The Rev. Al Sharpton, the community and the late soul singer's children kept James Brown's annual Christmas toy giveaway alive Thursday, handing out countless toys to hundreds of area children at the Imperial Theatre.

James Brown's former accountant has been charged with contempt of court, and unless he forks over $433,000 he could be locked up in a state prison for six months.

AIKEN - Former James Brown trustees might have an uphill battle proving they were improperly forced to resign by Judge Jack Early.

AIKEN - The Georgia Attorney General's Office wants the lawyers overseeing James Brown's estate to keep their hands off his money, saying they've violated the singer's last wishes by paying bills with cash intended for charity and his grandchildren.

AIKEN - The squabbling over James Brown's estate lands back in court Thursday, with a former trustee expected to testify where $7 million or more of the late singer's money went.

The Augusta Museum of History announced that Payback (celebrate James Brown), a festival-style concert, will take place May 3 at Augusta Common. A long-term exhibition, titled The Godfather of Soul: Mr. James Brown, will open the same day.

AIKEN - One of James Brown's former trustees narrowly avoided being held in contempt of court Monday, but David Cannon was warned not to sell off any of his assets amid allegations that he might have misappropriated millions of the late singer's money.

AIKEN - The Houston woman recently confirmed to be one of at least three illegitimate children fathered by James Brown is contesting his will, which did not mention her.

Another unacknowledged child of James Brown - confirmed as his daughter through DNA testing - has come forward, saying she regrets she never got to prove to him that she's his.

AIKEN - Fighting over James Brown's estate isn't cheap. But just how much all the courtroom battles are costing isn't clear, or how much of the entertainer's money will be left to help educate the needy children he specified.