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This week, interior designer Michael Siewert explains how deep colors, rich textures and warm metallic accents can create the cozy, dramatic “moody” look in a home. 👉Click to read the full column: /trending-with-signature-mike-why-are-you-so-moody/
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2 hours ago
Guest columnist Bryan Halterman highlights the careful restoration of a historic red brick home in Summerville as Augusta prepares to mark America’s 250th anniversary. 👉Click to read the full story: /summerville-home-restoration-follows-colonial-revival-style/
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4 hours ago
In a letter to the editor, Augusta attorneys David Hudson, Jack Long and Tommy Tucker endorsed Superior Court Judge Ashley Wright ahead of the May 19 election. 👉Click to read the full story: /letter-to-the-editor-keeping-our-good-judges-is-essential/
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5 hours ago
This week’s community calendar includes Election Day, local government meetings, school graduations, public hearings, markets and upcoming fall events across the Augusta area. 👉Click to view the community calendar: /calendar-of-events-graduations-local-markets-and-more
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Doctors Hospital marked a major construction milestone Friday with a topping off ceremony for new expansion projects at its Augusta campus. 👉Click to read the full story: /doctors-hospital-celebrates-the-topping-off-of-hospital-expansion/
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This week, Rev. Bill Harrell reflects on artificial intelligence, faith and the potential dangers of technology after receiving a convincing AI-generated spoof book supposedly written by him. 👉Click to read the full column: /faith-a-book-i-didnt-write/
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8 hours ago
A Fort Gordon soldier was arrested at Augusta Regional Airport after authorities say he became intoxicated, stripped down in the airport’s military suite and fought responding officers. 👉Click to read the full story: /fort-gordon-soldier-goes-shirtless-shoeless-and-spits-at-officers-in-airport-meltdown/
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Richmond County investigators have arrested two people accused of financially exploiting Bruce Damon Barker Jr., a disabled Augusta man who disappeared under suspicious circumstances in 2023. 👉Click to read the full story: /blood-a-missing-man-and-stolen-benefits-new-twist-in-augusta-mystery/
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10 hours ago
Strom Thurmond High School’s mock trial team finished among the Top 15 teams in the nation during the 2026 High School Mock Trial National Championships in Iowa. 👉Click to read the full story: /strom-thurmond-mock-trial-team-finishes-in-top-15-nationally/
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John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School has earned two 2025 Silver awards from the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement for academic performance and improvement. 👉Click to read the full story: /davidson-fine-arts-magnet-school-earns-two-statewide-accountability-awards/
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Savannah River Nuclear Solutions leader Lisa Tanner has received the FY2025 Supply Chain Management Center Small Business Most Valuable Player Award for her work supporting small business engagement across the DOE complex. 👉Click to read the full story: /srns-leader-receives-doe-small-business-mvp-award/
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The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has launched a new grant program to help preserve and permanently protect historic battlefield lands across the state. 👉Click to read the full story: /georgia-dnr-launches-grant-program-to-preserve-historic-battlefields/
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