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Early ballot returns begin slowly ahead of Nov. 4 elections

Advance and absentee voting is underway in Richmond County for the Nov. 4 statewide special and municipal election.

Advanced voting for the Nov. 4 election will take place at Building G3 in Evans and the former Euche Creek Library. Staff photo by Stephanie Hill

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Advanced voting continues in Columbia County ahead of Nov. 4 elections

Advanced voting is heading into its second week in Columbia County ahead of the Nov. 4 elections.

News Analysis: Local insurance company sells out to personal injury lawyer

Local insurance company MAI Risk Advisors recently sold its headquarters on Wheeler Road to a personal injury law firm.

New Augusta Tech President to build on college’s strong Foundation

The Technical College System of Georgia has selected Dr. Kendricks D. Hooker as the next president of Augusta Technical College. Hooker will officially start his presidency on January 2, 2026.

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North Augusta motorcyclist dies while fleeing cops

Uber Eats driver found with loaded gun at Augusta Municipal Building

Richmond County Crime Map: October 8-14

Downtown detours: Telfair, Greene street closures ahead as work pushes forward

Augusta set to vote Tuesday on employee health insurance hike

Historic house on church property slated for demolition

Harlem Planning Commission recommends agricultural zoning for for proposed annexation

The Harlem Planning Commission voted to recommended a new zoning for a property outside its city limits that may come...

Augusta, Georgia Land Bank Authority convened for its monthly meeting on Wednesday afternoon.

Augusta Land Bank Authority creating in-house nonprofit

Members of the land bank say the move will open the authority up to new funding sources.

Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected as conclave opens

Black smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday, signalling that no pope had been elected as 133...

Quiet before a storm, as hopefuls size up run for U.S. Senate

With Republicans’ top potential candidate on the sidelines for Georgia’s next U.S. Senate election, the 2026 GOP primary promises to...

Gummies, vape pens & resin! $500K drug bust rocks Aiken County

A major drug trafficking operation was dismantled on Tuesday, following an investigation led by the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics...

Burns regains position with Richmond County Schools after alleged drug use

A previously terminated Richmond County School System Resource Officer has been restored to her position after facing drug use allegations.

A group of people against the county leaving the state library system came to the Columbia County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, May 6. Staff photo by Stephanie Hill

Columbia County not leaving state library system, to form single county library system instead

Columbia County will form its own single county library system and leave the Greater Clarks Hill Regional Library System.

Augusta Commission puts Tiffany’s on probation, stalls ‘Meadowbrook’ development, OKs Weed School plan

The Augusta Commission took action against a troubled Broad Street restaurant, delayed two Sand Hills road closures, tapped the brakes...

Parker’s Kitchen seeks variance for planned gas station at closed Washington Road Walgreens

The busy intersection of the Washington Road and Bobby Jones thoroughfares is among the latest sites for Parker’s Kitchen’s fuel...

Audit finds teacher shortage law worked a little but didn’t fix the problem

As a generation of teachers retire and their burned-out younger colleagues quit sooner, complaining about the workload and the pay,...

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