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Gun found at Westside High School after morning search

A firearm was confiscated at Westside High School on Tuesday morning after administrators intervened in an exchange of weapons between students, according to the Richmond County Board of Education. In a statement, district spokesperson Haley Lacuesta said the incident began when a student brought a pair of nunchucks to campus and exchanged them with another...

Wimberly sworn in as District 4 commissioner after special election win

Lonnie Wimberly took the oath of office Monday as Augusta’s new District 4 commissioner after winning the Nov. 4 special election to fill the unexpired term of former Commissioner Alvin Mason, who resigned in June.

Doctors Hospital celebrates new freestanding ER hospital in Evans

Doctors Hospital of Augusta cut the ribbon on its new freestanding emergency facility in Evans, Monday.

GBI agent Kaitlyn Payne speaks to parents at CCSD forum. Photo by Drew Wall.

Columbia County’s second “Let’s Talk” forum focuses on digital safety

Columbia County families gathered in the Evans Middle School cafeteria on Monday evening for the district’s second “Let’s Talk” informational session.

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A Town Wings on thin ice for thawing methods

Broad Street section to be closed till Dec. 15

Lawmakers consider paring tax credits and exemptions to offset income tax cuts

Suspect identified in 2024 killing of victim in his Augusta home

Augusta nears budget deadline with deficit unresolved

Data center developer may apply to rezone under new district zoning

Golf may be going through a renaissance in the CSRA

Golf in the CSRA may be going through a paradigm shift.

Destination Augusta recognize tourism successes with annual celebration

Destination Augusta and community partners announced annual reports of groundbreaking progress for 2023 in the tourism and hospitality industries.

Augusta woman charged after boy, 4, shoots himself with unsecured gun

A 4-year-old Augusta boy accidentally shot himself in the head after finding a gun laying around a residence packed with...

Elections board certifies C-SPLOST win

Richmond County Board of Elections certified the results Monday of last week’s referendum on a coliseum sales tax.

Grovetown municipal election results certified by Columbia County Board of Elections

The results of the Nov. 7 Grovetown municipal election are now official.

Grovetown City Council votes to enter agreement with consulting firm to unite development ordinances

The Grovetown City Council voted to approve the city’s agreement with an engineering firm to help revise its ordinances, in...

Augusta’s options for funding jail expansion require voter approval

City officials have come back with three ways to fund construction of new jail cells Sheriff Richard Roundtree says are...

Jones goes after Raffensperger in potential preview of 2026 governor’s race

In the category of election campaigns starting earlier and earlier, Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones launched an attack ad Monday...

26 attorneys general: Give states the authority to enforce federal immigration law

A coalition of 26 state attorneys general is calling on the new U.S. Speaker of the House to pass a...

AP Top 25 Reality Check: A top-five of perfect 10s has been unchanged for five weeks

There are more perfect 10s at the top of the AP college football poll than there have been in 14...

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