Charmain Z. Brackett
Charmain Z. Brackett is the publisher of Augusta Good News. Reach her at charmain@augustagoodnews.com.
Column: What Did You Expect to See?
The Rev. Dr. Cynthia Taylor reflects on the monks’ Walk for Peace and seeing them on Jan. 7 as they passed through Edgefield County.
‘North Star’ guides audiences to history
The Augusta JR Players’ “North Star” will be staged at 7 p.m. Feb. 20 and at 2 and 6 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Kroc Center.
Augusta Stars bring home medals from Special Olympic state games
The Augusta Stars culminated their 30th anniversary year with a slew of medals at the Special Olympics Georgia Winter Games 2026 Jan. 30-31 in Cobb County.
Paceline surpasses $2 million in all-time fundraising for cancer research
On Feb.9, representatives from Paceline presented a $366,217 check to the Georgia Cancer Center.
Filmed in Augusta, ‘The Observance’ prepares for Valentine weekend opening
Cast and crew of “The Observance” attended a Feb. 9 screening. The movie opens nationwide Friday.
Augusta rowers earn national titles at indoor championships Feb. 7
Augusta Rowing Club brought home national titles on Feb. 7 at the USRowing Indoor Championships,
Chesnutt to bring fan favorites to Miller Feb. 13
Mark Chesnuttt, who was named among Billboard’s Ten Most-Played Radio Artists of the 1990s, will be at the Miller on Friday.
Museum post ‘dream job’ for Augusta woman
Toni Dean has lived in New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., but there’s no place like home. She calls working in her hometown at the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History a dream job.
In pictures: 2026 Paine College Homecoming Parade
Scenes from Saturday’s Paine College Homecoming Parade.
Fleet of Miracles truck features familiar face
On Friday, Knight Swift, the largest full truckload company in the country, unveiled Coale Peace’s infectious smile on the fourth Swift Fleet of Miracles truck.
Aiken teens bring story of Anne Frank to stage
The Aiken Community Theatre Youth Wing will bring “The Diary of Anne Frank” to the Amentum Center for the Performing Arts Feb. 13-15 and 20-21.
Celebrate a century of Puccini’s ‘Turandot’ at the Miller Feb. 7
Celebrate the centennial of the first performance of Puccini’s opera “Turandot” as a rendition with an international flair comes to the Miller Theater Feb. 7.
