In the days before the Internet, there was this thing that people in my profession used to do called “research.” I won’t bore you with details, but it often involved trips to the library, personal interviews and the occasional scientific experiment. I am not particularly proud of the fact that, as a young man, 17 […]
The Metro Spirit has obtained a copy of the video surveillance tape that goes along with the Trouble With Subject Informational Report filed January 16th against former Tag Commissioner and Assistant Tax Commissioner Dwight Johnson. In the report, Columbia County Tag Office Clerk Diane Pittman Chiera claims Johnson threatened her job, as well as […]
The Insider 1/15/2014 While Augusta is notorious for airing its dirty laundry out for the entire world to see, Columbia County is the complete opposite. The Columbia County Board of Commissioners is quiet, discrete, polite and without controversy. That usually plays to Columbia County’s favor, but the past few weeks, it’s been awkwardly strange. […]
The Marble Palace was all abuzz this week as news spread that Augusta Commissioner Marion Williams owed more than $3,500 in overdue taxes on properties in Richmond County. Just last week, Williams began pressing his fellow commissioners to consider implementing a policy that would require future city employees to live in Augusta-Richmond County. His reason: […]
Get ready Augusta. You will likely soon see “Russell for Mayor” signs popping up all over the Garden City. The idea is incredible. A little more than a month ago, seven Augusta commissioners unanimously voted to fire former City Administrator Fred Russell from a position he had held for almost a decade. The reason many […]
February 22 will mark the end of an era in Augusta’s local music scene. All-ages venue Sector 7G will host its last show and close its doors for good. The venue was first opened in 2005 by Nick Laws, and was most recently owned and operated by Bryan Levy with help from his family. Over […]