Aiken Pro Rodeo draws crowds for Father’s Day weekend
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Families spent Father’s Day at the Aiken Pro Rodeo at the Western Carolina State Fairgrounds on Sunday. The rodeo featured bull riding, team roping, bareback riding, barrel racing and other events. Tickets were $15 for Father’s Day. This year the rodeo added an extra...
Patriots literally towered over the British to retake besieged Augusta
A siege during the American Revolution lasting more than two weeks reclaimed the city of Augusta from the British thanks to a technique borrowed from ancient warfare. British Loyalist Lt. Col. Thomas Brown and his regiment of rangers had captured Augusta in June 1780 and fended off a four-day Patriot siege three months
First Alert Forecast l Humidity returns to Augusta for Fathers Day, typical summer heat...
AUGUSTA (WRDW/WAGT) – The cool front that brought the pleasant day with lower humidity Saturday has retreated to the north, allowing higher humidity air to work its way back into the CSRA. This means we can expect typical summer weather for the week ahead with seasonal highs in the lower 90s, lows in the lower 70s and
Aiken proposal to raise hospitality tax sparks business concerns
AIKEN, S.C. (WJBF) — The City of Aiken could soon ask restaurant-goers to pay a little more at the register. City leaders are discussing raising the hospitality tax. “It adds to the price of restaurant meals and prepared foods. So, for groceries, it does not apply tax,” Aiken City Manager Stuart Bedenbaugh said. Leader
See inside Taichi Bubble Tea where sushi becomes a burrito
Step inside Taichi Bubble Tea on Bobby Jones Expressway and see how Augusta’s newest restaurant turns sushi into a handheld burrito. This photo gallery walks you through the build-your-own experience, from choosing rice and greens to loading up on mix-ins, proteins, and sauces. You’ll see how diners customize sushi bur
State’s largest documented robust redhorse found in Savannah River
Georgia Department of Natural Resources staff caught and released the largest robust redhorse they’ve ever documented.
Bats shine as Soul debut with big win on Juneteenth
NORTH AUGUSTA – The Augusta Soul (36-31, 1-0) identity made its official on-field debut, and may never be allowed to leave, as Augusta posted 16 runs on 16 hits in a crushing defeat of the Hill City Howlers (31-36, 0-1) Friday evening. While eight of nine starters reached multiple...
2nd annual Juneteenth trail ride draws crowds in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The second annual Juneteenth trail ride took place on Old Waynesboro Road in Augusta on Saturday. The event featured trail rides with horses and ATVs, a mechanical bull contest and music. People shopped at vendors, and there was entertainment for kids, including a petting zoo, inflatables...
A look at Augusta’s Father’s Day weather history
Father’s Day in Augusta usually means one thing: firing up the grill! But as any dad trying to keep the charcoal lit knows, the weather doesn’t always cooperate. Whether you’re sweating over the burgers or dodging a sudden downpour, let’s take a look back at what Mother Nature has served up for dad on his special day o
172-home development proposed off Peach Orchard Road
What to know about proposed 172-home development in south Richmond County: What's proposed? Developers want to build two new residential neighborhoods on about 55 acres off Peach Orchard Road. Who's behind it? H&A Development LLC of Beech Island, S.C., working with property owner SAKSHI9 LLC of Keysville, has filed the
