Fort Gordon names best squad during recent competition
The U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence (CCoE) at Fort Gordon officially named its 2026 Best Squad during the CCoE Best Warrior competition ceremony on March 27, 2026, at Darling Hall, recognizing five soldiers who will now represent the command at the U.S. Army Combined Arms Command-led Transformation and Training Command (T2COM) Best Squad Competition May 2-8 at Fort Polk, Louisiana.
Augusta Half expected to impact traffic Feb. 28
The 2026 Augusta Half Marathon, 10K & 5K will be Saturday, Feb. 28 with traffic impacts in and around Augusta, the Augusta Canal, Summerville, and the Lakemont/Lake Olmstead area.
News You Can Use: Columbia County lane closings for Feb. 24-March 6
Lane closings in Columbia County for Feb.24, 2026.
Buddhist monks stop in Edgefield County on Day 74 of their Walk for Peace
Jan. 7 was Day 74 of the Buddhist monks’ Walk for Peace. They stopped in Edgefield County.
Wiersma receives SRNL’s highest honor with Orth award
SRNL’s 2025 Director’s Awards recipients were recognized during a special ceremony Thursday, Oct. 28, held at Newberry Hall in Aiken, S.C
News You Can Use: Aiken County bridge replacement project to begin in November
The South Carolina Department of Transportation announced Oct. 6 the Federal Highway Administration has awarded $8 million in federal funds for the emergency replacement of the Old Vaucluse bridge over I-20 in Aiken County.
News You Can Use: Broad Street construction updates for week of Oct. 13
New construction will begin the week of October 13 on Broad Street between 10th and 13th Streets.
News You Can Use: Columbia County lane closures the first week of October 2025
Some roads to avoid over the first week of October in Columbia County.
Piedmont Augusta physician named one of America’s best vascular surgeons
Newsweek recently named Dr. Houman Tamaddon, Piedmont Augusta vascular surgeon and Medical Director of Vascular Surgery, as one of America’s Top 10 Vascular Surgeons for 2025. Tamaddon, a board-certified specialist known for his leadership in advanced vascular care, is at the forefront of treating complex aortic conditions and performing minimally invasive endovascular procedures, with a […]
Veterans receive ‘Quilts of Valor’ Sept. 3
Members of the Knights of Columbus presented handmade quilts from the Quilts of Valor program to veterans who are part of the VA Augusta Health Care System Blind Rehabilitation program on Wednesday.
Pendleton King Park reopens nine months after Hurricane Helene
A ribbon cutting ceremony marked the grand reopening of Pendleton King Park July 1.
