Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga, (WJBF) – Copeland Elementary School teachers were surprised when Georgia’s Own Credit Union donated $3,000 worth of school supplies. Teachers were out on their lunch break and returned to see tables full of materials. Folders, markers, cleaning supplies and more were all available for teachers to get. “Thi

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Richmond County leaders took to the skate floor Tuesday evening to celebrate the end of summer and get kids excited about heading back to school. Commissioner Stacy Pulliam organized the “Roll Into the School Year” skate celebration at Skateland of Augusta, bringing together Commissioner Jord

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WJBF) — North Augusta’s Greeneway has long been a place for people to walk, run, and bike. Now, the city is putting more focus on the trail by moving it under the Tourism Department. “Just a more concentrated effort on one of our crown jewels of the city,” Tourism Director Karl Waldhauer […]

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Residents near Gordon Highway are pushing back against a proposal to build a concrete batch plant and garbage transfer center on a stretch of rural land in Columbia County. Jimmy Hunt, who was raised on his family’s farm off Gordon Highway and has lived there...

With students preparing to head back to the classroom, AAA, the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, the Georgia Department of Public Safety and the Columbia County School District are reminding drivers that knowing Georgia’s school bus laws could help keep children safe.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a body found early Thursday morning. Deputies say they responded to the 600 block of Broad Street in reference to a broken window. While on scene, deputies located a deceased person. When we first got on scene around...

Augusta has a full slate of family-friendly events this week, from science and art to hometown dining traditions. Families can meet ecology scientists and live animals at Science Saturday, join Top Dawg Tavern's annual Family Day with characters and games, or turn mail into art at the Morris Museum of Art's postcard-pa

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - WRDW/WAGT News 12 is having technical difficulties, and we’ll have to take all our channels off the air for about 30 minutes around 7 p.m. We apologize for the problem, and will make the repairs as quickly as possible.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Sheila Jones took her pension to create a gourmet popcorn store on Broad Street back in November, but her dream is becoming a nightmare. “We’re all in a really bad situation. All the businesses over here. So it’s just really tough and we need help,” said Jones owner of Popn’ Off. […]

MARTINEZ, Ga (WJBF)- Columbia County schools are preparing for students to return next week. Next Tuesday, August 4th is the day where almost 28,000 Columbia County students will be welcomed into those school doors. Teachers are using this week as a way to prepare for an amazing year in a school district that’s known f