Some of Thurmond Lake's campgrounds and day-use recreation areas might close earlier, and possibly open later, as the Army Corps of Engineers adapts to a leaner fiscal 2012 budget year.
By From Staff Reports | Wednesday, Aug 31, 2011
We don't seek to rain on the "downtown trolley" parade -- only to slow it down.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Not looking to turn down free help, the chairman of the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame is trying to accommodate a volunteer group that wants to take on the overgrown botanical gardens.
By Johnny Edwards | Tuesday, June 2, 2009
In this bleak economy, Augusta has one of Georgia's few city centers where revitalization keeps chugging along, downtown proponents and developers say.
By Johnny Edwards | Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008
A year ago, Commissioner Andy Cheek shared his vision for turning Ellis Street into a canal and Augusta into a tourist mecca. That faded, and this year's remedy for downtown decay is a trolley.
By Sylvia Cooper | Monday, Aug 18, 2008
Augusta's flirtation with a railroad-style trolley along Broad Street illustrates yet again the difference between a study and a plan.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
I thought the Ellis Street canal proposal was the mother of all boondoggles. But the proposed new library has it topped by a foot or two.Claud Caldwell, Augusta
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Recent activities reported by area economic development organizations:
Monday, Dec. 3, 2007
I was born in Augusta almost 75 years ago at 501 Telfair St.
By George T. Sheftall | Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007
One can see the anti-worker, anti-middle-class mind-set of some of our elected and appointed officials in city government.Robert Periano, Augusta
Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007
Welcome to the second annual Turkey of the Year Awards. It would be the third annual Turkey of the Year Awards, but I skipped last year to go on vacation and just let Augusta Commissioner Marion ...
By Sylvia Cooper | Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007
When the Downtown Development Authority of Augusta asked if it got a passing grade from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs' downtown development director, the answer wasn't yes - it was ...
By Tim Rausch | Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007
It appears to me that the feasibility of building a canal on Ellis Street can be determined rather quickly by those who govern and maintain our city before spending taxpayers' money on hiring a ...
Monday, Oct. 29, 2007
It is amazing to watch and read about how some Augusta city commissioners do in meetings. Every time you hear from City Administrator Fred Russell, it is about having to increase taxes. ...Don ...
Monday, Oct. 29, 2007
Before he leaves office - and Augusta - in a few months, Commissioner Andy Cheek wants to leave his mark on the city. In his case, the mark would be about two miles long, 30 feet wide and 6 feet deep.
By Johnny Edwards and Mike Wynn | Monday, Oct. 22, 2007
Margaret Woodard was on a mission this summer to persuade downtown property owners to pay extra taxes to help keep the business district safe and clean.
By Johnny Edwards and Mike Wynn | Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007
It's hard to say when Augusta devolved into the label many residents now use to describe their town: Disgusta. But that's how many of you see it, as beautification is one of four issues readers ...
Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007
It's been 25 years since Augusta Tomorrow formed and helped produce the master plan that led to Riverwalk Augusta, and 35 years since the earliest efforts to redefine a city center struggling to ...
Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007
Augusta property owners can expect a small property tax increase next year if city commissioners approve the budget proposal City Administrator Fred Russell put before them Tuesday.
By Sylvia Cooper | Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007
There has been a good bit of talk around town and much written in the newspaper recently concerning what Augusta needs to do to revitalize itself - from extending the canal down Ellis Street, to ...
Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007
