Francie Klopotic
Columnist Francie Klopotic can be found about the town attending concerts, arts exhibitions and almost any event highlighting Augusta's cultural offerings.
‘Parallel Vessels’ opens at CANDL Fine Art Dec.5
An arts exhibition featuring Kath Girdler Engler and Gerry O’Meara opens Friday, Dec. 5 at CANDL Fine Art,1128 Broad St.
North Augusta basketball defeats Cross Creek 70-62 to begin the season 2-0
A battle between two of best high school teams in the CSRA ended with a North Augusta 70-62 victory at Cross Creek on Tuesday, Dec. 2.
Film premiere set for Dec. 14 in Aiken
“Under the Lights” will premiere at 6 p.m. Dec. 14 at the Aiken Community Theatre, 126 Newberry St.
In pictures: North Augusta tree lighting 2025
Scenes from the Dec. 2 tree lighting in North Augusta.
Governor honors Dennis Skelley for arts contributions
Dr. Dennis Skelley was one the recipients of the 14th annual Governor’s Awards for the Arts and Humanities in Atlanta Dec. 1.
Candlelight tours highlight historic homes at Christmas
Take a trip back in time Dec. 5-6 to see how the holidays might have been celebrated at two area historic homes— Meadow Garden and the Boyhood Home of Woodrow Wilson.
Holiday benefit concert to be spectacular event
Russell Joel Brown – Home for the Holidays at Paine College will be performed at 7 p.m. Dec. 5 and 4 p.m. Dec. 6 at Gilbert-Lambuth Memorial Chapel.
In pictures: Christmas in the Backcountry Nov. 29
Colonial re-enactors brought history to life at Christmas in the Backcountry Nov. 29, 2025 at the Living History Park.
In pictures: 2025 Palmetto Peach Half Marathon/10K/5K
About 1,800 runners took to the streets of North Augusta and Augusta Nov. 29 for the Eighth Annual Palmetto Peach Half/10K/5K.
In pictures: Strom Thurmond wins Upper State football title Nov. 28
Strom Thurmond won the Upper State football title Friday.
Evans’ man thankful for new lease on life
A bout of pancreatitis led to the discovery of a precancerous cyst for Don Belisle. November is pancreatic cancer awareness month.