๐ 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
๐ซ 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.
๐๏ธ 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.
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โ๏ธ 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
๐ด What Augusta drivers need to know about Sundayโs 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.
๐ซ 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.
๐๏ธ What Augusta's first zoning rewrite since 1963 could change
Inside: Augustaโs tax digest tops $10 billion, chicken and waffles on Flowing Wells, plus your next great read.
๐๏ธ Augusta's $250M arena places its final steel beam
Inside: Augustaโs 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.
๐ฐ Google deal puts $40M a year toward tax relief
Inside: Airport parking changes, an Aiken health merger, plus crawfish eฬtouffeฬe and your next great read.
August 2026
๐ฆ 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.
๐ฝ๏ธ Aiken doubles prepared-food tax to 2%
Inside: ๐ฝ๏ธ 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
๐๏ธ 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: PACELINEโs $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.
๐ณ๏ธ 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.
๐ณ๏ธ 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.
๐๏ธ 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
๐ณ๏ธ Augusta runoff set, sales taxes approved
Inside: Operation Red Recoil, Medicaid fraud charges, Abel Brown, fresh real estate, and weekend events.
๐ฅ 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
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