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AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - South Carolina Rep. Melissa Oremus is getting updates from the Transportation Department about two intersections in Aiken County. The department said the intersection at Blanchard Road and Ascauga Lake Road does not need a traffic signal, and crash rates there are below average. The department

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) — Students, school leaders and community members gathered at the Academy of Richmond County Monday evening for the unveiling of the school’s new turf field and stadium upgrades. The improvements are part of a three-phase reconstruction project at ARC. Athletic Director Kevin Scheyer said work is not

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Crews are set to tear down Lamar Elementary School on Tuesday morning. The school will be replaced by the TGR Learning Lab. It a project announced at the 2024 Chairman’s Press Conference at Augusta National Golf Club. The STEAM school is supported by Augusta National...

ATLANTA, (WRDW/WAGT) - Georgia Power struck a deal with Google for the tech giant to help fund upgrades at Plant Vogtle and the state’s other nuclear generating plant. The utility says this will bring hundreds of millions of dollars in savings for customers even as Google builds a wave of data centers, including in Col

AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF) Venus Morris Griffin joins us on this edition of The Means Report. She’s here to talk about her new book. It reveals how she turned painful parts of her life into opportunities to succeed and help others. She talks to us about how the proceeds from her book will provide resources to […]

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday its department is looking for two wanted suspects. CCSO said 20-year-old Dealyn A. Lowe and 19-year-old JaShaun Banks are both are wanted for Armed Robbery, Kidnapping with Bodily Injury, Hijacking a Motor Vehicle, Aggravated Assault, a

AUGUSTA, Ga. (InvestigateTV) - Just before a major heart surgery at Piedmont Augusta, Akira Joy Hendricks had one urgent request. She wanted to be baptized. Hendricks, who was in advanced heart failure, was preparing to receive a left ventricular assist device, or LVAD — a mechanical pump used when the heart can no lon

BEECH ISLAND, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Beech Island Water District customers on Hammond Road and Redcliffe Road are under a boil-water notice. The water loss poses a potential threat, according to the BI Water District. As a precaution, customers in the affected area should boil their water for at least one...

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man who was wanted in an Augusta motel shooting.

EVANS, Ga. (WJBF) – Biscuit Belly, the brunch restaurant known for scratch-made biscuits and Southern-inspired flavors, will open its doors in Evans on Tuesday, October 6. It will be located in Evans Town Centre at 4274 Washington Road, Suite 2. Hours of operation are Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. and Friday-Sunday