Today's another day. Please be careful with those space heaters and any other heat sources trying to keep warm. Dangerous. Too many fires lately.
No injuries reported in Evans house fire
Columbia County firefighters battled a fire Sunday afternoon at a two-story house in Evans.
According to Columbia-Martinez Fire Rescue spokeswoman Honey Shore, emergency personnel were called to 2509 Skeeter Lane, near Blanchard and Washington roads, at 5:15 p.m.
Firefighters quickly extinguished the flames and no one was injured, Ms. Shore said.
Most of the damage occurred in a bedroom, but the entire structure had significant smoke damage, she said.
No cause for the fire had been determined Sunday evening, and authorities continued to investigate, Ms. Shore said.
Restaurant employee scares 2 would-be robbers away
An armed robbery was thwarted Saturday night at a south Augusta restaurant when an employee scared off two men, according to a Richmond County sheriff's report.
At 10:25 p.m., the men entered the Garden Cheng Chinese Restaurant, 2350 Windsor Spring Road, and one of them pointed a gun at a clerk and said, "Give me the money," the report said.
An employee told police that he came from the rear of the business and screamed for help.
The would-be robbers then ran from the business, police said.
No money was taken, and no one was injured, the report said.
U.S. Coast Guard Band will perform at Augusta church
The U.S. Coast Guard Band will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Augusta.
The performance is free, but tickets are required.
For a maximum of four tickets, visit any branch of Georgia Bank and Trust, the Augusta Metro and Columbia County chambers of commerce, the Fort Gordon Federal Credit Union or the church.
You can also send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Thom Tuckey, CSRA Alliance, P.O. Box 670, Augusta, GA 30903-0670.
For more information, call Mr. Tuckey at (706) 821-1312.
Fort Gordon Sweetheart Ball will include dining, dancing
The Sergeants Major Association at Fort Gordon will hold Sweetheart Ball 2008 at the Gordon Club at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 9.
The theme for this year's event is "Hero's Heart." The evening will include entertainment, dining, dancing and door prizes.
Live music will be provided by Deja Vu. The evening will also feature a comedian and a DJ.
The dress is business casual.
Tickets for the event, which is open to the public, are $25 per person. To purchase tickets, or for more information, call (706) 791-3166, (706) 288-9823 or (706) 793-7762.
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Today's another day. Please be careful with those space heaters and any other heat sources trying to keep warm. Dangerous. Too many fires lately.
Good job to the employees that thwarted the robbers. Please take precautions the scum may return.
brrrrrrrrrrrr, it's cold.
A good morning to catch up on some reading. I've got the fireplace going (wood) and everyone's still asleep.
I don't believe this, no descriptions for those who try to rob my favorite place to eat! What is with that???
they dont care unless someone gets hurt. My house was robbed thursday night w/ my children & I there sleeping. I was treated like the criminal. I even have an eyewitness & this female is still roaming the streets!!!
Tinkerbell, What you been up to?
Honey Shore.....now thats a great name for someone in the public to have...love it ..I keep a notebook of interesting names and words I pick up on for future reference (lol..that novel I'm going to write)..hers will go in the book.
Honey Shore sounds like a stage name??
TINKERBELLE0330 I believe you. I had the same problem where I used to live.
I can't believe that you people live in an area where a strange woman comes in while you are sleeping and robs you. Sorry, makes no sense to me.
karmakills, there was a sign advertising a church down town. The sign read m t hope. I chuckled every time I drove by it. I'm certain they meant Mt.Hope, but the way it was written sure didn't seem very inviting.
dani, I don't know what you meant by "you people" but, just in case, let me assure you, I moved my children and myself out of that "nice subdivision".
It does not matter where you live, crime still can happen there.
lonesomedove 'You people' meant you and Tinker bell who had shared the same experience.
In my neighborhood, most if not all, the houses have those alarm company signs displayed in the yard, but not in my yard. I have a photo of a Smith & Wesson in my front window. Translation: You'll be dead before the police get here, so if you think you're bad, BRING IT!
I stopped being anyone's victim years ago.
You're right Rose. Found out after a couple of thefts and a talk with the neighbors in my new neighborhood that they had had crimes too, but they weren't reporting them because they didn't want the property values to go down! Why don't they just send out invitations to the thieves, if they are not going to report crimes?
Tell me Dani, how does one know how an "area" gets selected by a criminal???? There is crime, or the potential for crime, in every "area" in which people reside. I live in an "area" that's considered to be very nice and a house was robbed last year in broad daylight. Please don't be so naive as to believe that you can avoid crime by living in a "nice area". You just might find yourself a victim and how would you feel if folks critized you for living in an "area" where you could be a victim? Sheesh...
Sheesh..This was simply about an unknown female entering a person's home where they and there children are sleeping, robbing them and now are out there somewhere. A female robber, not afraid to enter an occupied home, robbing the people and leaving is bewildering to me. And this happened to 2, TWO, posters on here. It has nothing to do with area. I don't know them or where they live. I only know what is written..I asked what area so I could be on the look-out for the criminal..man an unknown female. Gottta be careful.
Dani, you're the one that mentioned in your post about not understanding how they could live in an area where they could be robbed. Didn't sound like you wanted to know so that you could be on the lookout - sorry if your post was misinterpreted.
mgray..The truth is, I found their story a little far-fetched.
was robbed a month ago here in Augusta. Go to youtube and search for augusta robbery to watch the video "Robbery" Do you know these guys?
dani, a government official that lives on the hill was robbed by his own son! You can't anticipate where crime is going to hit. Dani, when I was empathizing with tinkerbelle, the something similar that happened to me was the officer treated me like I was the criminal when I reported an incident, not a woman coming in my house and robbing it. You misunderstood me. We have had trouble with crime in the neighborhood, but it was men and women, often working as a team, but if anyone got caught it was usually the men.
Fedup In the one that says First break in. The little one looks like a girl, or pre-teen boy. I didn't know if you meant that video or the other one showing the indoors.
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