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President Donald Trump’s legal team said Saturday that his campaign has requested a recount of votes in the Georgia presidential race after results showed Democrat Joe Biden winning the state.Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Friday certified the state’s election results, which had Biden beating Trump by 12,670 votes out of about 5 million…

NOV. 21, 1901This was the day the Daughters of the American Revolution acquired Meadow Garden, the oldest standing house in Augusta and once the residence of George Walton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.The Sand Hills-style cottage off 13th Street was built around 1790. It’s actually two separate buildings that were joined in later…

After reporting more than 70 COVID-19 cases last week, reported numbers decreased this week, according to the Columbia County School District.In elementary schools, the highest number of reported cases wee among employees with three at Lewiston, two each at North Harlem, South Columbia and Cedar Ridge and one each at Baker Place, Greenbrier, Martinez, North…

Vice President Mike Pence swung through North Georgia Friday to boost the runoff campaigns for the state’s two Republican senators as they battle strong Democratic contenders for control of the U.S. Senate.Pence’s rally stops in Cherokee and Hall counties came as Georgia’s presidential election results were set to be certified Friday afternoon, confirming President-elect Joe…

Richmond County’s presidential vote results have changed again, but not enough to affect the latest statewide results.The vote totals from two batches of ballots switched for President Donald Trump and Joe Biden, according to Lynn Bailey, executive director of the Richmond County Board of Elections.”The reason for the transposition was the human factor – two…

The Aiken City Council voted Thursday night to issue another mandatory mask policy with a few changes to the original one that was passed in July.The mandate was approved by a 5-2 majority and goes into effect today, at noon. It has many of the same stipulations as the policy that was approved July 13.…

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has altered a number of traditional local holiday happenings, there are some still on the calendar. Share your holiday events with us by emailing mhendrix@augustachronicle.com. Here’s a roundup of events to get your holiday planning started:ONGOINGHoliday lights: 5-10 p.m. Nov. 26-Jan. 1, Evans Towne Center Park, 7016 Evans Town Center Blvd.,…

Georgia stayed above 2,500 new cases of COVID-19 for a third straight day while South Carolina had its 10th day of more than 1,000 new cases. Top Featured Tags: – Georgia News Press Release Distribution Service

Year-end standardized tests for Georgia public schools are poised to count for zero this school year after state education officials moved Thursday to lower the weight those scores have on students’ final grades from 20% to 0.01%.The 0.01% grade weight is the most the annual Georgia Milestones tests can be watered down without running afoul…

Augusta’s industrial recruiters are scaling back expenses in 2021 to deal with fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Top Featured Tags: – Georgia News Press Release Distribution Service

With a COVID-19 inspired limitation on family visits during the holiday, the Augusta Animal Services is providing an opportunity to increase the size of your gathering with four-legged visitors for the holiday.Starting Friday , community members can give shelter pets a chance not to spend the Thanksgiving holiday alone this year. Augusta Animal Services s…

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has brought in a consulting firm to conduct a “top to bottom review” of the city’s police department, in keeping with her vow to reform public safety after the fatal police shooting of Rayshard Brooks.”We are moving forward on our Administration’s commitment to build lasting, healthy relationships between law enforcement…

The cooler weather has me sitting out on the back patio with a fire lit almost every night. I have burned enough wood in the past two weeks to heat all of the houses in the entire 30909 ZIP code. My rule of thumb is if it is 72 degrees or below and I am…

NOV. 19, 1953An explosion at Hephzibah School destroyed a gymnasium and killed Gilda Joyce Martin, 6, who was crushed by debris. It was later determined two boys smoking near a gas leak caused the explosion.In April 2009 Matthew Bishop, 13, a Martin family member, addressed the Richmond County Board of Education and requested it change…

Netting the Amazon fulfillment center in Appling scored Columbia County the state’s economic development “Deal of the Year” award. Top Featured Tags: – Georgia News Press Release Distribution Service

Georgia State broke ground Tuesday on a new 7,300-seat basketball arena just north of its football stadium at the former Turner Field.The Georgia State Convocation Center is set to open in August 2022. It will replace the school’s 3,854-seat Sports Arena, which opened in 1972.President Mark Becker hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the $85.2 million…

Students at Atlanta’s Henry W. Grady High School, named for a 19th century newspaper editor who endorsed white supremacy, will get their say this week on a new name.Grady High School students have been asked to rank three choices: Ida B. Wells High School, Midtown High School, or Piedmont High School.The Atlanta Journal-Constitution […] Top…

Richmond County school Superintendent Kenneth Bradshaw is set to return to work Tuesday after self-isolating due to being COVID-19 positive.Spokeswoman Lynthia Ross said he is healthy and will be attending Tuesday’s board of education meeting.Bradshaw tested positive for the virus Nov. 6 and quarantined for 10 days per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and…

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to maintain his lead in Georgia as a statewide audit of nearly 5 million ballots wraps up shortly, despite the discovery Monday of around 2,600 uncounted ballots in Floyd County that went mostly for President Donald Trump, according to a top state elections official.Biden, who is poised to be the…

By Ken Alltucker, USA TODAYIn North Texas, Moore County Hospital District CEO Jeff Turner is managing more than his small rural hospital can handle.The Dumas hospital has space and staff for 11 coronavirus patients, but only three who are really sick and need intensive care. When they need lifesaving therapies Turner’s hospital can’t provide, his…

Q: Greg, I enjoy your AMC and Rambler columns, but what about the Rambler Marlin? How about some info on the Marlin and your recollections? Thanks, Frank Burke, Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania A: Frank, I’m happy to oblige as one of my friends back in 1966 had a Marlin that we used to cruise around in.…

Pleasant memories of the past with Woodlawn. Top Featured Tags: – Georgia News Press Release Distribution Service