Broadway musical ‘Six’ opens at Columbia County Performing Arts Center
EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Broadway musical “Six” opens Tuesday night at the Columbia County Performing Arts Center. The show features Tudor queens as pop icons and explores history during the Renaissance period with the six wives of King Henry VIII. Performers say the play is unique and is set like a pop concert.
In $35 million project, Augusta replacing all 75K water meters
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Augusta Utilities is replacing all 75,000 water meters in Augusta. The five-year project is worth $35 million and will help connect cellular networks to transmit water usage data in real time. Augusta Commission members on Tuesday heard statistics on alcohol sales as they look toward possible
Richmond County School System responds to librarian investigation
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Richmond County School System is responding a day after Columbia County commissioners released a statement about a children’s librarian. In Richmond County’s statement, the district said the employee was placed on administrative leave in June of last year and resigned Aug. 6. Students,...
Meta Launches $115M Workforce Academy, Creating New Pathway for South Carolina Workers to Enter...
Meta has announced America’s Workforce Academy, a new $115 million training initiative aimed at preparing workers for skilled trades careers connected to artificial intelligence infrastructure, data centers, power generation, and electric grid modernization. The program could offer a new opportunity for South Carolina
Augusta leaders hear about alcohol rules as they eye zoning changes
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Augusta Commission members on Tuesday heard statistics on alcohol sales as they look toward possible zoning changes. The concern is not restaurants or bars, but areas where residents feel there is an over-concentration of businesses selling alcohol to take elsewhere. As commissioners met at t
New system launches in Augusta, offering noninvasive brain tumor treatment
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Cancer patients in the Augusta area will soon have access to a new, non-invasive treatment option for brain tumors and other neurological conditions through the Elekta Gamma Knife Esprit system at Wellstar MCG Health and the Georgia Cancer Center. Leaders from both organizations will celebrat
Missing since 1989: Eight-year-old Tiwana Denise Cheatham from Aiken, South Carolina
Fifty-nine missing children in South Carolina, spanning from 1972 to 2026, were reported to and listed with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). Tiwana Denise Cheatham is one of those children.
Missing 78-year-old last seen in Augusta on Sunday
The Richmond County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for help in locating a 78-year-old who has been missing since Sunday.
Richmond County dog attack leaves 3-month-old infant dead
RICHMOND COUNTY, Ga. - A 3-month-old infant is dead following a suspected dog attack inside an Augusta home on Saturday morning, according to the Richmond County Sheriff's Office. Richmond County investigation. What we know:. A tragic scene unfolded over the weekend when authorities discovered a deceased 3-month-old in
RCSO asking for community assistance in locating missing 62-year-old woman
RICHMOND COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the community’s assistance in locating a missing woman who authorities say has hearing problems and is reportedly to have undiagnosed dementia. According to authorities, Jeanie Lawson, 62, 5’1″, 200 pounds, was last seen Sunday, June 7th a
