Augusta Home and Garden Show: Day 1 wraps up
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The 21st annual Augusta Home and Garden Show concluded its first day Friday at the Augusta Convention Center, with two more days remaining for attendees. The show continues Saturday and Sunday, featuring vendors offering food products, home goods and children’s play equipment, and admission...
Columbia County Fair returns in April, with rides, games, and fun
It may still be winter, but the Columbia County Spring Fair is just two months away. The Merchants Association of Columbia County, which sponsors the week-long event, announced that the sixth annual Spring Fair will open on April 17 at the Columbia County Fairgrounds and continue through April 26. This year, a...
First Alert Forecast l Warm-up continues, showers and storms Saturday
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -Tracking a cold front that will move through the CSRA Saturday, this will bring in storm chances and very breezy conditions by the end of the weekend. Weekend: Wet Saturday, Cooler Sunday. Saturday will see the cold front slowly push through the CSRA, maintaining scattered shower and...
MCG State of the College Address 2026: A-I in healthcare, and keeping doctors in...
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Dr. David Hess, dean of the Medical College of Georgia, delivered his annual MCG State of the College Address Friday afternoon. This year’s State of the College Address was centered around using artificial intelligence in healthcare, while also finding ways to employ more doctors and physicians...
Savannah River Site Adds Youth Apprenticeship Roles to Workforce Development Initiative
The Savannah River Site Youth Apprenticeship Program introduced two new roles in 2025. Six youth apprentices are working this year through the program, which welcomes high school students from Aiken, Columbia, and Richmond counties. The new positions include junior project controls engineer and junior business...
Third Thursday event brings shoppers to downtown North Augusta
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Local shops in North Augusta took part in Third Thursday, a monthly event designed to extend business hours in order to attract customers and promote local shopping. Trader Joe’s has plans for a new location in Evans, a company spokesperson confirmed Monday. Participating businesses...
Grovetown police looking for kidnapping suspect
The Grovetown Police Department is asking for the public’s help finding a man wanted for kidnapping.
Photos: Judy Miller’s new Augusta restaurant serves comfort food
Diamond Cuisine on Broad Street in downtown Augusta serves up a mix of seafood, steak, chicken, and more. More: SEE IT: Diamond Cuisine serves up seafood, steaks, and more More: Augusta Eats: Judy Miller went from nurse to restaurateur with Diamond Cuisine This article originally appeared on Augusta...
Georgia Eclipse Alert: Atlanta, Savannah Mark March 3 for 6:04 AM Blood Moon —...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Atlanta, Georgia – Georgians should mark March 3 now, when a rare 58-minute Blood Moon will unfold from 6:04 to 7:03 a.m., delivering the state’s last visible total lunar eclipse until 2028. According to...
Trial set to begin for couple charged in Janell Carwell’s murder
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Nearly a decade after 16-year-old Janell Carwell was reported missing, the murder trial of the two people charged in her death is set to begin Monday. Leon Tripp and Tanya Tripp—Carwell’s mother—are both charged with murder in Carwell’s death. Prosecutors believe the Tripps tried to hire...

















