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December 26, 2025
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23 articles · Augusta, GA · Updated 2026
📊 The Debate Over Augusta Data Centers
Also inside: Great Southern cuisine, Augusta Canal getting drained, and $335k for gang prevention.
January 16, 2026
❄️ 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.
January 23, 2026
🏠 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.
January 30, 2026
🏗️ $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.
February 6, 2026
💰 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.
February 13, 2026
🛒 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.
February 20, 2026
🍕 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.
February 27, 2026
💵 How Augusta mispent $8M in housing money
Also inside: the new Augusta Dinner Club, Sushi downtown, and construction on Broad Street.
March 6, 2026
💰 The $6.8 million Augusta lost (or worse)
Inside: legendary Caribbean food, tiny homes opening, and why tax on gas is gone.
March 20, 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.
March 27, 2026
⛳ An Augustan's guide to the 90th Masters
Inside: American food downtown, construction on Broad Street, and strawberry picking.
April 10, 2026
🟢 What to know about Tiger Wood's new Golf Course
Insite: update on the Patch, a downtown Japanese bar, and water parks.
April 17, 2026
🥃 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.
May 1, 2026
🗳️ Augusta runoff set, sales taxes approved
Inside: Operation Red Recoil, Medicaid fraud charges, Abel Brown, fresh real estate, and weekend events.
May 22, 2026
🏗️ 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.
June 6, 2026
🗳️ 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.
June 12, 2026
🗳️ 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.
June 19, 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.
June 26, 2026
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.
July 3, 2026
8 Richmond County school officers face revocation
Inside: PACELINE’s $366K for cancer studies, a $100K trail grant, The Highlander, and Storm Branch bridge delays.
July 17, 2026
🏗️ Google project puts tax relief on November ballot
Inside: Rally Augusta's $1M push, 761 Wellstar job cuts, Barton Chapel closure, and GreenJackets fireworks.
July 31, 2026
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July 30, 2026
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