People and Milestones

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (802+ words) Thirteen North Augusta Department of Public Safety officers were honored for their service to the community during an appreciation breakfast held by the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce Sept. 10. North Augusta Department of Public Safety officer Mitch McBride was honored…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (205+ words) ATLANTA, GA / ACCESS Newswire / September 10, 2026 / Georgia-Pacific is committed to ensuring team members go home after their shift the same way they arrived at work. Many safety solutions implemented at our facilities are the result of collaboration among employees using their…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (169+ words) Frank Yerby is a well-known novelist who has written and published 33 books, including The Vixens and The Foxes of Harrow, which was the first novel by an African American to sell more than a million copies, according to historians. However,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (126+ words) Yahoo AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The Dr. Paulette P. Harris Literacy Center at Augusta University is remembering country music icon and literacy advocate Dolly Parton. Parton died at her home in Knoxville, Tenn. on Aug. 25, 2026 at the age of 80. Here is…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (187+ words) The executive director of the Augusta Museum of History, Nancy Glaser, recently passed away, the museum's board announced on Tuesday. Glaser had been with the museum since 2005 and oversaw new exhibitions and programming and worked with downtown businesses and nonprofits....

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (374+ words) Danielle Lane has big plans for giving back to her hometown community of Augusta, and she has already hit the ground running. Lane joined the Augusta Downtown Alliance in June as the new executive director, replacing Isabelle Lee, who resigned…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (150+ words) Updated 11 hours, 45 minutes ago Yamaha’s U.S. Marine Business Unit, based in Kennesaw, Ga., is responsible for the sales, marketing, and distribution of Yamaha Marine products in the U.S. including Yamaha Outboards, Yamaha WaveRunners ®, Yamaha Boats, G3 ® Boats and Skeeter ® Boats. Supporting…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (59+ words) NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — Community members gathered at the Fifth Street Bridge to mark 150 years since the Hamburg Massacre, one of the darkest chapters in the area’s history. NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — Community members gathered at the Fifth Street Bridge to mark…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (82+ words) Friday morning Augusta CSRA Habitat for Humanity celebrated a major milestone. Community leaders gathered as Habitat for Humanity broke ground on its 88th home. It's also the launch of the organization's 40th year and they have big plans for the future. Friday…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (930+ words) ATLANTA - Martha Zoller, a longtime Georgia radio host, political commentator, and conservative activist whose voice became a fixture in state politics for more than three decades, has died. She was 67. According to family, Zoller died unexpectedly on Monday. Zoller announced…...