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In the almost two years since Hurricane Helene, United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has overseen about 200 home repairs in the Augusta area due to the storm.
The Augusta GreenJackets (17-13, 52-44) scored six runs in the top of the first inning and never let up, continuously adding to the total in a heavily lopsided 13-3 win over the Salem RidgeYaks (16-14, 44-54) Sunday night.
It’s almost football season and North Augusta Forward and the Downtown Merchants Alliance are setting the stage with the inaugural Downtown Tailgate Golf Cart parade.
On Saturday, July 25, the Greater Augusta Arts Council celebrated Aisling Millar McDonald’s “Morning Interlude” sculpture as well as Wesley L Stewart and Colleen Beyer-Stewart’s set of three “Hydrangeas” with a ribbon cutting at Pendleton King Park.
The Augusta GreenJackets set a franchise homer record in Saturday’s win.
Participants in the Augusta Symphony’s music therapy program took the stage July 24 in the Community Chords Showcase at the Miller Theater.
Scenes from the July 25 Back to School bash at the Hub for Community Innovation.
Construction on two large projects on the Aiken Technical College campus should be nearing completion in the next few months.
The Augusta GreenJackets (50-43, 15-12) put the tying and winning runs on with two outs in the ninth inning, but closer Wuilliams Rodriguez struck out Luis Guanipa swinging to quash the comeback and hand the Salem RidgeYaks (15-12, 40-52) an 8-5 win on Thursday evening at Carilion Clinic Field.
After taking a break from writing and filming, Karlton Clay is back with a new serialized drama.
A horror film shot in Augusta heads to several streaming platforms in August.
Three back-to-school giveaways are scheduled from July 24-26.