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Paine College shouldn’t get Augusta tax dollars
Over the past several days, the Augusta community has watched Paine College go from losing its accreditation through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to suddenly having that decision temporarily reversed by a federal judge. The 135-year-old university is
Tough Road Ahead for Paine College
Emotions have run extremely high across Paine College’s campus this week. Students have gone from learning over the weekend that Augusta’s historically African-American college had lost its accreditation through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to suddenly
The Mayor’s Much Ado About Nothing
How many people in Richmond County care whether or not the Augusta Commission approved removing the mayor’s signature block this week from a document called, “Policy for the Drafting of Ordinances and Code Amendments?” Come on, folks. Don’t be shy. Raise your hands. Most people in Augusta
This Week’s Whine Line
Clown sightings are nothing new. You can see them every time the Augusta Commission meets. Is Augusta a part of Georgia? Where’s the damn peach cobbler? Y’all too damn fat these days now. You people are the reason for 60″ and 70″ TVs. Anything smaller in front of
The Future of Project Jackson
Ever since Project Jackson was proposed along the Savannah River in North Augusta back in 2012, there has been a great deal of interest in the future of the multi-use development next to the Hammond’s Ferry neighborhood. Project Jackson is far from just the future home of the Augusta
Did Goodman’s PTAC unit cause the Marshall Square fire?
While everyone knows that the state’s Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens has ruled that the deadly fire at the Marshall Square retirement community was “accidental,” local attorneys representing the former residents of the building have always wanted to find the specific
Augusta’s “private dancer” gets bounced
Local dancer Sharon Bush Ellison finally got a chance to plead her case before the Augusta Commission this week, and let’s just say, things didn’t go very well. Ellison went before the commission regarding her request for what she was calling an “adult entertainment independent contractor
Will the federal indictments change Murphy Village?
Just about everyone in the Augusta area has seen them. A group of women with teased hair and thick makeup walking into a local restaurant with several small children by their side. Many of the toddler girls are already wearing makeup and dancing around in extravagant dresses that could pass for
At Odds in Olde Town
When the Knox Foundation donated the former Telfair Inn and about 15 surrounding historic buildings to the United Way in 1996, the plan was to use the properties as a “community service center complex” for local nonprofit organizations. It was a goodwill donation that was intended to support
A new beginning for low-income housing in Augusta?
When motorists drive past the former Cherry Tree Crossing site on 15th Street in downtown Augusta, it’s hard to believe the violence and tragedy that was once rampant in the neighborhood. More than five years ago, Cherry Tree Crossing was at a crossroads. Violent crimes were a regular
Private Dancer
When Augusta’s Deputy Planning Director Rob Sherman recently received an application from local resident, Sharon Bush Ellison, for a license to become an exotic dancer, he immediately noticed an essential item was missing from her paperwork. Ellison had failed to list a place of employment for
Sexual assault allegations against a Savannah politician
Things are getting pretty ugly down in Savannah this week for one city councilman with local ties to the area, and the Insider is definitely not referring to Julian Miller, the former president of The Augusta Chronicle. However, the Insider is talking about one of Miller’s colleagues on the
UGA’s Gunnar Bentz Faces the Criticism
For more than a week, there have been a lot of accusations and name-calling surrounding the highly controversial incident involving four U.S. Olympic swimmers at a Rio de Janeiro gas station. The entire incident seems like it’s some bad scene from the movie, “The Hangover.” Basically, one of
Happy Anniversary, Metro Spirit!
Ever since the Metro Spirit began back in 1989, informing Augusta about the latest events and entertainment offered here locally has always been a top priority. For the past 27 years, the Metro Spirit has been the go-to guide to what is happening across the Augusta area. But when Metro Spirit
The Elephant on Washington Road
Most Augustans have seen it by now: The grand resort-like structure that is being built by the Augusta National Golf Club which stretches along the old Berckmans Road property, towering behind Jay’s Music on Washington Road. Locals are definitely talking about it. People have described it as
Does Sentinel have no shame?
So Augustans learned last week that Sentinel Offender Services — the private probation company that has been hit by more than a dozen lawsuits filed in both Richmond and Columbia counties — is now trying to throw Richmond County officials under the bus and blame them for the private company’s
Goolsby’s Fight Against the Golf Hall of Fame
This past week, the Metro Spirit ran a cover story about the long, sordid history of the former Georgia Golf Hall of Fame property on Reynolds Street. After reading the feature, several local citizens recalled the story of Mildred Goolsby, who once owned the Riverwatch Convenience Store,
Behind the Brick Wall
More than 25 years ago, Augusta had such grand plans for the 17-acre property along the Savannah River on Reynolds Street now referred to by most locals as “the old Georgia Golf Hall of Fame” site. When the Golf Hall of Fame was first created by the Georgia General Assembly back in 1982, the
Kroc Center Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary
Five years ago this week, Salvation Army Augusta unveiled its brand-new, state-of-the-art Kroc Center. Built from funds donated by Joan Kroc, the widow of McDonalds founder Ray Kroc, as well as those raised by the community, people in the area had a difficult time wrapping their heads around
What are the feds looking for in Augusta?
When word spread this past week that the U.S. Department of Labor has officially launched an audit of Augusta’s city departments regarding whether the local government is properly following the Fair Labor Standards Act, it got some folks’ attention. An audit by the federal government is no
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