Columbia County News

The Richmond County School System is looking into pulling the tax exemption from seniors to try to make up for millions of dollars in budget cuts.

We have a couple of upcoming temporary road closures to tell you about in Columbia County.

Wednesday's grand opening of Publix in Evans is the latest in a recent boom of grocery store openings in Columbia County.

Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 2:17 p.m. More than 57,000 property tax bills will be sent Friday to Columbia County property owners.

Investigators say they've stopped a six year drug ring. Drug agents say it's an operation that spanned Columbia and McDuffie counties.

Property tax bills are a little later than usual in Columbia County. Font Size: News 12 at 6 o'clock, November 4, 2009 COLUMBIA CTY., Ga.---They may be a few months later than usual, but the 44,000 Columbia County property tax bills are signed, sealed and almost delivered.

Every 40 minutes someone in the U.S. is killed by a drunk driver, and the numbers show the majority of those drivers have driven drunk before.

Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 1:36 p.m. Two Columbia County commissioners announced their intent today to run for re-election. Commission Chairman Ron Cross and Commissioner Scott Dean shared the spotlight this morning during a campaign announcement at the Evans Government Center.

A sex offender could be living near your child, legally. There are 58 registered sex offenders in Columbia County.

The medical community is grateful for the attention The Augusta Chronicle has given to breast cancer awareness.

Old Evans Road will be closed to all through traffic at the railroad crossing starting this weekend.

Columbia County, in cooperation with Lakeside High School, wishes to inform the driving public of a temporary road closure for all traffic on the northern end of Blue Ridge Drive .

AUGUSTA, Ga.- Columbia County deputies are on the scene of a bank robbery on South Belair Road.

If you are looking for clinics, Columbia County now has doses of the Seasonal Influenza Vaccine, Live Attenuated Nasal spray.

This could have been a nail-biter week for Columbia County taxpayers. On Monday, Grovetown and Harlem city councils met to set their tax rates for next year.

Columbia County traffic engineering is reporting a temporary road closure at Hightower Drive between Roberts Road and Haley Road from 7 a.m. today through 6 p.m. Friday.

According to Capt. Steve Morris, the Columbia County Sheriff's Office is asking for help from the public to identify a shoplifting suspect.

Columbia County commissioners on Tuesday banned a Miami-based contractor from bidding on any county construction projects.

The Columbia County Sheriff's Office is cracking down on drugs. Deputies arrested eight people after a two-month investigation.

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