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Armed robbery suspect wanted after Circle K theft on Furys Ferry Road

An armed robbery suspect is wanted for the theft of approximately $200 from a Circle K on Furys Ferry Road early Wednesday morning. Richmond County deputies responded to the Augusta store at 2:44 a.m. after a man entered the business, brandished a small firearm with a design on it, and demanded money from the cashier....

Major CSRA operation nets massive meth and fentanyl haul

A massive drug bust that pulled more than 30 pounds of narcotics off CSRA streets, including enough fentanyl to kill more than half a million adults, has led to five arrests following a coordinated three-month investigation involving agencies in Georgia and South Carolina. According to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, the investigation began in September...

Augusta set to resume talks on $434 million SPLOST 9 package

The Augusta Commission is expected to resume talks about the next special purpose, local option sales tax package at a Thursday workshop.

The Economic Development Authority of Columbia County met on Wednesday, Nov. 19. Staff photo by Skyler Andrews

Data center developer to request rezoning to D-C, EDACC confirms

The Economic Development Authority of Columbia County (EDACC) confirmed during its monthly meeting, Wednesday morning, that Trammell Crow Company, the Dallas real estate developer that aims to build a data center in Appling, will seek to rezone the subject property to the county’s new Data Center (D-C) zoning.