Augusta's troubled public transit system was the backdrop Monday for Denice Traina, the latest candidate to declare she's seeking the District 1 City Commission post.

Some but not all of the candidates for Richmond County sheriff are embracing the digital age as part of their campaign strategy.

Richmond County schools Public Safety Lt. Richard Roundtree announced his formal entry into the race for sheriff Thursday from the front steps of Beulah Grove Baptist Church.

Sunday package sales of package alcoholic beverages are possible in Augusta as soon as April 1.

If history is any judge, moving Augusta's commission elections from November to July will result in fewer voters - and fewer Democrats - deciding who runs the city government.

Attorney Harry James pledged Thursday to "de-mystify" Richmond County's Probate Court if he is elected judge in November.

Knowing a win won't come cheap, the campaigns for three Republicans seeking to unseat 12th District Democratic Congressman John Barrow reported raising amounts already hitting six figures.

Election day will be a quiet one in Richmond County, with the only elections taking place in the small cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.

The boundaries of Augusta Commission and Richmond County school board districts 1-5 undergo substantial changes in maps generated by a consultant hired to redraw the lines based on 2010 census data.

 DANIELSVILLE, Ga. -- Rescued horses at the Rocking W Farm, near Danielsville, have a whole human family who sees to their needs.

HARTWELL, Ga. - University of Georgia students are working to preserve the oral history of Hart County through recorded interviews with elderly residents.

The results of a recount for the Columbia County Commission's District 4 race were the same as the Tuesday election: Bill Morris wins by 23 votes.