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Group offers $1 million grant to support Augusta Animal Shelter, but officials seem cautious
Augusta Commissioners are considering an offer from a nonprofit group to provide additional staff and training to improve conditions at the Augusta Animal Shelter. Best Friends Animal Society is offering a grant valued at almost $1 million to provide training and support to the shelter staff, Gina Burrows, Southeast regional strategist for the organization, recently told the commission.
Be our guest: Couple proposes building Columbia County party house near Lakeside High
A house on Evans to Locks Road where guests can celebrate special events would benefit the entire community, according to the Evans couple proposing the project. Rocky and Dimple Walia propose to construct a four-bedroom house with a large outdoor event space that can be enclosed by retractable screens. ...
Health inspections: Downtown Augusta restaurant scores an F
The Georgia Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Section, conducts regular restaurant inspections to help keep residents and visitors safe. The following is a list of restaurants in Richmond and Columbia counties that have been inspected between April 26 and May 2, accompanied by their scores and, in some cases, the health infractions that lowered those scores. ...
P.K. Yonge basketball standout signs her NLI with Paine College
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - North Central Florida boasts some of the most talented athletes in the nation, and this was evident on Friday as PK Yonge basketball star and TV20 Scholar Athlete of the Week, Da Mar Wims, officially signed her letter of intent to play at the collegiate level.
Columbia County firefighter goes above and beyond duty to help pregnant women in Augusta
Columbia County Fire Lt. Rushton Metzler said his heart doesn't switch on every third day when he walks into the station. While having already dedicated nearly 17 years of his life to serving the community as a firefighter, he and his wife are taking it a step further, creating a nonprofit organization, Prepare for Babies, which will provide long-term maternity housing for local mothers. ...
Details revealed on Laken Riley killing as suspect is indicted
ATHENS, Ga. - The man accused of killing Augusta University nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia’s campus was indicted by a Clarke County grand jury. The grand jury indicted Jose Ibarra, a 26-year-old from Venezuela, on several charges — including malice murder, three counts of felony murder, kidnapping with bodily injury, aggravated assault with the intent to rape, aggravated battery, tampering with evidence, hindering or obstructing a person from making an emergency telephone call and being a peeping Tom.
2 charged in drug bust during Augusta Mall shooting investigation
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A drug bust in Richmond County has led to the arrest of two suspects during the investigation of the Augusta Mall shooting. On April 28 at 1:43 p.m., the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office responded to 3450 Wrightsboro Road, Augusta Mall, for shots fired. On April...
CSRA’s cicada craze emerges as a new fashion trend
GROVETOWN, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - You’ve probably heard the loud humming or seen the cicadas that seem to be everywhere around here. One mother and one boutique owner in Grovetown are turning the insect into a work of art. You can hear them before you can see them, but what...
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