Students began class today at the new Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School, but they weren't in shiny new classrooms.

Last school year, major delays at some Richmond County schools had some parents very upset during the first week of school.

This weekend, parents will get a 7 percent discount, thanks to Georgia's two-day sales tax holiday. Stores like Target expect more carts to fill up and more registers to ring in the profits.

The board voted to remove ambulances from the sidelines and replace them with EMS workers from the fire department.

The existing cancer center and research building would be merged into one large complex as part of a plan we first told you about back in April called Project 2012.

You are not pulling any punches about the new name for the soon-to-be-merged Augusta State and Georgia Health Sciences University.

Some of the staff who have been at the university for a while say this isn't the first name change the school has been through, and it probably won't be the last.

The Board of Regents has approved Georgia Regents University as the new name for Augusta's consolidated universities.

Regent University in Virginia has released a statement to News 12 one day after the Georgia Board of Regents voted to name the "New U."

Students in Columbia County are headed back to class for their second day. This year, they'll be following a new curriculum.

It's back to school this week for Columbia county and even if you don't have a student enrolled, you'll still need to be aware of increased traffic around schools.

Georgia Regents University is being recommended to the state Board of Regents at its meeting Tuesday. Officials with the Virginia school say that name could create confusion about the two schools.

They are all book bags that were supposed to go to local students. Now, it's a race against the clock to get them replaced before next week's giveaway.

The Richmond County Parent-Teacher Association is slamming a board decision to remove ambulances from football games. School leaders say they are just trying to save money.

While some students are starting school today, others are starting their back to school shopping. In South Carolina, this is the weekend to do it.

"Georgia Regents University" could become the new name for the consolidated Augusta State University and Georgia Health Sciences University.

Parents, if you haven't started shopping for back-to-school supplies, you might want to start on Friday. South Carolina's sales tax holiday weekend started at midnight.

As the Aiken County School Board prepares to raise taxes again, one woman got a list of all the district's top salaries. Many of them are well over a hundred grand. She says she wants the superintendent to take a pay cut.

A state investigation released last December concluded at least 49 educators in Dougherty County were involved in cheating in some way during standardized testing in 2009.

Fewer students means less money, which is never a good thing, but especially when we are already in the hole without much left in reserve money.

Charles Nagle spent the last 23 years with Columbia County Schools and on Thursday, he announced his plans to retire at the end of this school year.

Columbia County's school superintendent says it is time to move on and let someone else take charge of your child's education.

The Athens Banner-Herald reports the committee is set to meet again in about six weeks, and should have a good list of candidates to consider.

The beginning of a new school year can be painful for some students -- especially when it's time to get their school immunizations updated.

A brand new elementary school, an expanded building at Fort Gordon and a magnet school are among the projects. News 12 went along with school board members as they approved the upgrades.