In “Nebraska,” the brilliant small-budget dark comedy from Alexander Payne, an aging alcoholic receives a mass-mailed sweepstakes letter that he alone doesn’t realize is just a scammy way to sell magazines. Unable to drive and unable to be dissuaded, Woodrow Grant (a bedraggled Bruce Dern) sets out on foot from his home in Billings, Montana, […]
After months of debating over the 2014 proposed budget and its $8.5 million shortfall, the Augusta Commission has finally adopted a balanced budget. Two commissioners, Alvin Mason and Bill Lockett, forced the board to make a decision on Tuesday instead of waiting another two weeks to take a vote. Many observers couldn’t decide whether Mason […]
Everyone has been applauding Richmond County Sheriff Richard Roundtree’s new Total Fitness Program that plans to promote a healthier, more physically fit sheriff’s office beginning next year. Who doesn’t want healthier sheriff’s deputies? One place to start could be barring them from smoking while on duty or working specials. There were so many deputies smoking […]
You’ve seen the campaign signs. You may even recognize the name. But when you meet the man, Eugene Yu, you begin to understand his passion. “I see the American dream just slipping away,” said U.S. Senate candidate and long-time Augusta resident Eugene Yu. “I believe in America. We owe it to our children, their children […]