Hephzibah News

Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 6:38 a.m. Two separate home invasions were thwarted by alert women on Thursday morning, one in Hephzibah, the other in North Augusta.

Upset parents will have until Monday to find a new pre-school for their kids. Faith Kindercare Pre-K in Hephzibah is shutting down.

The following are highlights of incidents that were handled by officers of the Baxley Police Department.

District Attorney Ashley Wright will seek the death sentence for a suspect in the killing of a Hephzibah woman and the wounding of her husband during an August robbery.

Stoddard, McDowell to fill posts in Grovetown Few Grovetown voters turned out Tuesday to elect an incumbent and a newcomer to fill two city council seats on the municipal election ballot.

Monday, Nov. 2, 2009 9:58 a.m. Authorities are investigating several weekend break-ins at a Hephzibah shopping center at 2763 Tobacco Road.

It's awfully easy to scare up a good time on Halloween. Whether your costumed party of choice is bar- hopping or something more family-friendly, the spookiest of seasons offers a little something for everyone.

Antonia "Toni" Renee Lowe was sentenced to life in prison this afternoon after being convicted of murder by a jury in McDuffie County Superior Court.

A Hephzibah man is in jail after burglarizing a gas station and sending police on a long foot chase.

Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009 9:56 p.m. A 17-year-old Hephzibah teenager was shot this morning on the 2500 block of Drumcliff Court.

Authorities have arrested a man who is accused of running over an Emanuel County, Ga., sheriff's deputy with his truck Wednesday.

Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first. -- Ernestine Ulmer I like to save money. I saw Halloween candy was on sale at the grocery.

Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009 6:45 p.m. An unidentified man fired shots at a 16-year-old after a fight on the 2500 block of Drumcliff Circle in Hephzibah.

Sentenced by Judge Michael N. Annis Eddrick Lamont Smiley , 37, of the 2800 block of Lumpkin Road, a misdemeanor count of simple battery, Sept.

Friday, Oct. 16, 2009 10:02 a.m. Richmond County Investigators arrested a 15-year-old after he alledgedly robbed another teen outside his home Thursday night.

A Hephzibah woman is expected to stand trial soon on murder charges in McDuffie County Superior Court stemming from the 2006 vehicular homicide of a woman who was raised in Thomson.

Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of Washington Road and Telephone Street on the outskirts of Thomson on Sunday afternoon.

Friday, Oct. 9, 2009 8:27 a.m. An Augusta man was stabbed near his stomach after he tried to break up a fight between a knife-wielding shopkeeper and a 15-year-old at a Hephzibah store Thursday night.

Richmond County investigators tell News 12 an attempted robbery that turned physical has left one of the suspects in the hospital this morning.

Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009 2:44 p.m. Video from two of the three robberies. Investigators have identified a man they say broke into three local convenience stores Monday to steal cigarettes.