14+ hour, 31+ min ago   (296+ words) A fight at a Cracker Barrel in Grovetown on Sunday briefly disrupted the restaurant after pepper spray filled part of the dining room, affecting employees and customers, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. Several employees who tried to break…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (410+ words) A former Central State Prison inmate who was serving a sentence for attempted child molestation in a Columbia County case has pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material while behind bars. Timothy Jock Knight, 45, pleaded guilty Sept. 3 in federal…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (328+ words) Liz Wright Lawton is the managing editor of The Augusta Press, where she began as a paid intern in 2022. An award-winning journalist, she has reported on a wide range of topics affecting the CSRA while growing alongside the newsroom she…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (127+ words) The Aiken County Coroner’s Office is investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of an Aiken woman Monday night. According to Aiken County Coroner Darryl Ables, the crash occurred around 9:12 p.m. in the 400 block of Monetta Street. A…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (266+ words) Two new stores are having long-awaited openings in the CSRA, later this month. The Augusta Mall is housing Primark starting Thursday. The international fashion and housewares retailer, based in Dublin, Ireland, first announced its plan to open up shop in…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (117+ words) A juvenile was injured Sunday night after gunfire erupted following what authorities say began as a road-rage encounter in Aiken County. Around 9:23 p.m., Richmond County deputies responded to Walton Way in Augusta after reports of shots fired. The juvenile, who was…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (234+ words) On Saturday, Sept. 5, hundreds of people gathered at August University’s Summerville Campus to mark the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001. The event featured a Joint Service Honor Guard, the Davidson Fine Arts Band and a series of keynote speakers with the traditional…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (642+ words) An Augusta man accused of damaging two Flock cameras in south Augusta apparently wasn’t ready to face investigators when they came looking for him. Joseph Scott Dillard, 31, of Augusta, was charged Aug. 31 with second-degree criminal damage to property after investigators…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (163+ words) An Augusta man was being held without bond Saturday on charges of raping his ex-girlfriend and holding her against her will. Jacob Robinson, 26, was charged Saturday with rape, aggravated sodomy and false imprisonment. The victim’s ex-girlfriend told authorities that she…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (155+ words) The Augusta Press Emergency repairs to shut off water along Meadowbrook Drive tonight Residents and businesses along a portion of Meadowbrook Drive should prepare to temporarily lose water service Wednesday night while Augusta Utilities completes an emergency repair. You will…...