Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Augusta Mayor Garnett Johnson is honoring longtime public servant and businessman Don Grantham Sr. with one of the city’s highest recognitions. Johnson has proclaimed September 18, 2026 “Don Grantham Sr. Day” in Augusta, recognizing Grantham’s decades of leadership in local government, transp

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Augusta-Richmond County leaders on Friday approved new property tax rates that will all be lower than last year, even as the city continues to work through a tight budget. City officials stress that a lower millage rate doesn’t automatically mean every property owner will see a...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - With less than 30 days until early voting begins in Georgia’s governor’s race, Democratic nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms will make multiple campaign stops in Augusta on Friday to talk about the cost of living, health care and education. Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta,...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – With Arts In The Heart underway, an upcoming blues and rock singer-songwriter and guitarist is ready to rock the stage, and he just happens to be the son of a hip hop legend. Some may know him as the oldest son of T.I., the King of the South; however, BUDDY RED […]

GROVETOWN, Ga. (WJBF) – The Grovetown Police Department confirmed it has responded to a shooting Friday that reportedly occurred on the 400 block of Lory Lane. According to the police department, it stemmed from a domestic incident between two brothers and was not a random attack. “The preliminary investigation has rev

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – International fashion retailer Primark has locked in a new opening date for its Augusta Mall store. Primark now plans to open its doors at Augusta Mall on Sept. 24, making it the company’s second Georgia location and its 48th store in the United States.

The department says it has received about 10 reports in two weeks, mostly around Deans Bridge Road and the Elderberry subdivision. AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Augusta Utilities is warning residents to verify who is at their door after receiving reports of people claiming to work with the department and asking to test drinkin

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - An Aiken man has died after a single-vehicle crash in Aiken County, according to authorities. The Aiken County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim as 24-year-old Sean Clancy. According to South Carolina state troopers, the crash happened on Thursday at 5:45 p.m. on Jaywood Road...

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Friends of the Animal Shelter and the SPCA Albrecht Center are waiving dog adoption fees from Friday through Sept. 30 as part of the nationwide Empty the Shelters event. FOTAS is located on Wire Road, and the SPCA Albrecht Center is located on Willow Run Road.

FORT GORDON, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is warning service members and military families at Fort Gordon to watch out for fraudulent emails and text messages impersonating the Exchange. According to officials, scammers have been circulating messages claiming to come from the Exchange, includ