Updated: 5:12 PM Lady Antebellum star Hillary Scott released some exciting news Friday afternoon: She and her husband are expecting a baby. Hillary posted the announcement on the Lady Antebellum Facebook page.

Updated: 11:39 AM Workers at Savannah River Site are making 14,000 Christmases a whole lot brighter. Their annual Toys for Tots drive wrapped up Thursday. They've outdone themselves again.

Updated: 7:24 PM A 69-year-old Augusta man is now half a million dollars richer after winning an instant game from the Georgia Lottery. Samuel Testino won the top prize in the $500,000 Green game.

Updated: 1:06 PM While 70 degrees might not seem like a winter wonderland, that didn't stop everyone from having fun at the annual Columbia County Christmas Parade.

Updated: 12:56 PM A new skatepark is rolling $850,000 to a Columbia County park and now it's up to you to decide how exactly it will be built. Plans are moving forward for a new state-of-the-art BMX and skatepark.

Updated: 3:24 PM If you were affected by the cyber attack on the South Carolina Department of Revenue and claimed minors as dependents, Gov. Nikki Haley says information will be coming to you soon.

Updated: 7:57 PM If you've noticed more out of state license plates this week, you're not crazy. The Division II NCAA National Soccer Championships are underway, in Evans. They're one of the big sports bringing in a booming business

Updated: 7:43 PM The last day to register for the James Brown Toy Giveaway is this Saturday. To register, go to Meeting Rooms A and B at the James Brown Arena between 9 and 11 a.m.

Updated: 8:19 PM Stores around the area have been busy all day selling thousands of tickets. It's the highest Powerball winnings ever and the second highest lottery jackpot in history.

Updated: 12:06 PM One hundred and twenty eight Christmas trees were loaded up Tuesday at Wright's Tree Farm in Ward, S.C. Trees for troops donates thousands of trees each year to military bases across the country.

Updated: 11:24 AM Georgia Southern University is getting ready to send 2,000 Christmas cards to American troops serving overseas, but school officials need help signing them all.

Updated: 7:50 PM Gay's Christmas Tree Farm opened for business on Friday, and business is already booming. At the farm, trees are being sold by the minute.

Posted: 7:44 PM The day before thanksgiving is a big day for the pizza business. Lots of people are preparing for the big feast and leaving tonight's dinner up to restaurants, especially pizza restaurants.

Updated: 8:10 PM Columbia County Schools are one step closer to naming a new leader. On Monday, the board named Dr. Sandra Carraway as the lone finalist to replace retiring Superintendent Charles Nagle.

Updated: 7:21 PM News 12 has just learned the North Augusta Christmas Tree Lighting has been moved to Thursday due to weather. The festival will start at 5 p.m. on Thursday at Calhoun Park.

Updated: 12:54 PM Black Friday is over, but the shopping's not done. The difference is today, instead of going to Walmart or the mall, people flocked to local shops for Small Business Saturday.

Posted: 12:57 PM Big-box retailers had their turn Friday, but small businesses get their turn the next day. That's because Saturdays marks the third annual 'Small Business Saturday' across the country. In Aiken, they're already preparing for the surge.

Posted: 12:41 PM A free community feast called 'One Table' in Downtown Aiken has wrapped up, and volunteers say the event this year is yet another success.

Posted: 7:35 PM One woman's nightmare has turned into a blessing this Thanksgiving. After a contractor left her high and dry, some News 12 viewers stepped in to save the day and her Thanksgiving holiday.

Updated: 1:04 PM It's Thanksgiving and that means time to eat. For those looking for a place to have a nice hot meal, here's a list of places in the area offering them for free.

Updated: 8:23 PM It's one of the busiest places around the holidays with people coming and going. News 12 caught up with soldiers, thankful to be flying home for Thanksgiving.

Posted: 4:36 PM President Barack Obama has pardoned two turkeys in an annual Thanksgiving rite. Obama said he wanted to offer a second chance to Cobbler, the newly designated national turkey, and his alternate, Gobbler.

Updated: 7:58 PM Burn doctors expect to see an increase in patients over the Thanksgiving holiday. They say most of the accidents take place while families are cooking their turkey dinners.

Updated: 7:05 PM We're still three days away from Black Friday, but a lot of shoppers are planning on hitting the stores on Thursday and some are already in line.

Updated: 7:07 PM It's called a prayer pager. First Baptist Church of Augusta has a dozen of them and gives them out to those in need of prayer. Each time someone calls the pager number it lets them know someone is praying for them.