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Your Hometown Road Trip visits Thomson and talks about its history
THOMSON, Ga. (WJBF) – The Your Hometown Road Trip team visited Thomson again and this time they focused on history. First they stopped in to the McDuffie Museum to talk with Museum Treasurer, Lewis Smith about what the museum is all about it, and what people can find in it.
Driver to be sentenced after 2022 Columbia County fatal crash
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A man is set to be sentenced on Wednesday after a crash that killed has been accused of death by vehicle while under the influence in Columbia County, according to authorities. Madrez Jackson of Washington, Ga., was killed in the crash that happened between 9...
Women To Watch: Tammy Cheely
AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF) – “I’m a product of Georgia 4-H. Bottom line. I was the 4-Her that the 4-H van never left the county that I wasn’t on it. Whether it was livestock judging, football game it made no difference,” explains UGA Cooperative Extension Coordinator and ANR Agent Tammy Cheely.Now, Tammy Cheely is using what […]
Grovetown Councilwoman Ceretta Smith takes oath of office
GROVETOWN, (WRDW/WAGT) – City Councilwoman-elect Ceretta Smith was sworn in on Thursday in Grovetown. Smith was elected in the March 12 special election to fill the unexpired term of a council member who stepped down from their position. “When Dec. 31 came and left and my term was over,...
John Hancock Academy earns High School Heroes Scholarship for blood donation efforts
SPARTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – John Hancock Academy has been awarded the 2023-2024 High School Heroes Scholarship. Regina Jeffries, Account Manager at Shepeard Community Blood Center, presented the award to John Hancock Academy Headmaster Keith Martin on Tuesday. The school earned a total of $580 for this school year through...
Developers wanted a 125-foot clock tower in Martinez. Here's the new plan four years later.
A Columbia County developer who proposed building a 125-foot clock tower off Bobby Jones Expressway more than four years ago is back with a revised version of the original plan. BDM Development owns 5.68 acres at the corner of Rose Street and Chalker Road in Martinez. The land neighbors Lowe's Home Improvement. ...
Columbia County School District’s “TAP” program to help high schoolers with college credits
Evans, Ga. (WJBF) – Columbia County Students have a chance to earn up to 12 college credits towards a degree in education from Augusta University before graduating high school. It’s all through the school system’s TAP Talks. “People like you are innovative, creative, and you have a desire to help others make a difference,” Columbia […]
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