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Smaller but still big: Update on new Columbia County subdivision proposed near Grovetown
Plans for a 400-plus-unit subdivision near Grovetown are moving again after its backers waited more than a year for Columbia County's seemingly nonstop development to catch up. Details and timelines have been tweaked in the most recent proposal for Branch Springs, which developers Mill Branch Investments LLC had introduced to county planners and...
Now closing: Bankrupt furniture, home goods stores leaving the Augusta area
A pair of national home goods retailers filing for bankruptcy are closing their stores in Augusta and Columbia County. Conn's Home Plus acquired competitor Badcock Home Furniture & More in December 2023, but earlier this month the combined retail entity began Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, according to numerous media and trade publications this...
Deputies called to Evans Town Center dog park after alleged dog attack
The Columbia County Sheriff's Office was called after an alleged dog attack Monday at the Evans Towne Center dog park. Columbia County deputies responded to the dog park just after 9 p.m. for a trouble with subject, according to an incident report. A 33-year-old man told deputies he was at the park with his...
Furys Ferry project causes temporary lane closures starting next week
MARTINEZ, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Drivers in Columbia County can expect two temporary lane closures on Furys Ferry Road and North Belair Road as part of a roadway-widening project. Caribou Coffee is planning on opening two locations in Augusta, chain officials tell us. Columbia County officials say, in cooperation with E.R....
More lane closures at Fury's Ferry Road intersections
Columbia County recently announced a number of lane closures connected to the road-widening project for Fury’s Ferry Road that will affect traffic next week. There will be a temporary lane closure at the North Belair Road and Fury’s Ferry Road intersection from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, according to a news release from the county. ...
Law enforcement, witnesses speak on fetus found in Grovetown Walmart trash can
An investigator with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office said the fetus was miscarried, and the parents notified Wellstar MCG Health after it was disposed of in a trash can in the Walmart parking lot Tuesday.
Woman being questioned by sheriff’s office after fetus found in trash at Walmart
GROVETOWN, Ga. (WRDW/Gray News) - Authorities in Georgia are investigating after a fetus was recovered from a dumpster at a Walmart in Grovetown. According to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, WellStar MCG Health called 911 about a patient who had given birth and a fetus being placed in the trash.
Grovetown man sentenced to prison in wire fraud scheme
GROVETOWN, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A Columbia County man has been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to a scheme to sell expensive computer equipment to more than 40 customers, according to officials. Steven Drawdy, 40, of Grovetown was sentenced to 32 months in prison after pleading guilty to wire...
Grovetown man convicted in scam scheme, ordered to pay $1.1 million in restitution
A Columbia County man was recently sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty in a scheme to sell expensive computer equipment to more than 40 customers who never received their orders. Steven Drawdy, 40, of Grovetown, was sentenced to nearly three years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud, according to a news release from Jill E. Steinberg, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. ...
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