THOMSON - The Thomson City Council has named a retiree of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation as the interim chief of its police department.
By Donna Branch Stillinger
Augusta Circuit District Attorney Ashley Wright and Chief Superior Court Judge J. Carlisle Overstreet each have opposition for re-election this year.
By Susan McCord
COLUMBIA - A South Carolina state representative running for the state's newly created 7th Congressional District seat is facing weapons and drunken driving charges.
A replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall officially opened to the public Thursday at Fort Gordon after a solemn ceremony.
By Kyle Martin
Several new candidates for Columbia County offices have emerged during qualifying for the 2012 elections.
By Barry L. Paschal
In a continued push to win a $2.4 million annual contract with the city of Augusta, Automatic Data Processing invited the entire Augusta Commission to a meeting at its Augusta call center ...
By Susan McCord
Former Columbia County Commissioner Scott Dean is scheduled to be back in court June 15 for a hearing for a motion for a new trial.
By Valerie Rowell
Candidate qualifying began at 9 a.m. Wednesday, for the hotly contested Richmond County sheriff's race as well as several county and state offices.
By Steve Crawford and Susan McCord
COLUMBIA -- A South Carolina agency argues the $32 million fish bypass to be constructed across from Augusta isn’t a good remedy for habitat destruction resulting from a Savannah harbor expansion.
By Sarita Chourey
A video showing the retiring president of the South Carolina AFL-CIO hitting a piñata of Gov. Nikki Haley's face prompted the union to distance itself from what it called an "inappropriate joke."
By Seanna Adcox
The Augusta Commission authorized selling 20 surplus properties, including two fire stations, a library, a train depot and more than 70 acres of vacant land at a Tuesday called meeting.
By Susan McCord
Despite a more elaborate sturgeon bypass proposed as part of the Savannah harbor expansion, the Department of Natural Resources remains worried about the potential effects.
By Sarita Chourey
Candidate qualifying in Augusta for the July 31 general primary and nonpartisan Nov. 6 elections, with the exception of Augusta Commission and Richmond County school board, begins at 9 a.m. ...
By Susan McCord
The 2012 election season officially begins in Columbia County Wednesday as qualifying opens for candidates in the July 31 primary.
By Barry L. Paschal
