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The killer of a local couple remained at large. Top Featured Tags: – Georgia News Press Release Distribution Service

COVID-19 cases and deaths saw big dips in Georgia and South Carolina Sunday.Georgia Department of Public Health reported 1,253 cases, one death, 33 hospitalizations, and four intensive care admissions. The state now stands at 373,078 cases, 8,194 deaths, 32,468 hospitalizations, and 6,095 ICU admissions.GDPH gave the following case updates for the Augusta area:Richmond County reported…

An event in 1888 sold Augusta to the nation. Top Featured Tags: – Georgia News Press Release Distribution Service

Georgia remained at approximately 1,700 new coronavirus cases for the second day while South Carolina continued to see an increase.The Georgia Department of Public Health reported 1,719 new cases for 371,825 and 37 new deaths for 8,193. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported 1,676 new cases for 174,862, a substantial increase…

Less than an hour after reports began to roll in of Joe Biden’s triumph over President Trump in the presidential election, Richmond County Democratic Party chairman Jordan Johnson was setting up signs and handing out t-shirts at an impromptu celebration on the Riverwalk in Augusta.”(This) means so much to me, especially as an African-American,” he…

Do you really know how to benchmark your organization? Hull College of Business Dean Rick Franza will help you get started. Top Featured Tags: – Georgia News Press Release Distribution Service

If you’ve seen one miracle, you never lose hope Top Featured Tags: – Georgia News Press Release Distribution Service

Georgia gets back 96 cents for every dollar it sends Washington; South Carolina gets back $2.30. Top Featured Tags: – Georgia News Press Release Distribution Service

Police are looking for suspects after two people were shot Thursday at an Aiken public housing complex.Around 8:40 p.m., officers responded to the Stoney-Gallman townhomes near the intersection of Barnwell Avenue and Sumter Street, according to a news release from Aiken Public Safety.One male and one female, both in their early- to mid-20s, were injured…

As of 8 a.m. on Friday morning, Georgia had 8,197 ballots still outstanding in the state. Early Friday morning, Democratic candidate Joe Biden pulled ahead over President Donald Trump in the presidential race in the state.While the final ballots are being counted in Georgia, the Secretary of State’s office announced that 8,900 military and […]…

Democrat Joe Biden is now leading President Donald Trump in the battleground state of Georgia.By Friday morning, Biden overtook Trump in the number of ballots counted in the battleground, a must-win state for Trump that has long been a Republican stronghold. Biden now has a 917-vote advantage.Biden leads Trump by more than 1,000 votes as…

There are 38,000 McDonald’s around the world, and the manager of the Riverwood location in Evans is among the company’s best. Top Featured Tags: – Georgia News Press Release Distribution Service

Aiken County Public Schools reported 10 new COVID cases among students and 10 new cases among employees Wednesday.Spokesman Mike Rosier said in an online statement that the cases were confirmed between Oct. 25-31. The school system does not report exact numbers, but it does report which schools have been affected.The following schools have at least…

Augusta mill gets electric lighting. Top Featured Tags: – Georgia News Press Release Distribution Service

Aiken Department of Public Safety is looking for an additional suspect in the killing of a 12-year-old boy in October.A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Jennifer Lynn Oakman for accessory after the fact to murder. According to the warrant, Oakman was aware of who had shot and killed Edward “Junior” F. McKenzie…

ATLANTA — Georgia’s top elections official plans a Wednesday morning news conference amid delays, confusion and technical glitches in the state’s still incomplete vote-counting.The Associated Press has not declared a winner in Georgia’s presidential contest because the race between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden is too early to call, with outstanding ballots…

School board gets first Black member Top Featured Tags: – Georgia News Press Release Distribution Service

Richmond County voters can take Augusta Transit buses to a majority of polling places on Election Day. The service is free.Bus routes that stop at or near polling places include Route 5, the green line, which stops at the Julian Smith Casino, Kroc Center, St. Marks United Methodist Church, National Hills Baptist Church, Warren Road…

Chilly temperatures Tuesday morning didn’t stop Augusta-area voters from heading to the polls. Top Featured Tags: – Georgia News Press Release Distribution Service

Soon after the polls opened, Robyn Anderson, her husband Darrin Jenkins, their 19-year-old son Elijah Jenkins and their younger daughter Sage, set up their RV in the parking lot of the Kroc center in downtown.They made the trip from Maryland, but not in an effort to protest. It was the exact opposite. On the side…

To the delight of officials and residents alike, North Augusta City Council voted unanimously Monday to name the new amphitheater in Riverside Village after local music icon Sharon Jones.Jones was a renowned soul and funk singer with her longtime backing band The Dap Kings. The Greater North Augusta Chamber of Commerce said she was baptized…

Augusta area voters head to the polls Tuesday in what could be a historic general election.The Augusta forecast is for a clear, sunny fall day with a high of 68, and two Republican U.S. Senate candidates flew in Monday to implore voters to get to the polls.In Georgia, 3.9 million of the state’s more than…