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Photostory: 2026 South Pacific Festival
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (228+ words) Skyler Andrews is a bona fide native of the CSRA; born in Augusta, raised in Aiken, with family roots in Edgefield County, S.C., and presently residing in the Augusta area. A graduate of University of South Carolina - Aiken with a Bachelor…...
Recs and Park celebrates reopening of playground at Riverwalk
1+ week, 1+ day ago (150+ words) The playground at the Edward M. McIntyre Sr. Riverwalk is open again after two years, bouncing back after Hurricane Helene. Mayor Garnett Johnson joined the Recreation and Parks Department Friday morning in a dedication ceremony for the renovated play space at…...
More than 100 volunteers tackle projects at nine CSRA nonprofits
1+ week, 1+ day ago (160+ words) theaugustapress.com More than 100 volunteers tackle projects at nine CSRA nonprofits More than 100 Savannah River Nuclear Solutions employees spread out across the CSRA recently to tackle projects ranging from installing fencing to moving equipment as part of a community-wide day…...
Augusta seeks public input on first zoning update since 1963
1+ week, 1+ day ago (158+ words) The Augusta Press Augusta seeks public input on first zoning update since 1963 Augusta residents are being asked to weigh in as the city works to update zoning regulations that have not undergone a comprehensive update in more than six decades....
Richmond County Marshal's office names its first Black female colonel
1+ week, 4+ day ago (307+ words) The Richmond County Marshal’s Office commemorated a milestone, Wednesday morning, with the promotion of Lt. Monica Ephraim to the rank of Colonel. Ephraim is the first Black woman—and, indeed, the first woman—to hold the rank in the Marshal’s…...
Border Bash returns with new events, location after two-year hiatus
1+ week, 5+ day ago (158+ words) The Augusta Press Border Bash returns with new events, location after two-year hiatus Border Bash is returning to the CSRA after a two-year hiatus with a free North Augusta concert, a new 5K and events benefiting The Salvation Army of Augusta....
Grant could bring UGA arborist to Augusta
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (256+ words) Susan McCord is a veteran journalist and writer who began her career at publications in Asheville, N.C. She spent nearly a decade at newspapers across rural southwest Georgia, then returned to her Augusta hometown for a position at the print daily....
The directors of Lucy Craft Laney Museum and Meadow Garden both chosen for national oral history project
2+ week, 2+ day ago (265+ words) American flag Declaration of Independence represent national pride during historical event in July. Two locals who ply their trade making history available to Augustans have been tapped to help do the same thing for the rest of the country, amid…...
Columbia County schools outline future priorities, celebrate student achievements
2+ week, 4+ day ago (250+ words) Liz Wright Lawton is the managing editor of The Augusta Press, where she began as a paid intern in 2022. An award-winning journalist, she has reported on a wide range of topics affecting the CSRA while growing alongside the newsroom she…...
Films with Georgia ties steal the spotlight at Black Cat Picture Show
2+ week, 4+ day ago (434+ words) The 12th Annual Black Cat Picture Show wrapped last weekend after four days of screening independent films from around the world at Le Chat Noir Theater in Augusta. The festival featured 38 films ranging in length from two minutes to an hour…...