Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Data center discussions continued this week at a McCormick County Council meeting that drew a full chamber of attendees. Last week, hundreds of people showed up shouting in dissent as the council struck down a data center pause and voted to rezone land for a data center.

GROVETOWN, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Traffic backs up between Grovetown High School and Grovetown Middle School after the final bell, with hundreds of students crossing William Few Parkway as they head home. While traffic is congested immediately after dismissal, officials say the danger increases once vehicles start moving ag

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – A Harlem Middle School student died Tuesday. An accident report stated that Kenneth Faile-Hood, an 8th grader, was riding his e-bike on Appling-Harlem Road around 8:15 pm when he hit a limb in the roadway and lost control. Kenneth hit the guardrail twice before falling off his his e-bike.

The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety reminds all parents and caregivers to have their child’s car safety seat checked on a regular basis to make sure it is properly installed. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has designated Sept. 20-26 as National Child Passenger Safety Week. During this week, pare

North Augusta logged $220 million in new construction value last year. This was the highest year on record for the South Carolina city. City officials issued 34 commercial building permits in 2025, according to the North Augusta Star. That's a record. Most years see between 15 and 20 permits. Commercial construction va

APPLING, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Crash investigators from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office are working to figure out what happened following a violent wreck that includes a motorcycle on Tuesday evening . The crash is in Appling along Nature’s Way. More details are being discovered an a News 12...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Lucy Craft Laney Comprehensive High School is boosting security on campus after multiple fights, Principal Marvin Washington confirmed in a letter sent to parents Tuesday. “The safety and well-being of our students and staff remain our highest priority. To ensure ourschool remains a focused, secur

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Augusta’s tiny home community is growing. Lowe’s is helping install two new pod plazas at Bridge Builder’s tiny home community for young adults aging out of foster care. The Lowe’s team, which helped make the project possible through a $100,000 grant, is now...

Southern Living Barbecue Editor Robert Moss recently released his latest list of the top new barbecue restaurants. This included four in Georgia , two in Augusta. Moss specifically looked at hot spots that are less than two years old and ranked them based on his personal experiences with the food and the overall restau

GROVETOWN, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - An alligator was found Tuesday at Grovetown Middle School. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources confirmed just after noon that it had been called about the incident. The alligator was removed from the school. Principal Blake Stitcher told parents in a note that the alligator was...