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Pattern change to bring increased rain chances
Wednesday evening update: Strong to severe thunderstorms are pushing through the CSRA producing damaging winds, small hail, frequent lightning, and heavy rain. A peak wind gust of 68 mph was observed at Augusta Bush Field at 5:15 p.m. Storms knocked down trees in Lincoln county earlier this afternoon. Once we get past sunset, things should quiet down since we will be losing that daytime heating.
Brenda Durant on Arts In The Heart
Below is a conversation with Brenda Durant about the Arts in the Heart of Augusta Festival. Arts In The Heart is back on Broad Street. Back in March it was announced that the festival was moving to Telfair Street because of the road construction on Broad Street. Well, that work is now being delayed until 2025 and the Greater Augusta Arts Council was informed that the festival will once again take place this fall on Broad St.
Inflation Watch: Georgians Face Significant Financial Distress
A recent WalletHub study placed Georgia as the 6th most financially distressed state in the U.S. for 2024. đź’° Why It Matters: This ranking highlights the financial challenges many Georgians are facing, potentially impacting their ability to meet basic needs, save for the future, or handle unexpected expenses. đź“Š...
Tuesday’s Nike Peach Jam recap
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — The main event for NC State basketball recruiting purposes Tuesday at the Nike Peach Jam in North Augusta, S.C., was CP3 16s vs. Boo Williams. CP3 16s features Greensboro (N.C.). Caldwell Academy junior wing Cole Cloer, and other players from the state. Boo Williams starts four players from the state of North Carolina, including junior small forward Michael Phillips of Raleigh Grace Christian and junior point guard Kobe Edwards of Wilson (N.C.) Greenfield School. The Nike Peach Jam also allowed a first look at athletic J.J. Andrews of Bradley Beal Elite 16s, who NC State has...
Interior Department nominates Civil Rights Movement sites for World Heritage List
Interior Department Secretary Deb Haaland announced Tuesday that the National Park Service will potentially nominate 11 different sites from the U.S. Civil Rights Movement to be added to the World Heritage List. “The U.S. sites that mark the civil rights movement are integral in helping us tell a full and complete story of American history,”…
$10M suit in Georgia truck accident moved to federal court
A $10 million lawsuit by a Georgia man who says he was badly injured when his pickup was struck by a semi driven for an amusement rides company has been transferred to federal court in Georgia. The suit, first filed June 6 in Muscogee County Superior Court in Georgia, moved...
Black bear makes an appearance at Aiken County home
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - An Aiken County resident said Wednesday a black bear came walking up her driveway in broad daylight. She even sent News 12 a video showing the bear ambling up before scampering away from the house on Croft Mill Road. Although black bears don’t tend to be...
Penny Sales Tax projects are approved by school board, New Ellenton says Greendale Elementary has been overlooked.
Jul. 17—Members of the New Ellenton City Council appeared at a July 16 Aiken County Public School District Board of Education meeting to talk about the Penny Sales Tax — and to express their thoughts that Greendale Elementary School has been overlooked in the project selection process. At the meeting, board members voted to approve a resolution that states that if the Penny Sales Tax is ...
Columbia Co. woman placed in custody after allegations of cruelty to animals
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – A woman has been placed in custody after allegations of facing a cruelty to animals charge. According to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, officers responded to a residence on Bannack Lane in reference to a welfare check, and after questioning several people, it was revealed that Tiffany Cawley had been […]
Mapped: Georgia's 65+ workforce
Data: BLS. Map: Kavya Beheraj/AxiosGeorgia trails the national average in its share of employed seniors, according to preliminary 2023 census data.Why it matters: The 2024 presidential campaign between Joe Biden and Donald Trump is sparking a fresh conversation about age, ability, and mental acuity.Zoom in: Only 17.2% of Georgians ages 65 and up were working in 2023, census data shows.That's below the national average of 18.7%.Vermont (25.6%), Iowa (23.9%), and Maryland (23.4%) have the highest share of 65-and-up adults in the workforce.Zoom out: Fewer older Americans are working now compared to the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Axios' Emily Peck reports.Yes, but: The share of older adults in the workforce has been generally rising since the late 1980s, Peck writes.That's in part because of changes to Social Security and retirement plans, and in part because medical advances are extending Americans' lives and their time in the workforce.
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