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.
A student is crunching the numbers to pinpoint who's at risk for a lethal disease. The research could help save the lives of hundreds of patients.
In less than a month, a brand new freshman class will enter high school. A new Eighth Grade Transition Academy is helping them make the move from eighth grade to high school.
This upcoming school year will be the first time in history forty-seven states will have the same curriculum in grades K through 12. They're called the Common Core Standards, and teachers in Richmond county are back in class learning about them.
Summertime for students means no school, no books and no learning, but that's changing for some students enrolled in private tutoring.
An executive letter direct from our nation's Capitol made its way into the hands of one Richmond County teacher.
Some Aiken County schools still need major repairs and expansions. Now, one parent is taking action. He has already gotten OSHA and DHEC involved.
The number of summer VISTAs increased this year, all of them placed at various nonprofit agencies to support summer learning programs for young children.
In a short time, Augusta State will become half of the New 'U'. It will have a new name, a new identity, and a new leader. But, the man in charge for almost the last 2 decades has left his mark.
The names are being considered for the consolidated version of Augusta State University and Georgia Health Sciences University.
The Richmond County Board of Education approved a new budget Wednesday. School leaders gave us the inside story on the budget battle.
Sources say Academy of Richmond County Principal Tim Spivey will be recommended for the job of deputy superintendent.
It looks like it's back to the drawing board for a new list of names for the "New U."
It's a step into the 21st century for Augusta State University. This fall, the school will offer its first-ever online degree program for students.
Paine College is working on a list of improvements from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the body that oversees school operations.
City Administrator Russell says the deal could save the city between $500,000 and $1 million. He said it was too early to speculate about how the move could impact jobs.
Elizabeth Metz, Dynisha Clemons, Kristin Tannehill and Brooklyn Bella were arrested and charged with second-degree criminal damage to property, which is a felony.
Jevon Maloy was killed last week when he was electrocuted while working on the construction site of a new Richmond County magnet school.
Marketing research is now being conducted to determine how well the aforementioned names will resonate with a national audience.
The school wants the name to be "future-oriented, nationally and globally relevant, reflective of our values and history and attractive to prospective students and faculty."
Doctors agree, if you want to help, make sure that power is off and you hear dispatchers instructing them to do that.
For Richmond County, the district is short $34 million. So, several things are on the chopping block, including teaching positions and even school officers.
It's an eye-opening experience, exposing a few of Aiken County's rising eighth graders to new career opportunities.
