When Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal recently unveiled a 20 percent pay hike for state law enforcement officers, many Augusta commissioners knew what was coming: A request for salary increases for…
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After more than an hour behind closed doors in a legal meeting with Chief State Court Judge David Watkins and State Court Judge William Jennings, Augusta commissioners offered the former…
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Patrick McGahee will never forget the summer several years ago that he and a friend decided to spend a few days kayaking down the Savannah River all the way to…
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Calling all artists and everyone else in Augusta who cares about future public art in the Garden City. The Greater Augusta Arts Council will be hosting a community input session…
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Most Augustans thought they had heard the very last of Sentinel Offender Services — the private probation company that was hit by more than a dozen lawsuits filed in both…
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It was a novel concept when it opened in the summer of 2015: A barbecue joint that was serious about its food, but not so serious about much else. Beer…
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When Warren “Choppy” Woodward walked into A.B. Beverage Company on his very first day of work back in 1967, he didn’t know what to expect. “I remember that I came…
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The fact that Chief Superior Court Judge Carl Brown is actually asking the Augusta Commission to consider saving the former Joint Law Enforcement Center at 401 Walton Way shows exactly…
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For years, the words “It Is Time” posted on The Miller Theater’s old marquee in downtown Augusta was like a knife in the heart for locals walking along the lower…
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For many people, hunting antiques is literally like looking for lost treasure across uncharted lands. You jump in the car and you never know exactly what you’ll find or where…