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EVANS, Ga (WJBF)- A new Google data center is coming to Columbia County.  NewsChannel 6’s Kim Vickers sat down with the county manager to learn more about what this means. This data center has been in the works for more than a year. Now it’s becoming a reality that will impact Columbia County for decades. […]

AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF) – A proposal from the Defense Health Agency came earlier this year for the Eisenhower Army Medical Center to be downgraded to an ambulatory care facility. The change would transition emergency care to urgent care, with the facility moving away from inpatient service. Representative Rick Allen of Geor

UPDATE, 2:31 P.M. – According to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, Sophia and Avva were located and are safe. RICHMOND COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating two missing 13-year-olds. According to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, Sophia Castl

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Goodwill’s Wrightsboro Road store is back open, and the community showed up. The store held its grand reopening Thursday morning at 3362 Wrightsboro Road, drawing a crowd of shoppers eager to return to a location that had been closed for several years. Leah Pontani-Small, Chief...

One week after four former Richmond County Sheriff’s Office deputies were accused of misusing the agency’s Flock license plate reader system, Sheriff Eugene Brantley is detailing changes the agency says are designed to strengthen oversight and accountability.

NORTH AUGUSTA, SC (WJBF) – Nouveau Hair and Wigs in North Augusta is more than a salon. For its owner Nikki Mulder, this is not just a profession. It’s personal. “I’ve been a hairstylist for 25 years and two and half years ago I decided that I wanted to get into wigs. My Mom had […]

EVANS, Ga. (WJBF) – A new traffic signal is coming to Columbia County at Furys Ferry and Blackstone Camp Road. Currently, it’s in flash mode for now. Drivers on Furys Ferry will see flashing yellow, while side streets will have flashing red and must stop. The light will be ready for full operation beginning Aug. […]

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Augusta is taking a big step to bring a major development to downtown. Commissioners approving an agreement with the Downtown Development Authority for the redevelopment of the Depot site. What’s being contemplated is a $70 million-dollar mixed use project that includes, apartments, restaurant and

A veterans' hospital has launched a new treatment to help veterans who have overactive bladders and urinary incontinence. VA Augusta Health Care System has become the first hospital in Georgia and the second VA Medical Center in the nation to offer the Altaviva implant, a device that changes how the brain and bladder c

MARTINEZ, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Days before the first bell rings, the halls of Martinez Elementary are already active. Teachers are setting up classrooms, arranging shelves and preparing lessons ahead of the new school year. For first-grade teacher Bailey Ledbetter, the moment carries added weight. It is her first year in.