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Details on the Myrtle Beach night for Lucas Watts
Many of his co-workers and friends say they can’t imagine another South Carolina law enforcement officer more deserving of Deputy of the Year than Oconee’s Lucas Watts. Late last year Corp. Watts nearly lost his life in a shooting while on duty. The county sheriffs across the state on July 17 at a Myrtle Beach banquet officially named Watts the award winner. Because of his continued recovery, and on the advice of his doctors, Watts and family were not able to travel to accept the award. But his brother, Logan, a.
Authorities in Washington Co. make arrest, confiscate contraband at state prison
WASHINGTON CO., Ga. (WJBF) – Washington County Deputies, Davisboro Police Department, and Georgia Department of Corrections Staff were busy with drug and contraband interceptions at Washington State Prison in Davisboro, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page. Sheriff Joel Cochran wrote, “Local and State Law Enforcement work tirelessly together trying to curtail this […]
In The Know: News, updates from Greenville area businesses and nonprofits
Countybank VP Named Outstanding Young Banker In SC Countybank has announced that its Senior Operations Officer, Rufus Thornwell “Wells” Dunlap V, has been named South Carolina’s Outstanding Young Banker of the Year. ...
GA man sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to bilking 40+ people in cryptocurrency scheme
An east Georgia man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to a scheme to sell expensive computer equipment to more than 40 people who never received their orders.
S.C. Department of Natural Resources to host free fishing clinic in Aug.
BEAUFORT, S.C. (WSAV) – The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is hosting another free fishing clinic Tuesday, August 13, from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. The clinic will be held at Beaufort’s Broad River Fishing Pier located at 1050 Robert Smalls Parkway. The fishing clinic is open to the public and participants must pre-register. Only […]
Scattered strong storms on the way this afternoon
Hit-or-miss strong storms move Monday and Tuesday afternoons and highs slowly warm into the low to mid 90's. Wednesday through Friday kicks off a scorching hot stretch in the mid to upper 90's with a heat index near 105-110.
Augusta woman allegedly leaves 2-year-old outside in the middle of the night
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – An Augusta woman was arrested after allegedly leaving a toddler outside in the middle of the night. Reports from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office say that a 2-year-old was left outside of an apartment on the 2400 block of Acapulco Drive for an extended amount of time around 1:15 a.m. on […]
Daily forecast | From First Alert Meteorologist Emily Acton
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A wet Monday for the CSRA! Pack the rain gear as you head out the door this morning. Showers and thunderstorms are expected throughout the day with the best chance being later in the afternoon. Rain chances will continue into the day Tuesday with high temperatures below average, topping off near 90.
Local Conn’s, Badcock stores closing due to bankruptcy
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A home goods, furniture and appliance retailer is shutting some stores, including one in Grovetown and one in Augusta, after filing for bankruptcy. Conn’s HomePlus filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last Tuesday and announced it will close around half of its 170 stores, including one in Augusta at 596 Bobby Jones Expressway.
VA employees work to innovate patient care
Ebony Dillard knew there had to be a better way to prevent her physical therapy patients from tripping and falling as they worked toward regaining their mobility. “We use belts or a band to hold feet apart. Initially, I thought of vibrations but with neuropathy, they might not feel it. I wondered what else could I use,” said Dillard, a physical therapy assistant at Augusta’s Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, whose idea of using magnets in a device came to fruition in a prototype in 2022. It should be on the market by year’s end.
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