5 years for Hyde Park plan

Relocating about 110 families from the Hyde Park neighborhood will take up to five years, but it will happen, Augusta Housing and Community Development Director Chester Wheeler said Wednesday.
By Susan McCord

Ronald McDonald House gets land for new facility

Parents staying at the Ronald McDonald House in Augusta could one day soon be just steps away from their child's hospital.
By Tom Corwin

Southern Nuclear awaits NRC approval for Vogtle project

On Thursday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is scheduled to vote on whether to affirm Southern Nuclear's quest for a combined operating license that would authorize both the construction and operation of two additional reactors at Plant Vogtle.
By Rob Pavey

Georgia Southern to lead storm study

Georgia's curved coastline makes it statistically less likely than nearby states to attract a direct hit from a major hurricane, but the entire Southeastern coast is frequently vulnerable to related wind, erosion and flooding.
By Rob Pavey

Westside alumna honored by State Department

A Westside High School alumni is being honored during Black History Month by the U.S. State Department for her accomplishments in foreign relations and diplomacy.
By Tracey McManus

Student pulls down girl's blouse

A Cross Creek High School student pulled down a female student's blouse, exposing her chest, and touched it, according to a recently released Richmond County tribunal finding.
By Jason Wermers

Former mayor to release Civil War era novel set in Augusta

Bob Young, who in January became president of the Southeastern Natural Sciences Academy, is also releasing his first novel.
By Rob Pavey

Hand warmers collected for troops

A local collection has been started for hand and toe warmers to send to troops in Afghanistan enduring harsh winter weather.
By Meg Mirshak

Teen's murder trial expected to conclude Thursday

The defense attorney for Aaron Schmidt, who is charged with shooting his 14-year-old Harlem neighbor, rested Wednesday without calling any witnesses on the third day of the murder trial.
By Valerie Rowell

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School holds severe weather drill

Tutt Middle School pupils participated in a severe weather drill on Wednesday morning.
By Jackie Ricciardi

Lions in the latest

Models prepare to walk down the runway during a fashion show as part of Paine College's Homecoming week.
By Michael Holahan

Dental practice

Georgia Health Sciences University College of Dental Medicine students Trisha Hulsey and Stephen Parker apply a rubber dam to fellow student Lindsay Vinson's face during the school's 23rd annual American Student Dental Association Table Clinic Day.
By Chris Thelen

Voter registration bill meets with opposition

COLUMBIA - Advocates for the poor and minorities said Wednesday that a proposal to put new requirements on groups that register voters represents a bid to suppress voting among those most likely to vote for Democrats. But the bill's sponsor, Rep. Alan Clemmons, contends it's about holding third-party groups accountable for properly handling a person's right to vote, and applies to all groups spanning the political spectrum.
By Seanna Adcox

States to get harbor money

The agency overseeing plans to deepen the river channel to the Port of Savannah announced Wednesday it will funnel an additional $2.5 million in federal funding toward pre-construction planning, which Georgia port officials said should help keep the project on target for completion by 2016.
By Russ Bynum

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NRC approves Vogtle reactors

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission today approved the first-ever combined operating license that will authorize both the construction and operation of two new reactors at Southern Nuclear's ...
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