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Tina Slendak and Don Clark react to winning district seats
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF)- Tina Slendak and Don Clark came out on top Tuesday. Now they say they’re ready to get to work. “I think anytime you’re on a campaign you learn different things you maybe didn’t know but you also get a more up close in depth perspective from the constituent standpoint unfortunately a lot […]
Augusta District Attorney wins re-election. Sheriff, judge go to run runoff
After Georgia's General Primary and Nonpartisan Election Day ended Tuesday night, it looks Augusta decided on one big judiciary race but still has two more up for grabs. Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jared Williams won 15,006 votes while his competitor, Amber Brantley, won 7,444 votes. While this was technically a Democratic primary,...
Runoff elections are coming to the Augusta area. Here's what voters should know.
Tuesday was Primary Election Day and the area came out with some new leaders including two new members of the commissions for Augusta and Columbia County, and a new face was elected onto the Columbia County Board of Education. Other races resulted in re-elections for some of the local leaders.
Who's moving on? Here are the likely futures for Augusta area's state legislators in 2024
The Augusta area is represented by eight state House districts and three state Senate districts in the Georgia General Assembly. Seven of those legislative seats are occupied by unopposed candidates in the November general election. Here's a summary of which state legislators won, and where their races are headed in the coming months. House...
Memorial Day ceremonies in the CSRA
AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF)- There are several Memorial Day events and ceremonies happening Monday. At 11 a.m. there will be a remembrance ceremony at the American Legion Post 120 off Liberty Street in Waynesboro. Also at 11a.m. a ceremony hosted by VFW Post 12190 will take place at Memorial Gardens Park behind Evans Towne Center Library. […]
Augusta Transit providing rides for voters to polls
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Augusta Public Transit has been providing rides to the polls all day on Tuesday to make sure people are able to cast their ballots. This is not the first time that Augusta Public Transit has provided these services on Election Day. Residents say that these services have always been helpful. “I […]
Power up: Augusta citizens vote to strengthen mayor's role, and the vote wasn't even close
Augusta's mayor wanted one vote. Voters gave him more than 20,000. Here are the results of Augusta-area contested races on the May 21 ballot. Unless otherwise indicated, vote totals reflect 100% of precincts reporting. ...
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