Skyler Andrews

The Augusta Board of Zoning Appeals approved a petition during its monthly meeting Monday afternoon that will make way for the Rehabilitation Hospital of Augusta to make improvements to its building. Cranston Engineering had petitioned for a variance at 1355 Independence Blvd. on behalf of the hospital reducing its required 30-foot front setback to 27 […]

Augusta officials approve a hospital expansion variance while postponing a proposed Druid Park Avenue townhome development again.

The McDuffie County School System cut the ribbon on its new County STEM Center at noon, Tuesday, at the former Future Farmers of America (FFA) facility along Lincolnton Road in Thomson. School system administration and principals and representatives from several schools gathered at the refurbished brick cabin, which sits along Clarks Hill Lake, where they […]

Potential changes to regulations regarding short-term rentals proved salient among local commenters, Wednesday afternoon, during an hour and a half special called meeting of the Augusta Planning Commission to consider the latest draft of the updated Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. The planning commission would ultimately take no official action at the hearing on the revision, billed […]

The Augusta Planning Commission did not vote to take any action during its special called meeting Wednesday afternoon to consider the latest draft of Richmond County’s updated zoning ordinance. But the public hearing about the zoning rewrite, the 424-page current draft of which was published on the city’s website on Oct. 14, drew a full […]

School Superintendent Malinda Cobb, during the Richmond County Board of Education’s meeting on Tuesday evening, outlined new safety measures for the school system to implement at campus events. More stringent tailgating procedures during games, designated setup and breakdown times, and continued coordination with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office were among the additional measures Dr. Cobb […]

Grovetown High School took top trophy Friday afternoon, as champions of the Hull Cup Invitational, Augusta University’s yearly case competition coordinated by the James M. Hull College of Business. Some 120 Columbia County high schoolers participated in a day-long contest designed to familiarize the young students both with the intricacies of business and its academic […]

A new mixed-use development geared toward seniors could be coming to Columbia County, bringing new single-family houses, townhomes and apartments, along with shops and commercial space, along Hereford Farm Road in Evans. Brightleaf is Ivey Development’s proposed new community for residents 55 and older. A project narrative and concept plan recently submitted to Columbia County’s […]

A local developer is proposing a strip mall at the corner of Flowing Wells and Day Roads that may include a restaurant. Pin Yui Chan of Martinez has submitted both a variance and a rezoning request for a 2.5-acre parcel at 4120 Day Road. A house currently sits on the property, owned by Fay and […]

The Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority (ARCCA) voted to name the facility comprised of both the Augusta arena currently under construction and the Bell Auditorium, the James Brown Entertainment Complex. Brad Usry, who chairs ARCCA’s New Arena Committee, issued the motion to name the complex after the Godfather of Soul during the Authority’s monthly meeting, Tuesday […]