Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The planned veterans cemetery in Augusta is getting a major boost from Washington. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says it awarded a record $106.5 million in grants for 21 cemeteries across the U.S. in Fiscal Year 2026. The money includes $13.6 million to help establish...

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A man accused of shooting an Aiken County deputy is now in custody at the Aiken County Detention Center. According to Aiken County jail bookings, Morris Laytrell Dorch, 39, of Aiken, was booked into the jail on Tuesday night. He is charged with attempted murder in...

The new Augusta Entertainment Complex will be named for music legend and Augusta native James Brown. The Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority voted Tuesday unanimously to name the rebuilt performance venue for the Grammy-winning performer remembered as "the Godfather of Soul" and "the Hardest Working Man in Show Business," the authority announced. Apples and oranges: Augusta Dollar General adds produce in a city with food deserts "James Brown was more than a musical legend. He was Augusta’

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Augusta commissioners on Tuesday discussed how to spend next year’s hotel-motel tax revenue. A provision in the draft of the city’s zoning rewrite could reduce the revenue the city is budgeting for. Many residents voiced concerns about proposed short-term rental rules at the Oct....

The Georgia Department of Transportation wants to hear from the public about a plan to ease traffic and make Wrightsboro Road in Grovetown safer. Drivers would see a 45 mph design speed from Horizon South Parkway to Jimmie Dyess Parkway. The two-lane road would grow wider, with a 14-foot median and shoulders added along the way.

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WJBF) – Electric bikes could eventually be allowed on the North Augusta Greeneway under a possible change to city rules, but questions remain about which bikes would qualify and how a proposed speed limit would be enforced. During a City Council study session Monday, October 26, council members discussed allowing pedal-assist electric […]

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Some Augusta leaders are raising questions about whether Republican governor candidate Rick Jackson would work to lower gas prices in Georgia. Augusta-Richmond County Commissioner Jordan Johnson and State Representative Sheila Clark Nelson say Jackson invested $20 million in a Texas oil refinery that is set to ship American-produced diesel to India, instead of keeping that fuel in the U.S. for domestic use. The claim comes from a recent Bloomberg report cited by the le

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The private paramilitary force that guards the Savannah River Site failed to properly track, classify and dispose of thousands of weapons, ammunition, explosives and body armor — creating what federal watchdogs say is a risk to national security and public safety. That’s the finding of...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The Augusta Entertainment Complex, home to the historic Bell Auditorium and the new Augusta Arena, will officially be named the James Brown Entertainment Complex, following a unanimous vote by the Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority. According to an announcement made on Tuesday, the decision honors “the city’s most celebrated musical icon and […]

AIKEN, S.C. (WJBF) – A proposal to make changes at Aiken Regional Airport by renaming a terminal after late Sen. Lindsey Graham did not pass on Monday. Council members returned to the proposal Oct. 26 after hearing public comments earlier this month. People who live in Aiken shared their thoughts both against and in favor […]