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Columbia County students explore health care careers

EVANS, Ga (WJBF)- More than 400 high school students are getting a closer look at what a future in health care could look like. The Columbia County school district is connecting students with local healthcare professionals, giving them a chance to explore careers they may not have considered before. From nursing and pharmacy to emergency […]

Columbia County, GA · 1d

The Post and Courier

Aiken County midterm turnout surges as early voting outpaces Election Day

AIKEN — More than 58% of Aiken County’s registered voters cast ballots in the Nov. 3 midterm statewide general election, an increase in turnout of more than 10 percentage points over the last comparable midterm election. In this year’s election, 68,082 of the county’s 116,511 registered voters cast ballots. In the Nov. 8, 2022 election, 55,366 of the county’s 116,055 registered voters cast ballots, a participation rate of 47.71%. The 2022 midterm election was the first in which early voting was allowed. That year, 18,272 people voted early, compared to 35,408 who voted on election day. This ye...

Aiken County, SC · 1d

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Monetta Drive-In Theatre Still Shows Double Features Under The Stars In Aiken County

A giant peach holds the projector. That is not a joke, and it is easily my favorite fact about this place. The peach went up in 2014 to house a digital projector for the main field. Around it sit three big screens, and every single one plays a double feature...

Aiken County, SC · 4d

WJBF

Augusta mayor responds to short term rental owner concerns

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Augusta’s mayor is speaking out in favor of proposed changes to the city’s rules on short term rentals. The proposal would place restrictions on where the short term rentals could be located. It basically does not allowing them in single family neighborhoods. A owner of several properties told city leaders this […]

Augusta, GA · 3d

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Venus Cain Wants Tougher Rules on Fighting in Richmond County Schools

Voters across Richmond County will decide on Election Day whether to retain District 9 school board incumbent Venus Cain or elect one of three other candidates to the seat. Thomas Gardiner, Delvin T. Howard, and Brad Owens are all working to unseat Cain. Cain has spent the past 15 years...

Richmond County, GA · 3d

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Augusta Administrator Says Changes to 2027 Budget Would Require Personnel Cuts

City Administrator Tameka Allen of Augusta warned that staff could lose their posts if commissioners reject the 2027 budget as written. The plan raises taxes and bumps up fees for garbage pickup, streetlights, and water. "If we don't approve the budget as is, it would require us to go back...

Augusta, GA · 4d

WRDW-TV

Lawsuit claims Edgefield County schools, teacher targeted student with autism

EDGEFIELD, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A new lawsuit accuses the Edgefield County School District and a Merriwether Elementary School teacher of discriminating against a student with autism and failing to protect him when an angry parent allegedly confronted and threatened him in the school’s after‑school program. The complaint, filed...

Edgefield County, SC · 4d

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Broad Street Upgrade Continues With Traffic Changes and Tree Planting

Downtown Augusta's Broad Street improvement project is on track to wrap up by February. New traffic and trash pickup changes are now in place, according to WRDW. Milling and paving operations are set to begin Nov. 2 between 13th and 15th streets. Only one lane in each direction will stay open while crews work.

Augusta, GA · 4d

The Augusta Chronicle

Rick Jackson asks supporters to finish the job on Election Day

Republican nominee Rick Jackson flew into Augusta for his last campaign stop before Election Day, urging voters to elect him as Georgia's fourth consecutive Republican governor. The healthcare staffing executive's jet landed at Daniel Field on Monday afternoon. Senator's stop: Jon Ossoff led a campaign swing through Augusta. See the photos Flanked by supporters, local and state legislators and Gov. Brian Kemp, Jackson asked potential voters to help continue a "legacy of leadership" begun in 2002 by the election of Gov. Sonny Perdue, Georgia's first GOP governor in 130 years, and continued under Govs. Nathan Deal and Kemp. While Jackson said Democrats merely talk about "affordability," he said Kemp has acted through such measures as suspending state fuel taxes; directing rainy-day funds and increased revenue toward balancing the state budget; and signing into law a bill lowering the state income tax. Jackson said he wants to continue Georgia's conservative leadership. "I don't have anything left to prove in my life. I'm running because I have something left to give," he said. "Your fight will be my fight, but in order for us to do that we've got to win, and for us to win you have to get out and

Augusta, GA · 4d

The Post and Courier

Aiken County 2026 General Election precinct list

Aiken No. 1: St. Johns Methodist Church, 104 Newberry St NW, Aiken, SC 29801 Aiken No. 2: Lessie B Price Aiken Senior & Youth Center, 841 Edgefield Ave. N.W., Aiken, SC 29801 Aiken No. 3: Aiken High School, 449 Rutland Dr. N.W., Aiken, SC 29801 Aiken No. 4: Smith-Hazel Recreation Center, 416 Kershaw St. N.E., Aiken, SC 29801 Aiken No. 5: St. Mary’s Smith Hall, 125 Park Ave. S.E., Aiken, SC 29801 Aiken No. 6: Odell Weeks Center, 1700 Whiskey Rd., Aiken, SC 29803 Bath: L B C Middle School 29 Lions Trail, Warrenville, SC 29851 Beech Island: Beech Island Fire Department, 1565 Sand Bar Ferry Rd, Be...

Aiken, SC · 4d

The Post and Courier

Fairfield Street Bridge should be replaced, analysis from DOT says

AIKEN — The Fairfield Street Bridge, an Aiken landmark crossing from Colleton Avenue SE to Park Avenue SE over the historic railroad cut, is structurally compromised and should be removed and replaced, according to a South Carolina Department of Transportation recommendation. SCDOT told the city Oct. 9 that an analysis of the bridge conducted in late July concludes that "demolition and removal of the bridge spans over and adjacent to the railroad tracks should be given a high priority to avoid potential bridge collapse and obstruction of the facility." Aiken City Council met in a specially-cal...

Aiken, SC · 3d

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Jefferson County Commission Passes Technology, Data Center Zoning Ordinance

Jefferson County's commission approved a technology zoning ordinance that covers data centers at a meeting Wednesday. It is the latest CSRA county to write data center rules into law, per WRDW. Other CSRA counties took different paths. Columbia County passed its ordinance before approving the Google data center project. Richmond...

Jefferson County, GA · 4d

The Post and Courier

Aiken County voters strongly support wastewater referendum; 3 County Council members reelected

AIKEN — A referendum that will provide Aiken County with more options to pay for various improvements and a capacity expansion at its Wastewater Treatment Plant received the approval of voters, by a wide margin, during the Nov. 3 general election. In addition, three incumbent members of County Council — Ron Felder, Mike Kellems and Phil Napier — won their bids for reelection, and a newcomer, Chris Alverson, will be joining them on the panel. All of the men are Republicans and they all ran unopposed. The ballot question for the 2026 Wastewater Treatment Plant referendum was as follows: “Shall t...

Aiken County, SC · 3d

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Columbia Co. Commission November 2026 Unofficial Results

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – The unofficial results for the Columbia County Commission Chairperson, District 1, and District 4 have been released on the Columbia County Board of Elections website. According to the Board of Elections website, with all of the precincts reporting, in the Chairperson race, Alison Couch received 54.7% of the votes (36,643 […]

Columbia County, GA · 3d

Midterms in 30: Key House Races, Georgia District 12

The House of Representatives has 435 seats across the 50 states, with each state receiving an amount roughly proportional to the population of each state according to the latest census. Georgia has fourteen congressional districts. Of those fourteen, the 12th District encompasses Statesboro, Augusta, and a significant part of Eastern...

Georgia · 5d

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