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Augusta proposes grant program to provide funds for festivals

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – It takes people to make a fun festival, but it also takes funding. “Money makes the world go around, absolutely. Of course there’s a worry, there’s always going to be concern,” said Denise Tucker Executive Director of the Greater Augusta Arts Council. For Arts in the Heart there is concern. Broad […]

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James Brown’s daughter reacts to Augusta complex keeping his name

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Augusta Coliseum Authority voted unanimously to keep James Brown’s name on the city’s new entertainment complex yesterday, calling it the James Brown Entertainment Complex. Brown’s daughter, Deanna Brown-Thomas, said the decision is “a true blessing and it is certainly what the citizens, the...

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Retired Army officer plans to open thrift store funding Aiken veterans hub

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Joshua Beeler, a retired Army warrant officer, and Karen Beeler are unpacking a vacant storefront they plan to open as Mission Thrift, a veterans hub, by Veterans Day next month. Two weeks into unpacking, the storefront holds boxes and brass. The store is designed to turn...

Aiken, SC · 10d

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Project Refresh Shower Day at May Park Friday

UPDATE, October 30th, 8:33am – Event organizers just sent this email to the NewsChannel 6 newsroom, “Dental School participation in Project Refresh was canceled today because of logistics issues.” AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Project Refresh and the Georgia Department of Public Health are holding their monthly Project Refresh Shower Day at May Park at 622 […]

Augusta, GA · 9d

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Aiken County voters weigh key issues during early voting

AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WJBF) — Early voting is underway in Aiken County, with voters weighing key issues and a wastewater treatment referendum. Election officials say more than 24,000 people voted early in Aiken County as of Tuesday. Barbara Ann Jauregui says the economy is a top concern. “Personally, we’ve had a downturn in job opportunities, […]

Aiken County, SC · 10d

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Downtown Augusta construction shifts Broad Street trash pickup, narrows closes

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) — Downtown Augusta’s Broad Street improvement project is making steady progress, but it’s also bringing new temporary changes. Garbage collection is being affected on Broad Street from James Brown Boulevard to Eighth Street. Residents and businesses in that stretch must now roll their carts to temporary pickup points on Ellis Street or Reynolds Street.

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Columbia County Residents – Temporary Lane Closure

COLUMBIA COUNTY, GA (WJBF) - Columbia County Water Utility would like to inform those who plan on traveling Harlem Grovetown Road that there will be intermittent temporary lane closures westbound between Louisville road and Duke road due to utility installation. The periodical lane will be between 9:00am to 3:00pm starting...

Columbia County, GA · 11d

The Post and Courier

Groundbreaking ceremony celebrates Oliver Hotel downtown redevelopment project

AIKEN — The hoteliers chosen to transform the former Hotel Aiken building into a downtown centerpiece arrived at the official groundbreaking Oct. 26 on horseback. Their mounts walked down Bee Lane through an audience of more than 100 citizens, elected officials, city employees, Realtors, shop owners, lenders and investors who’d gathered to commemorate the beginning of a redevelopment project that has been years in the making. Nashville-based Oliver Hospitality’s Ethan Orley, managing partner, and Craig Bradford, senior vice president for development, dismounted to speak while standing on the f...

Aiken, SC · 10d

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Beyond the Ballot: Five questions, one candidate — Meet Richmond County’s school board candidates

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – With Election Day approaching, NewsChannel 6 is going Beyond the Ballot, giving voters an opportunity to hear directly from candidates running for the Richmond County Board of Education. In our special interview series, “Beyond the Ballot: Five Questions, One Candidate,” NewsChannel 6’s Makayla Davis sits down with school board candidates to […]

Richmond County, GA · 8d

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Jefferson County approves new zoning ordinance that includes data centers

LOUISVILLE, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Jefferson County has become the latest CSRA county to put data center regulations into law. The commission passed a technology zoning ordinance that includes data centers at a meeting on Wednesday. The commission heard debate from citizens before the vote. Many opposed the ordinance, citing the...

