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Charmain Z. Brackett is the publisher of Augusta Good News. Reach her at charmain@augustagoodnews.com.
Westside’s three-time basketball champs cut net, receive rings June 1
Westside High School basketball players received their championship rings on June 1.
Grand slam powers Woodpeckers over GreenJackets May 31
The GreenJackets fell 6-2 to the Woodpeckers May 31.
Build the Band mixes area musicians
Build the Band is a June 14 fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity.
Salvation Army store set for June 8 opening
Salvation Army’s new Family Store is set to open June 8.
In pictures: Music in the Park May 30
Summer offers several free outdoor performance series around the area.
Sculpture honors Augusta’s African American medical trailblazers
The “Pillars of the Golden Blocks” at the Twiggs Circle Roundabout highlights the contributions of African Americans to the medicine in Augusta during a time of segregation.
All nine starters reach base in 9-4 victory to end GreenJackets’ five-game skid
The Augusta GreenJackets broke their five-game losing streak on May 29.
Walk-riddled eighth caps Woodpeckers victory over GreenJackets May 28
Woodpeckers down the GreenJackets Tuesday.
Bell Auditorium project finished ‘on time’ and ‘on budget’
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Tuesday for the upgrades to the Bell Auditorium.
Special Olympians bring home medals in summer games
Twenty-seven local Special Olympians won medals at the recent summer games.
Augustans take time to remember on Memorial Day
The area’s annual Memorial Day observance was held at the Veterans of All Wars monument on Broad Street Monday.