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8+ hour, 48+ min ago   (182+ words) AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) — Two lucky Georgia Lottery players in Augusta are starting the week with major wins — and both prizes will help support education across the state. Lottery officials say one player won a $1 million top prize on the…...

17+ hour, 49+ min ago   (342+ words) The North Augusta Christmas Tour of Homes is being held for the 38th year. The homeowners are going up the stairs on left are Tina and Bryan Timmerman, Michelle and Roy Kibler, James and Kristina Baggott, Timothy and Jennifer James, and…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (668+ words) Rick Jackson, Georgia’s Republican nominee for governor, has developed a pattern of declining debates once the field narrows. Jackson debated in the spring during the primary election cycle. He and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones appeared with the other Republican candidates…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1473+ words) TOCCOA — The workday may have been over on a recent September evening, but the free clinic on the outskirts of downtown was just beginning to hum. The doorbell rang constantly as patient after patient walked up to the white window…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (392+ words) BEFORE THE ADVENT of cars, Indianapolis and the growing number of surrounding communities had begun to establish the area as the “Crossroads of America,” largely through railroad companies crisscrossing the area while the United States was still very much in…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (766+ words) TeKay Brown-Taylor speaks during the Women in Business EmpowHer Showcase that was held by the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce Sept. 29. SRP Federal Credit Union Chief Development Officer Shana Reid and North Augusta Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Terra…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (739+ words) A Georgia man who allegedly helped his father, an inmate serving time for murder, scam a DeLand woman out of nearly $16,000 has been arrested, according to the Volusia Sheriff's Office. Sharod Poellnitz, 18, of Stockbridge, Georgia, is accused of being part…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (268+ words) ATHENS — Georgia was already without one of its top outside wide receivers in Isiah Canion. Then during Saturday’s game against Vanderbilt, sophomore Thomas Blackshear exited the game with a shoulder injury. Blackshear was spotted on the sideline in a sling…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (270+ words) AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) — Hundreds of people are preparing to walk, run and ride this weekend as PaceDay returns to Augusta, raising money to support cancer research at the Georgia Cancer Center. Participants picked up their bibs and packets Friday ahead…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (692+ words) This time last year, Georgians looking to browse their health insurance options under the Affordable Care Act could log on to a state-run website to review plans and prices ahead of open enrollment. This year, the state is not doing…...