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West Nile strikes in Augusta as cases soar with mosquitoes
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Cases of West Nile virus are growing across the state – including in Augusta. Richmond County is the site of one of the six cases of the mosquito-carried illness this season in Georgia. And it probably won’t get better, considering the boom in mosquitoes that’s...
Spirit Halloween opening new Augusta location in September. Here's what we know
Just as soon as it closed last November, fans of Spirit Halloween were ready for it to reopen. Those in the Augusta area won't have to wait much longer. The seasonal store reported on its website that it will open this September at a new location in the Augusta Exchange. It will...
Lobby at Children’s Hospital of Georgia getting a makeover
AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF)- Thursday, construction will begin to renovate the lobby at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia. The Children’s Hospital was built in 1998 and hospital leaders say it hasn’t been updated since. The lobby floor is cracked, the ceiling tiles are water stained and there is an old fountain in the corner that hasn’t […]
S.C. city gets first Ashley store as Broad River expands Augusta reach
FORT MILL, S.C. — Top 100 retailer Broad River Retail, which owns and operates Ashley stores in the Carolinas and Georgia, held a grand opening for its latest store in Aiken, S.C., on Aug. 29. Located at 2535 Whiskey Road in the Aiken Exchange Plaza, the store features Ashley’s...
GLEAMNS is Now Enrolling for Head Start and Early Head Start Programs Across Multiple Counties
August 30, 2024 – GLEAMNS Human Resources Commission, Inc. is excited to announce that it is currently enrolling children for its Head Start and Early Head Start programs. Their Head Start programs serve families in Greenwood, Laurens, Edgefield, Abbeville, McCormick, Newberry, Saluda, Richland, and Lexington counties. GLEAMNS HRC is dedicated to providing quality free preschool education to children from birth to five years old.
New Grovetown neighborhood to include 100 single-family homes
GROVETOWN, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Stanley Martin Homes is building new single-family homes in the Grovetown neighborhood of Ferguson Farms. The city of Grovetown says the subdivision will include 100 single-family homes near Fort Eisenhower. So far, 23 construction permits have been issued. The company is also planning to build some...
Nancy Carson Library hosts ribbon cutting celebrating new renovations
NORTH AUGUSTA, SC (WJBF) — The Nancy Carson Library, a branch of the Aiken-Bamberg-Barnwell-Edgefield Regional Library System, celebrated the completion of an extensive interior renovation with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on August 30. News Channel 6 spoke with Gary Bunker, Chairman of the Aiken County Council who told us, “This...
North Augusta library opens after months of renovations
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - North Augusta’s Nancy Carson Library returns for all your reading needs and more. It was closed for nine months of renovations and reduced capacity. Now, when you go inside, you will see a new entryway with new seating, a children’s area, a reading room...
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