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Early voting underway for Primary runoff races in Augusta, Columbia County
Early voting for the local primary runoff elections in Augusta and Columbia County opened Monday and continues through Friday. Democratic candidate for sheriff. Incumbent Richard Roundtree faces Eugene “Gino Rock” Brantley. In the race for Superior Court Judge for the Augusta Judicial Circuit, Charles Lyons and Matt Matson...
The Impossible Dream, realized: Hewitt wins Tupelo Elvis Tribute Artist title
TUPELO – Before winning the Tupelo Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist competition Saturday, Liam Hewitt had a good feeling it was going to be his day. “I felt strong coming into it,” said the 22-year-old from Augusta, Georgia. “I’d been joking with friends that I was going to win this year; and I did! How about that! You have to get the right songs you want, you have to deliver perfectly and you have to have the right judges watching you.”
Salvation Army opening its first thrift shop in Columbia County at this busy location
Columbia County’s first Salvation Army thrift store is scheduled to open Saturday. The international charity’s newest Family Store is set to open at 9 a.m. at 4099 River Watch Pkwy., Suite 4115, in the Shoppes at Petersburg, a commercial strip anchored by Hobby Town. Grand-opening festivities will be...
Nearly $25,000 raised for GSP trooper injured in crash with 24-year-old Augusta man
Georgia State Patrol has confirmed a 24-year-old Augusta man accused of crashing head-on into a trooper on May 31 while driving the wrong way on River Watch Parkway was "suspected" of being impaired at the time of the wreck. Just after 11 p.m., trooper Zachary Walker, 32, of Martinez, was...
UPDATE: Arrested made after shooting at Hardee's in Grovetown
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WFXG) - The Columbia County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting. Dispatch tells FOX54 the call came at 11:45 a.m. Deputies were sent to 4311 Wrightsboro Rd in Grovetown near Hardee's and Gas Pro. The Columbia County Sheriff's Office tells us 51-year-old Sergey Kleyman and another man...
Is downtown Augusta safe? Residents give their thoughts after Saturday shooting
Augusta's downtown First Friday festivities were followed by a violent shooting early Saturday that left three injured, including a suspect after deputies on site fired back. In the hours that followed, the Augusta Chronicle spoke with residents about their thoughts on downtown Augusta's safety. Several like Kenzie Castro said incidents...
Savannah River raises funding for non-profit organization during annual event
Savannah River Mission Completion, the liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS), raised $10,696 for Children’s Place Inc., a local United Way agency, during the annual Celebrity Waiter...
JENNIE: Project Refresh water themed 5K/10K/fun run
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF)– Project Refresh, Inc. began in 2020 with a mission to find a way to provide hot showers to the homeless community. They offered their first showers in early 2022, and they’ve created great partnerships with other non-profits, including the Masters Table, Salvation Army, GAP Ministries and Journey Community Church. Brittany Hutto is […]
Band Of Brothers making positive impact in city of Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The Band Of Brothers has been making a positive difference in the city of Augusta since its inception, and one of the members of the organization, Chavis Lawrence, chats with WJBF about what they’re doing to help impact the community including their annual JUNETEENTH Celebration. Thank you for being here on […]
Augusta sheriff, mayor try to reassure downtown residents after Saturday shootout
Richmond County Sheriff Richard Roundtree on Saturday confirmed that at about 1:13 a.m. that morning special duty deputies working a night club on the 1000 block of Broad Street heard what sounded like multiple gunshots coming from outside the business. The sheriff said deputies immediately responded to an area near...
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