Richmond County bookings

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

SLIDESHOW: Welcome Home

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

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.

Notable Area Deaths of 2013

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

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: 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.

Audit questions MOX expenses

The contractor building the mixed oxide fuel plant at Savannah River Site may have overbilled the government as much as $3.7 million for temporary subcontractor living expenses, according to a new audit report.
By Rob Pavey
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Threat of Taser use often enough for deputies

Richmond County authorities are finding that just the sight and warning that they will use their recently issued Tasers is often enough to make a person compliant.

Editorial: First, the facts

That's selling the sheriff and his department a little short, wouldn't you say?
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