Kayaker injured in rapids

Three kayakers survived being sucked through the Augusta Canal Headgates on Tuesday afternoon.
By Scott Rouch

Columbia County bookings

Review updated jail bookings and mug shots from the Columbia  County detention center via our new Booked site.  

Notable Area Deaths of 2013

A review of several from our area who have passed away in the first months of 2013.

Obama vs. the Founders

It has become undeniable that Barack Obama’s view of government is nearly the polar opposite of that of this nation’s founders.

Crime data map released

A total of 182 crimes tracked by The Augusta Chronicle were reported to the Richmond County Sheriff's Office during the week of May 8-14, 2013. Violent crimes during the week included six robberies, one car-jacking and six aggravated assaults. 

Slideshow: Cotton Ball

Review almost 100 photos from Historic Augusta's Cotton Ball, held Thursday to raise money for the nonprofit.

SLIDESHOW: Welcome Home

The welcome home ceremony for 22 soldiers of Delta Company, 297th Military Intelligence Battalion was held at Fort Gordon on Friday.

Slideshow: Man & Woman of the Year

Check out almost 200 photos of the crowd at Friday's Leukemia and Lym­phoma Society Man and Woman of the Year event at Sacred Heart.

Slideshow: High school proms

See how they look all dressed up in photos from this year's prom at Josey, as well as other schools.

3 bodies found near school

The deaths of three people found in a wooded area of south Augusta are being investigated as a homicide, Richmond County authorities said.
By Steve Crawford and Bianca Cain Johnson

Transit firm files suit against city

Mobility Transit has filed suit in federal court alleging Augusta broke its procurement code and state open meeting laws when it terminated the bus company's contract.
By Susan McCord
Latest from Columbia County News-Times

Golf adopts rule to ban anchored putting

Golf's governing bodies approved a new rule Tuesday that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, going against two major golf organizations that argued long ...

Editorial: Harmful if swallowed

What a scam. By continually feigning ignorance, the president dodges both accountability and questions.
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