Jefferson County, GA · 10d

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Henry Brigham Community Center hosts event in 11 Days of Halloween serie

The series includes celebrations at 11 of Augusta’s recreation facilities. It gives people a safe way to take part in Halloween activities.

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This South Carolina Drive-In Has Fed Locals for Over 40 Years, and Carhops Still Bring Burgers to Your Window

Some of the best meals in South Carolina come from places you would drive right past without a second look. A small retro building, a row of parking spots, and a menu board might not seem like much at first. Then someone walks up to your car window holding a...

North Augusta, SC · 12d

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Aiken considers stricter traffic rules for developers

AIKEN, S.C. (WJBF) — The City of Aiken is considering changes to its traffic ordinance that could require developers to do more to address traffic and pedestrian safety. The proposed changes would lower the threshold for requiring a traffic study from 100 to 50 trips during morning or evening peak hours. “Typically what we were […]

Aiken, SC · 11d

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YMCA and Doctors Hospital Expand Water Safety Program in Richmond County

The Family YMCA of Greater Augusta and Doctors Hospital are growing a school-based water safety program. The program, SAW, or Safety Around Water, is hoping to reach 1,000 Richmond County students who will take part this fall, per WRDW. "Water safety is a life skill, and every child deserves the...

Richmond County, GA · 9d

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Journey Land: Wayfinding & wraps for Journey Community Church

The team at Keen Signs & Graphics in Augusta, Georgia, recently completed an extensive wall wrap mural and signage project for Journey Community Church’s Journey Land. The project, which was printed on their Roland DG TrueVis XP-640 64-inch eco-solvent printer, showcases rich, vibrant colors along each wall as well as bold wayfinding signage. We chatted with Lane Keen, president and owner, and Elizabeth Agostino, senior account manager, to find out what went into this project.

Augusta, GA · 9d

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Columbia County Commission candidates discuss data centers, taxes and growth ahead of Election Day

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – With Election Day just one week away, candidates running for the Columbia County Board of Commissioners are making their final push to voters. A candidate forum held Tuesday evening gave community members an opportunity to hear from those seeking office about some of the biggest issues facing the county, including […]

Columbia County, GA · 11d

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Greenbrier hosts Lakeside in Columbia County rivalry clash with playoff hopes on line

EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - It is always an electric atmosphere when Columbia County rivals Greenbrier and Lakeside share the field, and Friday night promises plenty of intensity despite challenging seasons on both sidelines. Greenbrier enters Friday’s contest with a 3-5 record and two games remaining on its regular-season slate. The...

Columbia County, GA · 9d

The Augusta Chronicle

Republicans ramp up ground game as early voting surges

Republicans hoping for a red wave in November have been doing a lot of waving in October. The re-election campaign of District 23 state Sen. Max Burns has been taking other state and local candidates on the road Tuesday and Wednesday for Conservative Turnout Tour 2026. 'If I'm elected': Columbia County hopefuls outline visions for county's future Candidates, campaign workers and members of the Republican Party faithful have been waving election signs on busy street corners and engaging potential voters across 10 Georgia counties. The tour hit Columbia County on Wednesday afternoon, first in Harlem then in Grovetown, the 14th and 15th cities on the schedule. It wrapped up later Wednesday with stops in Hephzibah and Blythe. "This is (Columbia County) District 4 and it's a little more balanced," Burns said during the Grovetown stop. "We understand that. So we're looking to get out and tell everybody, and that's the key." In the past couple of elections, some Columbia County voting precincts in and around Grovetown emerged majority-Democratic, an uncommon occurrence in a county that tends to produce few Democratic votes and even fewer Democratic candidates. Since 1980, the county has voted solidly Republican in every presidential election. "It is

Columbia County, GA · 10d

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Columbia County Residents – Temporary Lane Closure

Columbia County Water Utility wishes to inform the driving public of intermittent temporary lane closures on Harlem Grovetown Road due to utility installation.

Columbia County, GA · 11d

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