Augusta GA

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...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Richmond County deputies are asking for help finding a second man they want to question in connection with a homicide on Hines Street earlier this year. Horace Eugene Wesby Jr., 21, is wanted for questioning in the case, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDWWAGT) — A 30-day deadline for property owners at Brook Landing to fix code violations expired Monday, following a 12 On Your Side Investigates report last month on apartment complexes operating without business licenses. City building inspectors gave the property owners the deadline after finding 66 d

EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Two workers left Evans McDonald’s in handcuffs after a fight on Tuesday evening. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office said that a male employee and two female employees fought in the building before getting separated. Two of the employees were arrested after they were look...

Dutch Bros Coffee, a drive-thru beverage chain, is coming to Augusta.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A Virginia-based defense contractor says it will cut 77 jobs tied to intelligence work at Fort Gordon as contracts transition. Amentum has filed a notice listing a permanent reduction in force, with the first separations expected Oct. 31. According to the filing confirmed by 12 On...

Arts in the Heart of Augusta will take place at the Augusta Exchange Club Fairgrounds September 18-20. Roadwork has forced the change. The Greater Augusta Arts Council partnered with Pedal Pub Augusta and Augusta Public Transit to get people from downtown to the fairgrounds. "We knew moving the festival meant...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Demolition has started at the old Lamar Elementary School building. It will be replaced by the TGR Learning Lab, a project announced at the 2024 Chairman’s Press Conference at Augusta National Golf Club. The same press conference that announced the learning lab also announced renovations...

Georgia’s proposed section of Interstate 14 is at an early planning stage, but the state already has a central reason to question the project: a Georgia Department of Transportation analysis estimated that upgrading the corridor would cost roughly $5 billion and produce a low return on investment. The study attributed