Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – It’s expected to take at least six years to collect all money in the next phase of the sales tax, but some of the project won’t be waiting that long. “Yeah, it gives us the opportunity to get projects done sooner instead of waiting on tax collections,” said Mayor Garnett Johnson. […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WRDW/WAGT) - An elementary school music teacher from Columbia County was in Nashville on Wednesday being honored as one of the nation’s top music educators. Lewiston Elementary School music specialist Melissa Blizzard called it “overwhelming” and “humbling” to be recognized as a Country Music Associat

Augusta's October calendar has something for almost everyone. The Volunteer Work Day at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park gives outdoor lovers a hands-on way to give back, while the Canterbury Farms Honey & Harvest Festival brings cozy, cider-soaked fall vibes to Grovetown. Music fans can catch Morris Day & The Time and The S.

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COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – Columbia County Sheriff’s Office deputies are headed to a store on Furys Ferry Road. Authorities said a deer crashed through the front window of a store. Animal control is also in route. According to WJBF Reporter Kim Vickers, it was a young deer that crashed through the glass door of […]

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Augusta residents will get a chance to weigh in on a rewrite of the city’s zoning rules later this month. The Augusta Planning Commission has called a special meeting and public hearing for 2 p.m. Oct. 21 in the Augusta Commission Chamber, Room 260, on the second floor of the Municipal Buildi

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A decades-old missing-person case has a new development, leaving a family wondering whether they may finally get answers. Daniel Birchfield disappeared from his Augusta home in September 1991. His brother says unidentified remains were found months ago, and DNA from a family member was submit

Investigators say a 90-year-old woman was manipulated into buying hundreds of thousands of dollars in gold before deputies replaced one shipment with rocks and dirt and arrested the man who came to collect it. COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – A man arrested during a Columbia County investigation involving a 90-year-old wo

DAV (Disabled American Veterans) and RecruitMilitary will co-host the Fort Gordon Hiring Event on Oct. 7 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cyber Conference & Catering Center. More than 19 employers will attend. They want to hire veterans, their spouses, active-duty military personnel, and members of the National Guard and

The Oct. 3 Augusta Duck Dash raised $205,254 to provide area children a safe, comfortable place to sleep. More than 4,600 rubber ducks launched at Savannah Rapids Park and raced down the Augusta Canal. The adjacent fall festival brought families together for inflatables, games, vendors, trunk-or-treat, a kids’ costume