Augusta GA

Aiken County is tightening enforcement on unsafe homes and nuisance properties. County leaders say the new ordinances respond directly to neighbor complaints.

Aiken has been named one of the South's Top 10 Small Towns by Southern Living magazine. Aiken was listed at No. 10 and is one of three South Carolina cities to earn the distinction. The recognition comes with inclusion in the magazine's Best of the South special collector's edition, which is available on newsstands...

A new Augusta area Chick-fil-A restaurant opens Thursday in Columbia County near the Belair Road intersection with Interstate 20. The address is 4329 Belair Frontage Rd. The new restaurant is focused on drive-thru service through a mobile drive-thru lane and walk-up window for carry-out, according to a news release...

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Aiken Scholars Academy was honored with the Blue Ribbon designation at the Aiken County Public School District meeting. The Blue Ribbon designation is one of the highest honors a school in South Carolina can receive. It recognizes schools for academic achievement and overall excellence....

APPLING, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A Columbia County planning meeting on Thursday will address two proposed data centers that have drawn opposition from neighbors whose families have lived on the land for generations. The Byrd Farms Data Center and Pumpkin Center Data Center would be built a few miles apart in...

The Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church, located at 2261 Walton Way, Augusta, Ga., is undergoing a project on their stained glass windows, made of specialty glass and sculptured gold.

If your drive takes you on Wrightsboro Road between Damascus Road and Highland Avenue, you might need to take a different route for the next few weeks.

GROVETOWN, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Columbia County Health Department officially launched its mobile health clinic Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, marking the full operation of a project years in the making. The mobile clinic arrived in October but had been serving a limited number of patients while staff...

Consultants looked at all 51 city parks city and came up with the nine they say should be considered for other uses.

Augusta Regional Airport officials are pushing to bring a third airline into their facility. They want more nonstop routes to help with better prices and more choices for travelers. Director of Innovation and Business Development Diane Johnston spoke Jan. 9, 2026, at the Aiken Chamber of Commerce's First Friday...