A couple of city officials will soon have more cash in their pockets. Richmond County Sheriff Richard Roundtree and Solicitor General Kelly McIntyre are both getting raises.
Things are looking good for another manufacturer to open its doors in Aiken County. It'll include a number of new, good-paying jobs. It's another building block to help revitalize an area that's seen better days.
Augusta commissioners approved giving the sheriff and solicitor general pay raises on Tuesday night. Sheriff Richard Roundtree currently makes just under $110,000, while Solicitor General Kelly McIntyre makes $97,000.
Gov. Nikki Haley has announced the names of 164 people who have agreed to help her get re-elected, even while reiterating she won't decide until this summer whether she'll seek a second term.
On the agenda, talks of refinancing existing debt, making some beautifications and the possibility of hiring a new chief of police. When talks came to the replacement of the top cop, the council got an earful.
A Georgia lawmaker is being flooded with hate mail from all over the country. State Rep. Earnest Smith is co-sponsoring a bill to ban Photoshopping someone's head on a naked body.
Former Gov. Mark Sanford does not shy away from the scandal that consumed the end of his second term in his first television ad for the 1st District congressional race.
Rep. John Barrow, an Augusta Democrat, is planning a series of tax preparation fairs across his east Georgia district next week. Barrow says he'll have tax experts available to answer questions, review returns and give Georgians advice on filing.
The City of Waynesboro will soon be loosing its Chief of Police. Alfonzo Williams has been recommended for public safety chief of Richmond County Schools, making it through the first step of the process.
City Administrator Mike Eskew says that the City Council instructed its attorney on Monday to look into the process of having Sunday sales, which is the first step in the process.
The nation honors Veterans Day and so does the state of Georgia. Here in Augusta, it's business as usual on Veterans Day. Commissioner Bill Lockett says he wants to change that.
An abandoned hotel on the far end of Broad Street is about to get a makeover worth $7.5 million. Construction to build a new Holiday Inn Express will begin in March.
A request to change Augusta's ethics code has uncovered others dealings some might even call shady. Commissioner Wayne Guilfoyle admits his company has acted as a subcontractor with the city.
"It's a lot of words and passing the buck. They are going around around. They're still going around," said Member Augusta Bus Association Annette Mckey.
