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The downtown Augusta walking map has been distributed at nearly 50 downtown restaurants and shops.

Map aims to promote downtown Augusta

Each map includes more than two dozen ads from local businesses, a self-guided walking tour, a list of downtown events and information on how to deal with panhandlers.
By Kelly Jasper

We lost 2 respected newsmen

Our community lost two gracious, old newsmen Wednesday. I lost two friends. Allow me to tell you about them.

Aiken County bookings

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

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. 

Notable Area Deaths of 2013

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

Slideshow: Cotton Ball

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

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.

John Gogick: What do you want in your Chronicle?

This newspaper has been evolving for 228 years. What are you looking for? What do you want?
By John Gogick

Champion speller heads to national bee

Rachael Cundey, the area's five-time reigning regional champion, travels to Washington, D.C., on Sunday for the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
By Barry L. Paschal
Latest from Columbia County News-Times

Man charged in deaths of parents, brother

Richmond County sheriff's investigators have charged Ryan David Jones with three counts of murder and related charges in connection to Tuesday's discovery of three charred bodies in south Augusta.

Editorial: Hiding is its own injury

This may be what we are taught by television and movies; to escape the consequences of our actions. To try to get away with it.

New home sales up in April

New-home sales increased 2.3 percent in April from March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 454,000, the Commerce Department said Thursday. That's only slightly below January's pace of 458,000.
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