Augusta GA

Bigger tax bills are on the way for tens of thousands in Augusta, as city leaders approve new fees but put off voting on SPLOST next year and the new millage rate until next week.

The Richmond County Board of Education appointed Dr. Malinda Cobb to serve as superintendent of schools for the Richmond County School System, effective Aug. 13, 2025.

North Augusta city officials will be making some changes to try to get more animals adopted. S.C. trooper remains in critical condition after being hit by truck. A community is banding together as a trooper fights for his life after being struck in the line of duty by a box truck.

The Richmond County Board of Education (RCBOE) announced it intends to increase the 2025 property taxes it will levy this year by 5.33 percent over the rollback millage rate, according to a press release sent Tuesday.

In the midst of their investigation into last Friday’s shooting at the CDC headquarters, agencies release more information. North Augusta leaders get update on animal shelter. Updated: 5 hours ago. North Augusta city officials will be making some changes to try to get more animals adopted. Updated: 6 hours...

‘She doesn’t mind showing up’: Board members weigh in on new Richmond County superintendent. All summer, Golden Harvest Food Bank has been packing boxes to give to families to make up for not having school meals. Now the program is shifting.

BELVEDERE, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A male suffered a shooting injury Tuesday afternoon that was apparently not life-threatening, according to authorities. Emergency medical crews on the scene around 4 p.m. reported the patient was shot in the back leg and rear area. It happened in the 400 block of Kingstree Road,...

Kelly Ann Berdecia was last seen on Aug. 7, 2025, on the 2400 block of Southgate Drive

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF)– It seems to be dominating the local headlines right now: kids and violence… from a 10-year-old shot and killed as she slept in her bed, to several teens shot, and a 14-year-old killed, in an Augusta parking lot. What can we do as a community to make an impact and how can […]

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Aiken County Library sees all kinds of people through its doors. So much so that when Victoria Hodges and other librarians noticed a common issue from regulars at their programs, they decided to take action. “We saw moms swapping clothes, trading clothes with each other,”...