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Photojournalism: Lights and sights of the season

December 24, 2022December 24, 2022Staff ReportComments Off

Christmas trees, snowflakes, monkeys with Santa hats, the Augusta area is filled with lights and other sights this holiday season. Here are a few images from around town.

Columbia County’s Christmas Tree Dec. 4, 2022. Photo by Maxwell Shaffer

A larger than life lighted Christmas ornament at Evans Towne Center Park. Photo by Charmain Z. Brackett

One of the Christmas lights displays at Evans Towne Center Park. Photo by Charmain Z. Brackett

Columbia County’s Christmas tree

A lighted tunnel at Columbia County’s Evans Towne Center Park.

North Augustans gather for the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on November 29, 2022. Photo by Mike Adams

A Christmas tree in downtown Thomson. Photo by Charmain Z. Brackett

James Brown’s statue got a little festive this year. Photo by Leonard “Porkchop” Zimmerman

Vintage Ooollee’s Harold Gale Santa

The sock monkey sculpture got into the season with Santa hats. Photo by Leonard “Porkchop” Zimmerman

Snowflakes on downtown Augusta’s lamp posts. Photo by Leonard “Porkchop” Zimmerman