City administrator recommends raising Augusta trash service fee along with recycling fee
Augusta trash customers who want to recycle will be paying for the privilege, while the administrator is recommending a $75 fee increase for all customers.
Augusta Commission Gives Green Light to Adventure Center on Savannah River
City officials backed a deal with The Forge LLC to construct an Outdoor Urban Adventure Center by the Savannah River. Plans call for an eight-story climbing tower and a water-crossing zip line from Freedom Bridge. The Public Service Committee supported the plan without opposition. The project can't start yet. Since...
RCSO identifies suspicious bone as non-human thanks to recent Augusta University grad
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office has determined a suspicious bone to be non-human.
Augusta restaurant featured in Yelp’s ‘Top 100 Sandwich Shops’ in the US
Yelp’s analysts identified dozens of delis and loads of lunch counters with large volumes of five-star reviews.
Georgia State University warns of ‘vape hacking’ after new study
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - A new Georgia State University study says an alarming number of young people are modifying their vape devices in potentially dangerous, life-threatening ways. “I’m telling you, these kids think they’re engineers,” said Sapphira Shaikh, a salesperson at Puff Puff Pass. Puff Puff Pass sells...
Georgia Power contractor accused of stealing money from Army barracks
AUGUSTA, Ga. - A Georgia Power contractor is under investigation after he was reportedly caught on camera stealing cash from a Fort Gordon barracks earlier this month. The video of the alleged crime was posted on Reddit a day after the theft. What we know:. The theft reportedly happened at...
Major charge dropped against deputy in deadly car crash
WAYNESBORO, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A major charge has been dismissed against a Richmond County deputy in connection with a fatal crash in 2023. The charge of homicide by vehicle in the second degree was dismissed against Ty Dailey on July 8. His attorney filed a motion to quash, stating that...
Evans day-care worker accused of forcing kids to fight
EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A day-care worker was arrested after she was accused of child cruelty in Evans. According to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, 37-year-old Riffat Tahmin Khalil was arrested Monday. Her arrest stems from an incident involving two siblings at Discovery Zone Kids, 703 William Smith Blvd....
Historic RICO charges filed in Burke County embezzlement case
BURKE COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – The Burke County Sheriff’s Office arrested Susan Jennifer Perez Godbee Wimberly, an employee of CMS, a local manufacturing company based in Italy with operations in Burke County, and her husband, Michael Wimberly, in connection with a complex, years-long embezzlement scheme. Lieutenant...
The Hooters near Augusta National was the anti-Masters, yet had lore all of its...
The Hooters down the road from Augusta National is no longer. Makes you wonder where John Daly will set up shop next. The post The Hooters near Augusta National was the anti-Masters, yet had lore all of its own appeared first on Golf .
