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Aiken County Public Schools has confirmed 11 coronavirus cases among its students and faculty from 10 different schools plus one in transportation.Spokesman Mike Rosier said this number represents new cases reported to South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control between Aug. 30, the day before Aiken County schools started, and Sept. 5.According to a…

BOSTON — The same Russian military intelligence outfit that hacked the Democrats in 2016 has attempted similar intrusions into the computer systems of more than 200 organizations including political parties and consultants, Microsoft said Thursday.Those efforts reflect a broader increase in targeting of U.S. political campaigns and related groups, the company said. “What we’ve seen…

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week at 884,000, a sign that layoffs remain stuck at a historically high level six months after the viral pandemic flattened the economy.The latest figures released by the Labor Department Thursday coincide with other recent evidence that the job market’s improvement may…

DALTON, Ga. — A Texas fugitive who fled into the woods in Georgia after shooting at an officer who pulled him over has been captured, authorities said.The Georgia Bureau of Investigation tweeted that Dalton Potter was in custody after authorities surrounded him late Wednesday following another shooting outside the town of Resaca, northwest of Atlanta.…

As area schools get back in session, motorists are likely seeing an increase in traffic during their morning and afternoon commutes and a corresponding increase in police presence.Lt. Jake Mahoney, with the Aiken Department of Public Safety, said officers wrote a number of citations in the past week after school started back in Aiken County…

An Augusta man charged in the shooting of three people, killing one, in front of witnesses three years ago was denied bond Wednesday.Sanquan Y. Nipper, 27, has pleaded not guilty in Richmond County Superior Court to charges of murder, aggravated assault and weapons violations in the May 22, 2017, shooting at the Yellow Store on…

An Augusta man’s request to have contact with three of his children who were taken into state custody was denied Tuesday.Jonathan M. Delardge, 24, has pleaded not guilty in Richmond County Superior Court to cruelty to children in the first degree. He and Mercille Jenkins, 30, were arrested March 29, 2019, after officers responded to…

Adam Cowart and his brother Jacob Cowart were magnet fishing recently in the North Oconee River on the outskirts of downtown Athens when they began catching guns.”I found nine in one day, and the day after it was like eight more,” Adam Cowart said.During a period of a few days over a month, they pulled…

An Augusta man was arrested and charged over the weekend after allegedly hitting a child in the face.Jimmy Kim Hilliard, 39, was charged with cruelty to children in the first degree. According to arrest warrants, Hilliard struck a 2-year-old child in the face with his hand causing the child to fall forward onto the concrete.The…

Two Augusta teens have been arrested in the murder of a man last week.Robert Keith Prince, 18, and Robert Fielding, 16, were charged with murder in the death of Kafele Bush, 25, at Azalea Park Apartments on Sept. 4. According to arrest warrants, the teenagers were involving in a physical altercation that resulted in Bush’s…

ATLANTA — U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., nabbed the endorsement of Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler Tuesday morning in the race to hold her U.S. Senate seat ahead of the Nov. 3 special election.The endorsement by Butler, a Republican, marked the latest development in the hustle for high-profile supporters between Loeffler and U.S. Rep. Doug…

Richmond County students will be starting school Tuesday. Here is what the students should expect for online and in-person instruction, according to the school district:The school board voted last week to have students return on a staggered schedule. Online and in-person instruction will start Tuesday for students in PreK-5 and K-8 schools. All […] Top…

Alvin W. Vogtle Jr. and Steve McQueen had little in common.Vogtle, a gracious Southern gentleman, was known for his remarkable problem-solving focus in directing the Southern Co. in the 1970s. His leadership during the decade’s energy crisis was masterful and the nuclear power plant in Burke County, one of our region’s top employers, bears his…

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Spending cuts to schools, childhood vaccinations and job-training programs. New taxes on millionaires, cigarettes and legalized marijuana. Borrowing, drawing from rainy day funds and reducing government workers’ pay.These are some actions states are considering to shore up their finances amid a sharp drop in tax revenue caused by the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.With…

There were several times over the past few months that Robin Hines, who oversees rule-setting for high school sports in Georgia, had doubts the football season could happen this fall in the Peach State while the coronavirus pandemic raged on.His worries spiked after July Fourth as positive cases of the highly infectious virus soared in…

The new Edgar’s Over Broad rooftop bar is looking like a hip downtown hangout. Top Featured Tags: – Georgia News Press Release Distribution Service

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government’s war against the coronavirus is imposing the heaviest strain on the Treasury since America’s drive to defeat Nazi Germany and imperial Japan three-quarters of a century ago.The Congressional Budget Office has warned that the government this year will run the largest budget deficit, as a share of the economy, since…

“Invest in the effort, not the result, and you will sleep better.”– Eric  WeinerThis is the hole truth.When I mentioned a few weeks ago the discovery of a large, burrowed hole in the holly bushes in front of my house, I received a surprising amount of interest.I got e-mails. I got phone calls. I even…

This year Easterseals East Georgia will have two ornaments for the holiday season.One ornament is a replica of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church on Telfair Street and the second ornament will be a replica of the Thomson-McDuffie County Government Building in Thomson.Lynn Smith, CEO and President of Easterseals East Georgia, said Friday they made two…

ATLANTA — U.S. Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., picked up endorsements Friday from three former Georgia Republican senators, including the lawmaker he succeeded in Congress.Supporting Perdue are former Sens. Johnny Isakson, who retired from Congress at the end of last year; Saxby Chambliss, who left Washington in 2014 to be succeeded by Perdue; and Mack Mattingly,…