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🚔 The Gist: In a coordinated law enforcement effort, the FBI and local sheriff's offices have captured Johnifer Dernard Barnwell, an inmate who escaped from Bibb County Jail last month. His arrest in Augusta, led to the discovery of a significant quantity of drugs.

Crime

Third Escaped Bibb County Inmate Captured in Augusta

by Thom ChandlerNovember 12, 2023

The Gist: The Richmond County School System will present their 6th annual Battle of the Bands competition on November 5 at Butler Comprehensive High School stadium. The event begins at 3 p.m.

When Is the Richmond County Schools Battle of the Bands for 2023?

by Kelly PostOctober 30, 2023

Three Women Lying On Bed

Georgia By The Numbers

Is Augusta one of the worst cities for women in the United States?

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 26, 2023September 26, 2023

Late Saturday night, Thomson residents faced a violent tragedy when a man was found dead and a woman injured in a shooting. Steveance Tate, 32, was pronounced dead at the scene, while the unnamed woman was later released from an Augusta hospital after treatment.

Crime

Thomson Community in Shock as Fatal Shooting Unfolds Late Saturday Night

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 10, 2023September 10, 2023

A mild 2.0 earthquake rumbled through Northeast Georgia on Sunday afternoon, barely enough to rattle the china but enough to serve as a reminder of the state's turbulent geological past.

The Georgia Chronicles

What was the worst earthquake to strike Georgia?

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 4, 2023September 4, 2023

Republican Presidential Candidate Donald J Trump

Crime

Georgia legal expert weighs in on Trump indictment

by Thom ChandlerAugust 23, 2023August 23, 2023

AUGUSTA -- A student was shot at TW Josey High School on Wednesday, intensifying fears and concerns about the surge in youth violence plaguing Richmond County.

Student injured in school shooting at Georgia high school

by Thom ChandlerAugust 16, 2023August 16, 2023