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Widow has little money to provide for children

From Staff Reports

Monday, Dec. 24, 2007

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A 36-year-old Graniteville woman buried her husband a month ago and is asking for help to put a smile on her children's faces.

She just began working last month so there isn't enough money to do that on her own, she said.

"It has been really rough on us," she wrote.

Contributions to The Augusta Chronicle's Empty Stocking Fund go to help families like this one. Last year, the charity raised a record-breaking $122,000, which went to more than 1,250 families.

Contributions can be mailed to Empty Stocking Fund, P.O. Box 1928, Augusta, GA 30903-1928, or delivered to the security station in the News Building at 725 Broad St. Donations also can be made online at www.augustachronicle.com/emptystocking.

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SargentMidTown

Monday, Dec. 24 3:14 AM

There is a dog tied to a post with only about 2 feet of chain at a house located at 1712 Jenkins Street here in Augusta.
The poor animal has no way to get in its dog house to get out of the weather. This is located directly behind the family dollar store on Walton Way.

Thursday, several people reported this to the Richmond county animal control and to Augusta Cares. Today, DEC 24th the dog is still sitting there in the cold mud. The people who occupy 1712 Jenkins Street are able bodied curel people. Our community would be better off if these kinds of people were run out. Why doesn't our D.A. prosecute people like these who live at 1712 Jenkins Street in Augusta, GA ?