The Columbia County school board adopted a budget Wednesday that is more than $3 million short of what it intends to spend.

Grovetown and Harlem high schools made history in graduation ceremonies Saturday -- one marking a first and the other a milestone among many.

Columbia County students saw the last day of school Friday, including those at its newest high school -- Grovetown.

Columbia County commissioners examined a list of sales tax projects during a Tuesday study session.

Encouraging small business growth and initiating tax cuts are the keys to saving Georgia's economy, state Speaker of the House David Ralston said Thursday.

The number of Columbia County pupils who passed a benchmark exam that determines their promotion increased this year.

The Columbia County school board added furlough days to next year's budget and cut positions to save money.

Columbia County Republicans elected Pat Goodwin as their new chairwoman Tuesday and possibly ended months of internal conflict.

Mark Moseley, a beloved assistant softball coach at Greenbrier High School, lost his long battle with cancer Saturday. He was 56.

The Columbia County school board on Tuesday formally adopted a new five-year facility plan under which at least four schools would be rebuilt and another closed.

It took the intervention of a state representative, but former Masters champion Gary Player will be allowed to sign bottles of wine at an Evans wine store Saturday.

A stimulus grant to expand broadband should improve computer services in schools.

Columbia County might lose more teaching positions next school year even as enrollment is projected to grow.