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SLIDESHOW: Gandolfini dies

Browse more than a dozen images from the career of actor James Gandolfini, who died in Italy.

Sopranos actor Gandolfini, 51, dies

Slideshow: Earth, Wind & Fire

Check out almost 500 images from the Earth, Wind and Fire concert in Augusta. Were you Spotted?

Share your church's 'Senior Saints'

Nominate a member of your church for Senior Saints, a series of articles on veteran servants in the local church, in the Your Faith section of The Augusta Chronicle this summer. Email kelly.jasper@augustachronicle.com or call (706) 823-3552.

Richmond County Bookings

Review the latest Richmond County arrests and mug shots in our new "Booked" Web site, which features arrests from Aiken and Columbia counties, as well.

Augusta Outdoors: Sibley Mill - Part A

Rob Pavey talks about the origins of the Sibley Mill. From the Augusta Powder Works to a full functioning cotton mill, this landmark has been an Augusta feature for years.

Kirby's Augusta: The Ensign Fountain Mystery

In this latest installment, renowned Augusta Chronicle writer Bill Kirby talks about the Ensign Fountain mystery.

Opinion »

Up a lazy river

Augusta has a ton of things going for it. Its riverfront isn’t one of them.

McKee: Happy Father's Day
Hotchkiss: Respect is best Father's Day gift
Column: Crooked nails a good life lesson
Column: In government, ethics must count
Column: Sane riverfront development possible
Column: Report reveals truth about Japan
Letters: Improve our downtown

James Gandolfini Dies	Earth, Wind and Fire Concert
G-8 Summit	6th Annual Father and Daughter Gala
Saturday at the Market	Marshall Tucker Band concert

Government »

Former firefighter loses drug test appeal

A former Augusta firefighter who challenged his 2008 termination for a positive drug screen got a new personnel board hearing Wednesday, but the panel again upheld his termination.

By Susan McCord

Crime & courts »

Judge extends Sentinel restraining order

For at least the next 20 days, the restraining order prohibiting the enforcement of arrest warrants requested by Sentinel Offender Services, a private probation company, will remain in effect.

By Sandy Hodson