3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (329+ words) Augusta voters passed a school budget Tuesday that will force steep cuts to services, handing conservatives on the City Council a victory despite local Democrats urging a “no” vote. About 64% of voters approved a version of the budget backed by…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (552+ words) The Augusta County Board of Supervisors will take up a resolution honoring veterans for the third time on Wednesday, June 10. The resolution was first discussed in April and again in May by the supervisors. Wayne Supervisor Scott Seaton was not…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (551+ words) The Augusta County Board of Supervisors will take up a resolution honoring veterans for the third time on Wednesday, June 10. The resolution was first discussed in April and again in May by the supervisors. Wayne Supervisor Scott Seaton was not…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (547+ words) The local government in Augusta County has scheduled a ribbon cutting for Wednesday, June 3, to mark the opening of the new Augusta County Courthouse in Verona. The ribbon cutting is at 4 p.m. An open house will give you the chance to…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (50+ words) Tensions rise on Capitol Hill over concerns about the Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Augusta. Sen. Ossoff pressed VA Secretary Doug Collins about ongoing problems... Tensions rise on Capitol Hill over concerns about the Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Augusta....

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (784+ words) The Augusta City Council agreed Tuesday to move forward with about $6.6 million in cuts to the proposed budget, slashing existing city and schools services to minimize a property tax increase on the city’s aging population. Almost $1 million of the city’s…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (176+ words) AOL.com AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The financial mess at Augusta’s Housing and Community Development Department was on the agenda, but public discussions do not go forward. On Tuesday, commissioners scheduled hold a public meeting on the issues, but the meeting…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (674+ words) Raising taxes in Augusta County used to be unusual, unnatural. No more – it’s now as regular as dogs barking, though much more irritating. So, what happened? The only plausible explanation is that our supervisors are all Republicans, and they like…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (87+ words) Augusta supervisors meet for dinner after public meetings. What does this mean for transparency and FOIA and what does the board members have to say? Augusta County supervisors' dinners spark transparency questions VERONA – Are the Augusta County supervisors meeting again…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (456+ words) VERONA – As the intense winds of Monday, March 23, blew around him, Augusta County Administrator Tim Fitzgerald scraped mortar out of a bowl propped up on a bucket. “Gonna put that on the punch list?” joked one member of the crowd....