ATLANTA - During a hastily called meeting of the Augusta legislative delegation Wednesday morning, Sen. Jesse Stone unveiled a new version of districts for Augusta Commission and Richmond County ...
By Walter Jones | Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Elton John is the latest of recent big name acts coming to the Augusta Entertainment Complex.
By LaTina Emerson | Sunday, March 4, 2012
About $5 million in construction projects funded by the Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority's $22.1 million bond issue are getting started at James Brown Arena and Bell Auditorium.
By Susan McCord | Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012
While both are funded through the same Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority bond issue, improvements at James Brown Arena and Bell Auditorium are taking longer to get under way than the ...
By Susan McCord | Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011
The board that oversees James Brown Arena and Bell Auditorium increased the amount of incentive pay to award management firm Global Spectrum on Tuesday after a board member's late evaluation of ...
By Susan McCord | Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011
The hole hasn't gone away, but Global Spectrum's operating deficit has gotten smaller over the firm's three years as manager of James Brown Arena and Bell Auditorium.
By Susan McCord | Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011
Preliminary cost estimates to construct club seating at James Brown Arena came in at around $619,000, but project architect Nick Dickinson told members of Augusta’s coliseum authority ...
By Susan McCord | Tuesday, July 26, 2011
The front of the line at James Brown Arena may be more clearly marked after a Sugarland fan said he was “bullied and publicly berated” by staff the morning concert tickets went on sale.
By Susan McCord | Tuesday, June 28, 2011
In the three years since Global Spectrum was hired to manage James Brown Arena and Bell Auditorium, Augusta's entertainment industry has evolved, offering bigger acts for residents.
By LaTina Emerson | Sunday, June 26, 2011
The Coliseum Authority hopes to cover persistent annual operating losses by spending $500,000 or more on new VIP seating.
By Susan McCord | Tuesday, May 24, 2011
During its second calendar year managing the Augusta Entertainment Complex, Global Spectrum brought 11 sold-out performances to the stages of James Brown Arena and Bell Auditorium.
By Susan McCord | Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010
The Coliseum Authority voted Tuesday to seek qualifications from architects and engineers to oversee $5 million worth of renovations and repairs to James Brown Arena and Bell Auditorium.
By Sylvia Cooper | Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010
The Augusta Richmond County Coliseum Authority adopted a resolution Tuesday to issue $24 million in bonds, including $5 million for improvements at James Brown Arena and Bell Auditorium.
By Susan McCord | Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Woody Merry is counter-suing former Augusta Commission candidate Bill Fennoy, saying Fennoy started a fight between the two in 2008.
By Johnny Edwards | Tuesday, May 11, 2010
The Augusta legislative delegation hasn't had to look far to find people to appoint to various boards, drawing often from family, business associates.
By Walter C. Jones | Monday, April 12, 2010
Backed by a feasibility study that said a trade, exhibit and event center would create jobs and provide an economic boost for downtown, the Augusta Convention and Visitors Bureau asked that $27 ...
By Johnny Edwards | Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009
Minor league hockey in Augusta died a year ago today when Augusta Lynx ownership announced the demise of the team at a news conference.
By Billy Byler | Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009
It seemed like an impossibility three months ago during qualifying -- a white candidate emerging victorious in the race for Betty Beard's seat on the Augusta Commission.
By Johnny Edwards | Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009
The Augusta Commission is expected to pass today a 2010 budget that does not include a tax rate increase but plans for $4.3 million in expenditure reductions.
By Johnny Edwards | Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009
Our interview with Bill Fennoy took place Nov. 20 at his home on Dugas Street in the Laney-Walker neighborhood, a house built by the Augusta Neighborhood Improvement Corp., which he bought in ...
By Johnny Edwards | Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009
