Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Crews held a topping-out ceremony Tuesday morning, marking the highest piece of steel going into Augusta’s new arena. Officials said the project remains on time and on budget. Construction crews have poured more than 15,000 cubic yards of concrete and installed more than 2,100 tons...

Augusta’s new arena is one step closer to welcoming its first crowd after construction crews placed the final steel beam Tuesday, completing the structural framework of the $250 million project.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The Augusta Utilities Department will temporarily interrupt water service to a portion of the north side of Broad Street on Wednesday, September 2nd. In a news release, the City of Augusta said that the disruption will affect about 10 businesses between 9th Street and 11th Street from around 8:00

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A gas leak was reported Thursday morning in the Azalea Terrace neighborhood on Fort Gordon after a Georgia Power contractor struck a gas line. A Georgia Power contractor was performing work in the residential subdivision when the line was inadvertently struck, according to Georgia Power. The.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Augusta-Richmond County leaders will decide the community’s 2026 property tax millage rate at a public meeting next week. Commissioners will set the rate Sept. 8 at 10 a.m. in the Lee N. Beard Commission Chamber at the Municipal Building, 535 Telfair St. As required by...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Richmond County Marshal’s Office is set to mark a historic moment Wednesday as Lt. Monica Ephraim is promoted to colonel. She’ll become the first Black woman to hold that rank in the agency’s history. Ephraim, a Georgia certified officer with more than...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Off-price retailer Burlington is bringing a new store and its latest look to south Augusta later this year. The company announced plans to open a location at Colony Plaza, 2121 Windsor Spring Road, Suite 100. It will be Burlington’s 46th store in Georgia, joining another one...

A South Carolina man attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of socks said he has surpassed 2,000 pairs.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The City of Augusta announced the playground at the Edward M. McIntyre Sr. Riverwalk will reopen Friday. A grand opening celebration is planned at 10 a.m. on Sept. 4, 2026. The playground is located on the lower level of the levee near the Augusta Riverwalk Marina. The previous playground was seve

Inside the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Augusta, one former unhoused student is working to rebuild the community that supported him.