There is still no decision on the Richmond County school superintendent's contract. The board might have made a decision during their closed-door meeting on Tuesday, May 30, but they decided not to talk about it.
Fallout continues over the James Brown Music Festival. Champ Walker claims deputies were out of line in threatening to arrest him. Tuesday, Sheriff Ronnie Strength held a news conference responding to those claims.
It looks like Aiken County made a good investment when it built the Center for Hydrogen Research. Tuesday, the nation's Undersecretary of Energy toured the facility...and he was impressed with what he saw.
A man in jail on charges of robbery managed to escape from the Richmond County Law Enforcement Center last night. Tommy Griffey didn't get very far before he was back in custody.
Beaches and barbecues aside, Memorial Day is dedicated to remembering and honoring our nation's heroes. News 12 is On Your Side with celebrations on both sides of the river, where flags were waving proudly.
Memorial Day weekend means thousands of boaters on our local lakes, and more people means more officers. News 12 rode along with officers from the Department of Natural Resources on Monday, and there were some arrests this weekend on Clarks Hill Lake.
Papa's got a brand new festival. The Godfather of Soul, Mr. Dynamite, the Hardest Working Man in Show Business finally has a festival in his honor in his hometown. The party for James Brown kicked off Friday evening in downtown Augusta.
More than 115 bands are expected to perform over the weekend for the James Brown Music Festival. One Florida band, Vocaldrop, drove up to Augusta. They hope their performance will give the more exposure, and they say their music was influenced by the Godfather of Soul.
Some of the food vendors at the James Brown Musical Festival hit a roadblock as they prepared to light their grills. Friday morning the health inspectors and fire inspectors were called out to give the all clear to the food vendors.
Election day will be here before you know it. June 13 is the primary election in South Carolina. Only on 12...Stephanie Baker sat down with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tommy Moore.
As teachers come and go all around the country there's still a shortage in classrooms. News 12's Meredith Taylor is On Your Side with what one local college is doing to put more in our schools.
You may have noticed a bright yellow building on 8th Street. It will be the home of Le Chat Noir, a new black box theatre. A group of five local partners bought the old building in March.
Two men have been stabbed and another beaten with a baseball bat. It happened at the 4000 block of Goshen Lake Drive South around 7 Friday morning, May 26.
Aiken County Sheriff's officers have arrested a suspect in last week's armed robbery at Hunter Mortgage Company. Jorge Carpio is charged with four counts of armed robbery and kidnapping.
Johnston mayor Willie Campbell says police chief Butch Easler's termination is effective immediately. Easler was suspended with pay back in September pending the outcome of a state investigation.
An Augusta man is in hot water over downloading music. Two record companies are suing Damion Brown, saying that he illegally downloaded and distributed five songs.
St. Joseph Hospital has signed a Letter of Intent to sell the hospital to Triad Hospitals, Inc., in partnership with physicians on the hospital’s medical staff.
On May 9, during a heated meeting, the NAACP gave the Aiken County School Board 14 days to respond to their list of demands. On May 26, NAACP leaders said the board has not met those demands.
There was some trouble on the road Thursday night. Three wrecks tied up traffic: one on Wrightsboro Road, one on Highland Avenue across from Daniel Field, and one near Seneca in Oconee County, SC.
It was a day of celebration for former substitute teacher Billy Cleveland and the crowd who came to support him. Prosecutors dropped the 8 counts of child molestation...and Cleveland pled guilty to three counts of simple battery, a misdemeanor. The courtroom was packed with his supporters.
Three local high schools are at the top of their class. Newsweek Magazine ranked Davidson, Aiken and South Aiken High Schools in the top 5 percent of high schools in the country.
It's something most of us take for granted. We can pick up a phone and order a pizza whenever we want. But for some people in Augusta, that's not an option. And many of those people who can't get pizza have one thing in common: they live in an Augusta Housing Authority home.
Last minute preparations are being made for the James Brown Soul of America Music Festival. Festival organizers say about 2000 people are already expected to come, and Richmond County deputies are preparing for the crowds.
Richmond County investigators are busy tracking sex offenders and making sure they register. A new law going into effect July 1 will narrow the places sex offenders can live.
Summer sports are kicking into high gear, and more time outside means more chances to get hurt. In a News 12 Special Assignment, Stephanie Baker tells us about mistakes children in all sports make.
