The second No Kings protest kicked off nationwide, Saturday, with affiliated rallies protesting the Trump administration in cities nationwide, include in Augusta. Hundreds of participants gathered for the protest march, which convened at 3:30 at the Municipal Building on Telfair Street for processing throughout downtown. The first iteration of the protest was in July, when...
An antebellum house in Columbia County is slated for demolition, Monday, after a three-year struggle to preserve it. Stuart Hall, formerly called Cedar Grove Plantation, is a roughly 2,000 square foot, Italianate style home on the campus of Our Savior Episcopal Church along Columbia Road in Martinez. Benjamin Berry built the house as his family...
A large law enforcement response was dispatched to the Augusta Mall around 7 p.m. Saturday after multiple 911 calls reported possible gunshots, but it turned out to be a loud noise from a falling display. Deputies determined there was no shooting or fight. According to officials, a display on the lower level near LensCrafters fell...
A wanted fugitive was captured Saturday afternoon after a dramatic chase through thick mud and waist-deep water in a swamp off Mike Padgett Highway, and it ended when a K-9 made contact with the suspect’s leg. Richmond County deputies tracked down the suspect, who had fled into the swamp in a desperate attempt to hide....
Augusta is a step closer to having a permanent residential waste hauler and potentially recycling while the price to customers...
A new Vietnamese restaurant is coming to Columbia County, but its proprietors are already close to home.
USC Aiken held a ground breaking ceremony for its Cyber Integration Center, which is set to be completed next year.
An update on several projects was given during the Public Facilities Authority meeting on Tuesday, May 27.
More students have been skipping school since the COVID-19 pandemic, and Georgia lawmakers are looking into the problem.
A second passenger involved in a high-speed crash following a police chase in Aiken County has died, authorities confirmed. Syntavion...
An Augusta man whose tax preparation business generated more than $1 million in fraudulent tax refunds has pleaded guilty to...
A 20-year-old Hephzibah man has been arrested and charged with murder following the fatal shooting of a property manager at...
During the week of May 18–25, a total of 47 crimes were tracked by The Augusta Press from the Columbia County...
An Augusta Commission committee is set to recommend awarding the city garbage contract to Coastal Waste and Recycling, Inc.
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