month ...

Advanced Voting Week begins Oct. 26

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:15:02 -0400

Don't want to stand in line on election day? Get ready to vote.

Advance Voting Week will begin on Monday, Oct. 26 and will run through Friday, Oct. 30 ...

Early voting turnout is low

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:11:53 -0400

In the first two weeks of early voting, the Richmond County Board of Elections Office is reporting an extremely low turnout ...

Jessye Norman School of Arts receives $25,000

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:20:26 -0400

The Jessye Norman School of Arts is scheduled to receive a donation of $25,000 on Sunday, Oct. 18 ...

Hero Way coming to Grovetown?

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:37:37 -0400

The new elementary school planned for Grovetown may still be in the design phase, but the road going into it is about to have a name ...

What is going on with Augusta's law department?

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:30:34 -0400

A few weeks ago, I wrote an editor's letter asking that the city please bring back former City Attorney Jim Wall. Back then, I was writing a bit in jest. Now, I'm serious ...

Close call for Richmond County student

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:14:37 -0400

A Richmond County student trying out for the All-State chorus last Saturday received minor injuries after the bus she was riding in was reportedly damaged by gunfire ...

Bedden's son goes to Washington

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:49:49 -0400

Richmond County School Superintendent Dr. Dana Bedden's son, Daniel Davenport, is currently in Washington D.C. ...

Jones drops out of race

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:11:12 -0400

Anthony Jones, candidate in the Augusta Commission District 1 race, has officially withdrawn his name as a candidate ...

Pagan Pride Day donates 343 pounds of food

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:41:33 -0400

Augusta's first ever Pagan Pride Day held on Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Lake Olmstead gazebo attracted more than 250 people and collected more than 340 pounds of food ...

Historic Augusta announces endangered properties for 2010

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:19:28 -0400

For the fourth year in a row, Historic Augusta has announced its Endangered Properties List in an effort to save some of the city's treasured buildings ...

Speed hump policy change

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:42:11 -0400

The Columbia County Board of Commissioners is set to approve amendments to the county's speed hump program policy manual ...

Good Government Forum on Oct. 6

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:05:56 -0400

The Augusta Richmond County Committee for Good Government will be endorsing candidates for School Board District 5 and Commission Districts 1, 3 and 5 ...

New director selected for Augusta Regional Airport

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:02:49 -0400

The Augusta Aviation Commission has selected its top choice for the new director at Augusta Regional Airport.