π Where Augusta could ban Masters-week home rentals
Inside: Trader Joe's planned for Evans, $510,013 for six opioid response programs, and Arts in the Heart's $85,160 aid request.
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Local news, restaurants, events, and the stories shaping Augusta, newest first.
October 2026
π« How Google's data center could lower Columbia County tax bills
Inside: 47 Meadowbrook housing vouchers, Merry Street's tiny-home village for young adults leaving foster care, and the Seventh Street closure.
ποΈ What Augusta's data center vote means for District 1
Inside: Augusta's $80.9 million bond plan, the Miller House for hospital families, and Greyhound's new downtown stop.
π΄ Last call: Dinner Club registration closes tomorrow at 7 PM
1 spot left. Then itβs gone.
βοΈ What Augusta's $800K means for Chicago flights
Inside: an Oct. 5 chance to question Augusta's 2027 budget, Richmond County's record graduation rate, $100K for the Tiny Home Village, and a simple way to pick a book someone will actually love.
September 2026
π΄ What Augusta drivers need to know about Sundayβs Ironman
Inside: Military healthcare and nuclear power updates, Cuban flavors on Broad Street, a night out with the Augusta Digest Dinner Club, plus fresh ideas for your walls and your next tattoo.
π« What's replacing the old Lamar Elementary
Inside: Augusta approves its first data center rules, a $59 million wastewater overhaul is in the works, plus cold-water oysters, wood-fire steaks, and two business reads worth opening.
ποΈ What Augusta's first zoning rewrite since 1963 could change
Inside: Augustaβs tax digest tops $10 billion, chicken and waffles on Flowing Wells, plus your next great read.
ποΈ Augusta's $250M arena places its final steel beam
Inside: Augustaβs massive new arena reaches a major construction milestone, a plant rebuild could impact local workers, a high school expansion is underway, plus comedy, fried chicken, and local events for the whole family.
π° Google deal puts $40M a year toward tax relief
Inside: Airport parking changes, an Aiken health merger, plus crawfish eΜtouffeΜe and your next great read.
August 2026
π¦ Rabid raccoon bites someone at Blanchard Woods Park
Inside: AU Army cyber credit, Abel Brown oysters, the free eight-week construction class, and Nitro Circus 2.0.
π½οΈ Aiken doubles prepared-food tax to 2%
Inside: π½οΈ Aiken doubled its prepared-food tax to 2%, adding an estimated $2.4 million a year
North Augusta rejects 1,800-home annexation
Inside: Augusta's $68K zoning rewrite, free meals at 45 schools, Rae's Coastal Cafe, and Marty Stuart & Molly Tuttle.
July 2026
ποΈ Google project puts tax relief on November ballot
Inside: Rally Augusta's $1M push, 761 Wellstar job cuts, Barton Chapel closure, and GreenJackets fireworks.
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8 Richmond County school officers face revocation
Inside: PACELINEβs $366K for cancer studies, a $100K trail grant, The Highlander, and Storm Branch bridge delays.
Why West Augusta's $10M center still has no site
Inside: QTS at Haynes Station, Richmond County's 45-day appeal window, Luigi's, and Boom in the Park.
June 2026
Why Augusta's board of elections is getting sued
Inside: Augusta Pride Festival, Lori Myles' lawsuit, Jackie M's soul rolls, and Bernie Ward repairs.
π³οΈ Steven Kendrick wins Augusta mayoral runoff with 54.3%
Inside: downtown VA Medical Center damage, AmbioPharm's 202 jobs, Sconyers Bar-B-Que, and Rick Ross at Bell Auditorium.
π³οΈ Johnson-Kendrick mayoral runoff voting is open
Inside: Center of Hope's $4.82M, Georgia Cancer Center's Gamma Knife, Old McDonald Fish Camp, and Ferris Bueller at the Miller.
ποΈ Augusta pauses data centers for 49 days, not QTS
Inside: Fort Gordon's Cyber School, Hildebrandt's, Center of Hope, Josey's Class of 2026, and The Black Crowes.
May 2026
π³οΈ Augusta runoff set, sales taxes approved
Inside: Operation Red Recoil, Medicaid fraud charges, Abel Brown, fresh real estate, and weekend events.
π₯ The hidden whisky bar behind a Broad Street sushi kitchen
Inside: arena walls going up, Dinner Club launches May 12, and a $1.8M Conifer Circle estate.
April 2026
March 2026
What Augusta's Airport will change to prep for Masters guests
Also inside: Augusta's staple cafe, changes to the airport, and Habitat for Humanity awarded $1.85M.
π° The $6.8 million Augusta lost (or worse)
Inside: legendary Caribbean food, tiny homes opening, and why tax on gas is gone.
π΅ How Augusta mispent $8M in housing money
Also inside: the new Augusta Dinner Club, Sushi downtown, and construction on Broad Street.
February 2026
π Augusta's oldest restaurant (since 1949)
Inside: Major city charter reforms, a $26.5 billion energy loan, and a care home owner arrested for exploitation.
π What to know about the new Trader Joe's in Evans
Inside: A 147 year old Augustan Deli, Tiger Woods, and 10+ events around town.
π° How the commissioner saved Augusta driver's millions on insurance
Also Inside: great Oysters, UGA's economic outlook on Augusta, and the Hospital's improvement in emergency assistance.
ποΈ $2 Billion Data Center Battle Heats Up
Also inside: the Mayor's State of the City, a great Augustan Tavern, and a new hotel opening 2027.
January 2026
π Augusta's new tiny house movement
Also inside: Cocktails and wine downtown, the six candidates for the house election, and aggravated assault on a father next to the school zone.
βοΈ What to know for Augusta's winter storm this weekend
Also inside: great burgers in Augusta, a massive hotel drug bust, and the need for blood donations for the storm.
π The Debate Over Augusta Data Centers
Also inside: Great Southern cuisine, Augusta Canal getting drained, and $335k for gang prevention.
December 2025
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