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🏫 What's replacing the old Lamar Elementary

Sep 18, 2026

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4 min read

🏫 What's replacing the old Lamar Elementary

Inside: Augusta approves its first data center rules, a $59 million wastewater overhaul is in the works, plus cold-water oysters, wood-fire steaks, and two business reads worth opening.

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🏙️ What Augusta's first zoning rewrite since 1963 could change

Sep 11, 2026

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2 min read

🏙️ What Augusta's first zoning rewrite since 1963 could change

Inside: Augusta’s tax digest tops $10 billion, chicken and waffles on Flowing Wells, plus your next great read.

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🏗️ Augusta's $250M arena places its final steel beam

Sep 4, 2026

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3 min read

🏗️ Augusta's $250M arena places its final steel beam

Inside: Augusta’s massive new arena reaches a major construction milestone, a plant rebuild could impact local workers, a high school expansion is underway, plus comedy, fried chicken, and local events for the whole family.

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💰 Google deal puts $40M a year toward tax relief

Sep 1, 2026

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5 min read

💰 Google deal puts $40M a year toward tax relief

Inside: Airport parking changes, an Aiken health merger, plus crawfish étouffée and your next great read.

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🦝 Rabid raccoon bites someone at Blanchard Woods Park

Aug 21, 2026

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3 min read

🦝 Rabid raccoon bites someone at Blanchard Woods Park

Inside: AU Army cyber credit, Abel Brown oysters, the free eight-week construction class, and Nitro Circus 2.0.

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 🍽️ Aiken doubles prepared-food tax to 2%

Aug 14, 2026

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5 min read

🍽️ Aiken doubles prepared-food tax to 2%

Inside: 🍽️ Aiken doubled its prepared-food tax to 2%, adding an estimated $2.4 million a year

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North Augusta rejects 1,800-home annexation

Aug 7, 2026

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3 min read

North Augusta rejects 1,800-home annexation

Inside: Augusta's $68K zoning rewrite, free meals at 45 schools, Rae's Coastal Cafe, and Marty Stuart & Molly Tuttle.

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 🏗️ Google project puts tax relief on November ballot

Jul 31, 2026

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4 min read

🏗️ Google project puts tax relief on November ballot

Inside: Rally Augusta's $1M push, 761 Wellstar job cuts, Barton Chapel closure, and GreenJackets fireworks.

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8 Richmond County school officers face revocation

Jul 17, 2026

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5 min read

8 Richmond County school officers face revocation

Inside: PACELINE’s $366K for cancer studies, a $100K trail grant, The Highlander, and Storm Branch bridge delays.

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Why Augusta's board of elections is getting sued

Jun 26, 2026

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4 min read

Why Augusta's board of elections is getting sued

Inside: Augusta Pride Festival, Lori Myles' lawsuit, Jackie M's soul rolls, and Bernie Ward repairs.

Andrew Sharpe
Andrew Sharpe

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🗳️ Steven Kendrick wins Augusta mayoral runoff with 54.3%

Jun 19, 2026

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3 min read

🗳️ Steven Kendrick wins Augusta mayoral runoff with 54.3%

Inside: downtown VA Medical Center damage, AmbioPharm's 202 jobs, Sconyers Bar-B-Que, and Rick Ross at Bell Auditorium.

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🗳️ Johnson-Kendrick mayoral runoff voting is open

Jun 12, 2026

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3 min read

🗳️ Johnson-Kendrick mayoral runoff voting is open

Inside: Center of Hope's $4.82M, Georgia Cancer Center's Gamma Knife, Old McDonald Fish Camp, and Ferris Bueller at the Miller.

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🏗️ Augusta pauses data centers for 49 days, not QTS

Jun 6, 2026

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3 min read

🏗️ Augusta pauses data centers for 49 days, not QTS

Inside: Fort Gordon's Cyber School, Hildebrandt's, Center of Hope, Josey's Class of 2026, and The Black Crowes.

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🗳️ Augusta runoff set, sales taxes approved

May 22, 2026

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3 min read

🗳️ Augusta runoff set, sales taxes approved

Inside: Operation Red Recoil, Medicaid fraud charges, Abel Brown, fresh real estate, and weekend events.

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🥃 The hidden whisky bar behind a Broad Street sushi kitchen

May 1, 2026

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3 min read

🥃 The hidden whisky bar behind a Broad Street sushi kitchen

Inside: arena walls going up, Dinner Club launches May 12, and a $1.8M Conifer Circle estate.

Andrew Sharpe
Andrew Sharpe

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🟢 What to know about Tiger Wood's new Golf Course

Apr 17, 2026

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3 min read

🟢 What to know about Tiger Wood's new Golf Course

Insite: update on the Patch, a downtown Japanese bar, and water parks.

Andrew Sharpe
Andrew Sharpe

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⛳ An Augustan's guide to the 90th Masters

Apr 10, 2026

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8 min read

⛳ An Augustan's guide to the 90th Masters

Inside: American food downtown, construction on Broad Street, and strawberry picking.

Andrew Sharpe
Andrew Sharpe

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What Augusta's Airport will change to prep for Masters guests

Mar 27, 2026

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7 min read

What Augusta's Airport will change to prep for Masters guests

Also inside: Augusta's staple cafe, changes to the airport, and Habitat for Humanity awarded $1.85M.

Andrew Sharpe
Andrew Sharpe

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💰 The $6.8 million Augusta lost (or worse)

Mar 20, 2026

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7 min read

💰 The $6.8 million Augusta lost (or worse)

Inside: legendary Caribbean food, tiny homes opening, and why tax on gas is gone.

Andrew Sharpe
Andrew Sharpe

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💵 How Augusta mispent $8M in housing money

Mar 6, 2026

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8 min read

💵 How Augusta mispent $8M in housing money

Also inside: the new Augusta Dinner Club, Sushi downtown, and construction on Broad Street.

Andrew Sharpe
Andrew Sharpe

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🍕 Augusta's oldest restaurant (since 1949)

Feb 27, 2026

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7 min read

🍕 Augusta's oldest restaurant (since 1949)

Inside: Major city charter reforms, a $26.5 billion energy loan, and a care home owner arrested for exploitation.

Andrew Sharpe
Andrew Sharpe

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🛒 What to know about the new Trader Joe's in Evans

Feb 20, 2026

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7 min read

🛒 What to know about the new Trader Joe's in Evans

Inside: A 147 year old Augustan Deli, Tiger Woods, and 10+ events around town.

Andrew Sharpe
Andrew Sharpe

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💰 How the commissioner saved Augusta driver's millions on insurance

Feb 13, 2026

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6 min read

💰 How the commissioner saved Augusta driver's millions on insurance

Also Inside: great Oysters, UGA's economic outlook on Augusta, and the Hospital's improvement in emergency assistance.

Andrew Sharpe
Andrew Sharpe

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🏗️ $2 Billion Data Center Battle Heats Up

Feb 6, 2026

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9 min read

🏗️ $2 Billion Data Center Battle Heats Up

Also inside: the Mayor's State of the City, a great Augustan Tavern, and a new hotel opening 2027.

Andrew Sharpe
Andrew Sharpe

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🏠 Augusta's new tiny house movement

Jan 30, 2026

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6 min read

🏠 Augusta's new tiny house movement

Also inside: Cocktails and wine downtown, the six candidates for the house election, and aggravated assault on a father next to the school zone.

Andrew Sharpe
Andrew Sharpe
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