https://augustalocaltoday.com/Local news for Augusta, Georgia: city hall, schools, police and fire, real estate, high school sports and things to do across Richmond County.en-GBMon, 26 Oct 2026 11:48:14 +0000https://augustalocaltoday.com/richmond-county-early-voting-turnout/https://augustalocaltoday.com/richmond-county-early-voting-turnout/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000News23,553 people voted early in person in Richmond County through Saturday, and 1,573 mail ballots are back. Where and when to vote before Friday's cutoff.https://augustalocaltoday.com/augusta-fire-department-grant-firefighter-health/https://augustalocaltoday.com/augusta-fire-department-grant-firefighter-health/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsA $305,405 federal grant will pay for cancer screenings and yearly mental health check-ins for Augusta firefighters. What the money covers and how it splits.https://augustalocaltoday.com/augusta-short-term-rental-rules-zoning-draft/https://augustalocaltoday.com/augusta-short-term-rental-rules-zoning-draft/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsAugusta's draft zoning code allows short-term rentals only downtown, on farmland and in 2 mixed-use districts, with a permit. What it means for Masters week renters.https://augustalocaltoday.com/bridge-builder-tiny-home-village-augusta/https://augustalocaltoday.com/bridge-builder-tiny-home-village-augusta/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsBridge Builder Communities opened its tiny home village on Merry Street on Oct. 14. Former foster youth ages 18 to 24 can apply. Here is who qualifies and what a home includes.https://augustalocaltoday.com/clearwater-vendor-fair-beech-island/https://augustalocaltoday.com/clearwater-vendor-fair-beech-island/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnHeights Church in Beech Island hosts the 10th Annual Clearwater Vendor Fair on Saturday, Nov. 7, with more than 50 local vendors, a free kids zone, live music and a barbecue lunch.https://augustalocaltoday.com/augusta-nixon-technology-center-data-center/https://augustalocaltoday.com/augusta-nixon-technology-center-data-center/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsA developer wants to build a 3.34 million-square-foot data center campus on 388 acres off Mike Padgett Highway. The site needs a rezoning first. Here is what was filed.https://augustalocaltoday.com/things-to-do-this-weekend/https://augustalocaltoday.com/things-to-do-this-weekend/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnThe Georgia-Carolina State Fair opens Friday, the free GICH Fall Festival is Saturday at Carrie J. Mays Park, and Karlous Miller brings comedy to the Miller.https://augustalocaltoday.com/gich-fall-festival-augusta/https://augustalocaltoday.com/gich-fall-festival-augusta/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnAugusta's GICH Fall Festival brings free food, bounce houses, a clothing giveaway and housing help to Carrie J. Mays Park, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17.https://augustalocaltoday.com/isaias-augusta-rainfall-totals/https://augustalocaltoday.com/isaias-augusta-rainfall-totals/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsIsaias left 2 to almost 5 inches of rain across Augusta, with 4.84 inches at Fort Gordon. An EF1 tornado hit near Waynesboro. The gauge totals are here.https://augustalocaltoday.com/augusta-forensic-restoration-facility/https://augustalocaltoday.com/augusta-forensic-restoration-facility/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsGeorgia broke ground on a 40-bed, $20.7 million center in Augusta for people found incompetent to stand trial. Across the state, 834 people are on the waitlist.https://augustalocaltoday.com/augusta-ballot-november-3-2026/https://augustalocaltoday.com/augusta-ballot-november-3-2026/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsFive Richmond County school board seats are on Augusta's Nov. 3 ballot, one twice. Every candidate, the 3 amendments and the races set by your address.https://augustalocaltoday.com/augusta-2027-proposed-budget/https://augustalocaltoday.com/augusta-2027-proposed-budget/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsAugusta's $1.26 billion 2027 budget plan raises water and sewer rates 6.5% and trades a 2-mill tax increase for the new FLOST. The commission votes Nov. 17.https://augustalocaltoday.com/georgia-carolina-state-fair/https://augustalocaltoday.com/georgia-carolina-state-fair/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnThe Georgia-Carolina State Fair 2026 ends Sunday, Oct. 25, in Augusta, opening at noon. Kids 12 and under free; $10 admission, $30 rides; parking and rules.https://augustalocaltoday.com/nutcracker/https://augustalocaltoday.com/nutcracker/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnColton Ballet's 55th Nutcracker plays the Imperial Theatre Nov. 27-29, six shows; a touring Nutcracker is at the Miller Nov. 20. Times, tickets, parking.https://augustalocaltoday.com/veterans-day/https://augustalocaltoday.com/veterans-day/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnAugusta's Veterans Day parade has stepped off at 10 a.m. Nov. 11 downtown; 2026 details are not out yet. Schools close Wednesday, Nov. 11; trash runs as normal.https://augustalocaltoday.com/arts-and-exhibitions-this-month/https://augustalocaltoday.com/arts-and-exhibitions-this-month/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnArts in Augusta: the Philip Mullen retrospective at the Morris, SEEDS at Westobou from Nov. 6, the Augusta Symphony Nov. 6 and 12 and two Nutcrackers.https://augustalocaltoday.com/greyhound-augusta-transit-center-broad-street/https://augustalocaltoday.com/greyhound-augusta-transit-center-broad-street/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsGreyhound buses now board at the Augusta Transit Center, 1546 Broad St., under a five-year lease. Where to buy tickets, what runs to Atlanta and how to connect.https://augustalocaltoday.com/richmond-county-unemployment-august-2026/https://augustalocaltoday.com/richmond-county-unemployment-august-2026/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsRichmond County's jobless rate was 4.6% in August, down from 4.9% a year earlier, with about 2,000 more people working. How Augusta compares with Columbia County.https://augustalocaltoday.com/augusta-zoning-rewrite-draft-planning-commission/https://augustalocaltoday.com/augusta-zoning-rewrite-draft-planning-commission/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsAugusta's first full zoning rewrite since 1963: new districts, backyard cottages and short-term rental limits. The survey closes Nov. 1; the Augusta Commission votes last.