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The Augusta RiverHawks won't play next season, leaving the GreenJackets as Augusta's sole minor league team.

Augusta no longer majoring in minor sports

Augusta has seen an exodus of its minor league franchises since former Augusta Mayor Bob Young famously said in 1999 the city "majors in minor sports."

By Chris Gay and David Lee

Scott Michaux »

Is outdated arena worth the trouble?

Considering the hefty cost of fixing James Brown Arena's ice system, the city needs to begin serious talks of building a new sports venue.

By Scott Michaux

Richmond County bookings

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

Opinion »

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.

McKee: Phone records and tax forms
Hotchkiss: Enjoy natural beauty of parks
Column: No Chechen terror threat - yet
Column: Tie between WWII and recovery?
Letter: Remember to thank our veterans
Letter: Build new arena elsewhere

Dining out this week?

Search our database of more than 300 Augusta restaurants.

Slideshow: Cotton Ball

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

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: Best & Brightest

Daniel Pippen, a North Augusta High School senior, was named The Augusta Chronicle's Best and Brightest 2013 winner Thursday night.

STORY: North Augusta senior wins honor
TOPICS PAGE: Graduations

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.

North Augusta |Evans | Aquinas | Butler
Harlem | Augusta Prep | Fox Creek
Greenbrier | Lakeside | Laney | Glenn Hills

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.

Thunder Over Augusta	Thunder Over Augusta
Blind Willie McTell Blues Festival	2013 Preakness Stakes
Slideshow: Remembering golf's Ken Venturi	Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Man, Woman of the Year

Crime & courts »

Southside leads club crime

During the past five years, while sheriff's deputies were summoned to 27 downtown clubs 227 times, officers responded to 312 other incidents - including three homicides - at 26 clubs in south Augusta.

By Susan McCord and Sandy Hodson

City Ink »

City Ink: Joe Bowles to run for Ga. Senate

Former Augusta Commission member Joe Bowles plans to run for the District 22 state Senate seat next year. He said Saturday he'll announce plans to run as an independent.

By Sylvia Cooper

Winning Powerball ticket sold in Florida

DES MOINES, Iowa — A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million.

Slideshow: Thunder Over Augusta

Check out more than 100 photos of those Spotted in the crowd at Saturday's Thunder Over Augusta event.

Deputy's memorial, funeral announced

Veteran duo pulls off upset in Preakness

Afghan bomb kills Grovetown man

Johnson wins All-Star race

More Metro news »

Few transport tax projects starting this year

Families enjoy Thunder Over Augusta

Bill Kirby: Passwords are necessary, but not without some drawbacks

Motorcycle deputy dies of injuries

Crime & courts »

Motorcycle deputy dies of injuries

Richmond County Sheriff's Office motorcycle deputy Alton Creech died Friday afternoon from injuries he sustained in an off-duty motorcycle crash Thursday.

Ex-deputies indicted in Columbia County

Woman indicted in wrong-way crash

Fatal hit-and-run suspect denied bond

Suspects identified in robbery

Weekly Richmond County crime map

Sports »

Is outdated arena worth the trouble?

Considering the hefty cost of fixing James Brown Arena's ice system, the city needs to begin serious talks of building a new sports venue.

Wolfpack back on road for semifinals

Rookie Gattis rescues Braves

Gnats' catcher roughs up Jackets

Bradley still leading Byron Nelson

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Opinion »

Editorial: Obama vs. the Founders

The scandalized Obama administration has inadvertently proven our founders right and him wrong.

Hotchkiss: At Georgia parks, enjoy natural beauty -- but religion is optional

Column: There is no Chechen terrorist threat to the United States -- yet

Column: Did our participation in World War II really end America's Great Depression?

Letter: Remember to thank our vets

Latest Rick McKee cartoon

Previous cartoons »

Business »

Some college grads finding it easier to land jobs

While some recent college graduates are finding jobs, others aren't. The Economic Policy Institute predicts the unemployment rate for this year's college graduates will be at 8.8 percent.


Paine College Grads	Marine Mud Challenge	Hooding Ceremony
GRU Graduation	Relay For Life	Josey High Prom