Articles from the Latest News section archive

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Women's semi-pro team will play out of Augusta

Along with the two Georgia-Lina Hurricanes semi-professional basketball teams, a third semi-pro team will play out of Augusta this season.

High school graduates honored with SRR scholarships

Students from Richmond, Columbia and Aiken counties are among recipients of 2013 Savannah River Remediation Family Scholarships awarded to local high school graduates.

Deputy remembered as a mentor

A funeral was held Tuesday for Deputy Alton Creech, who died in a motorcycle accident last week.

Man questioned in triple homicide

Richmond County sheriff's investigators on the trail of a triple homicide were led to the home of two retired teachers in south Augusta on Tuesday.

Man indicted in dog-shooting case

A man accused of shooting a neighbor's dog and taking a chain saw to the animal was indicted Monday.

Augustan faces Delaware drug charges

DOVER, Del. — Dover police say an Augusta, man tried to flush nearly three kilograms of PCP when he was found at a vacant property.

Richmond grad rate up; Columbia slips

Richmond County's high school graduation rate made gains in 2012 while Columbia County slipped a couple percentage points, still, however, hovering above the state average, according to data ...

Girlfriend charged in shotgun slaying

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Spartanburg County's coroner is planning an autopsy after a man was killed by a shotgun blast to his chest.

SC amputee fatally mauled by dogs

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — Authorities say no charges will be filed in the death of an 80-year-old South Carolina double-amputee mauled to death by dogs earlier this month.

Aiken manhunt ends in man's capture

A three-hour manhunt in Aiken County on Monday night led to the arrest of a South Carolina man.

Ga. prison population declines

ATLANTA -- A year after relaxing sentencing for minor crimes, Georgia is seeing the first hints of an inmate-population decline.

McDuffie wreck kills S.C. man

THOMSON — A three-vehicle accident Monday on Wrens Highway killed a man and seriously injured a woman.

U.S. Marshals arrest DC fugitive

A Washington, D.C., man wanted for federal probation violation from a 1999 murder charge was picked up U.S. marshals in Augusta on Monday.

Augusta man accused of shooting good Samaritan standing trial this week

Stanley L. Fields, 20, has pleaded not guilty in Richmond County Superior Court to charges of aggravated assault, two counts of criminal attempt to commit burglary, and a weapon violation. His ...

New recruit brings personalized touch to cancer

She came to establish a new Department of Radiation Oncology at Georgia Regents University but Dr. Feng-Ming Kong believes it could soon become part of a therapy at GRU Cancer Center that is not ...

Monday, May 20, 2013

Commission vote on downtown parking expected

Whether downtown businesses and the public are allowed unlimited public parking on Broad Street faces a likely vote by the Augusta Commission on Tuesday.

Williams eyeing run for state senate

Marion Williams, the outspoken, sometimes-contrarian Augusta Commissioner from Super District 9, said he is "contemplating" a run for Georgia Senate District 22.

Year ends for three school districts this week

Columbia County schools is holding its last day Tuesday. The last day for Richmond County high school students is Thursday, which is a half day. The rest of Richmond County schools along with ...

Training session planned for healthcare workers

About 50 Augusta healthcare professionals will attend a two-hour training session Tuesday.

Board mulls stance against SRS spent fuel storage

Savannah River Site's Citi­zens Advisory Board is considering a draft recommendation opposing any future use of the site for storing spent nuclear fuel.
Loading...