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Businesses Coming To North Augusta – Do We Really Need More Of These?
There’s no doubt that the North Augusta area is growing. Many new businesses have come to the area just within the last year, and the growth isn’t stopping. But some of the businesses coming to North Augusta have me asking, do we really need more of these?. Businesses...
Jeff Capel Spends Weekend Recruiting at Peach Jam
Pitt head coach Jeff Capel has been on the move this summer, recruiting players from all over the country after filling out the 2024-25 roster. This past weekend, Capel was once again spotted on the sidelines at Peach Jam, the Nike EYBL Championship tournament down in North Augusta, South Carolina. Capel, as well as associate head coach Milan Brown, was at the tournament along with hundreds of coaches from all levels of college hoops. On Saturday, Capel and Brown were pictured sitting next to Western Pennsylvania native and current Arkansas head coach John Calipari, too.
KSR Today: La Familia vs. The Nawf, Peach Jam wraps up
Good morning, folks! We’ve got another unexpectedly busy day ahead of us. Today’s top priorities? La Familia hosting The Nawf in the second round of The Basketball Tournament’s Lexington Regional and Peach Jam wrapping up in North Augusta, SC. We’ll start with the former. Do you have...
Nightrydas Elite, Oakland Soldiers punch tickets to Peach Jam title game
Jul. 20—NORTH AUGUSTA — They've been on a collision course all week in North Augusta, and on Championship Sunday the Peach Jam matchup so many have been hoping for will come true. Nightrydas Elite and Oakland Soldiers will meet at 11:30 a.m. at the Riverview Park Activities Center after each won quarterfinal and semifinal matchups Saturday, and the winner will have truly earned the right to ...
Man found dead at intersection of Vaucluse Rd. & Senn St., in Aiken Co.
AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WJBF) – Around 5:44 am Monday morning, an Aiken County Deputy patrolling in the area of Vaucluse Road and Senn Street, saw a vehicle on the side of the roadway. While investigating the vehicle, the deputy located a deceased male victim with a gunshot to the body laying in the wood line. […]
Aiken County School District implementing new security measures this school year
AIKEN, S.C. (WJBF) – School is back in session in Aiken County and the district is expanding its security measures. At the entrance of Kennedy and Schofield Middle Schools, students and staff will have to go through vestibules before entering the building. It’s just an added layer of protection you walk thru before walking right […]
Augusta-area summer vacations end soon. Here's what families need to know before school
There's just a little bit of summer left. That means it's time for kids to stuff their backpacks, pack their lunches, and get ready for the start of the 2024-25 school year. Students in Richmond and Columbia counties will return to classes in early August. Meanwhile, many Aiken County students already have started classes.
Boil water advisory issued for parts of Edgefield/Aiken Counties
EDGEFIELD/AIKEN COUNTIES, S.C. (WJBF) —- The Edgefield County Water and Sewer Authority is issuing a boil water notice for several locations in Edgefield and Aiken Counties. People who live on Bergen Rd (including but not exclusive to Bergen Place, Bergen West, Wando Woodlands, Willowwick Apts, Briton Ridge Apts.), Gregory Lake Rd area (including but not exclusive to Gregory […]
Learn education options, more at SOAR Together Education Expo
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) — The SOAR Together Education Expo is headed to the Savannah Rapids Pavilion. It’s set for Tuesday, July 23 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. You will be able to explore educational options like public schools, micro schools, and homeschooling. There’ll be info sessions, resources, and even a silent disco in the evening.
Health inspections: Augusta restaurants dinged for holding food past expiration dates
The Georgia Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Section, conducts regular restaurant inspections to help keep residents and visitors safe. The following is a list of restaurants in Richmond and Columbia counties that have been inspected between July 12 and 18, accompanied by their scores and, in some cases, the health infractions that lowered those scores.
Find out how this Augusta-area 18U girls soccer team punched its ticket to USYS Nationals
For many members of the Bulls 2006 soccer team, the reality of a national championship berth hasn’t yet sunk in. “I can’t even put it into words,” rising Greenbrier senior Natalie Heckathorn said. “I feel like when we get down there it will, but right now it feels like a dream.”
Historic church in Augusta celebrates 224 years
AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF)- Today a historic church in South Augusta celebrating its 224th anniversary. Historic Spirit Creek Baptist Church started in July of 1800 and is one of the oldest African-American Baptist churches in the country. Sunday, the church hosted a large event to celebrate more than two centuries together.It included a worship service with […]
Bank of America grants help Aiken Tech and Augusta Locally Grown
Two recent Bank of America grants will benefit area education and health initiatives. Bank of America provided a $10,000 grant to Aiken Technical College Foundation for the Student Completion Microgrants Program, according to a news release from Aiken Technical College. Eligible students must have completed at least 75% of their...
Jackets drop twin bill in Kannapolis July 21
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – After Saturday’s thunderstorms forced a suspended game and subsequent doubleheader Sunday, the GreenJackets were unable to muster any offense across two games against the Cannon Ballers as they were swept on both the day and the week. Game one began with Augusta facing a 4-0...
Local Goodwill receives Catalyst Grant
Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia and the CSRA is one of 27 local nonprofit organizations to receive a Catalyst Grant and become part of a program through the Urban Institute and the Microsoft Justice Reform Initiative. The program works to support local communities by using data and technology to advance...
Facing Climate Gentrification, This Historic Black Community Embraces Conservation
TEN MILE, S.C. — At high tide, the marsh alongside Seafood Road disappears under an inscrutable mirror of water. Then, as it drains, reeds resurface and begin to trace hundreds of paths through the marsh, etched by generations of subsistence fishing. Ten Mile’s community center looks over the water...
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