Illustrated Augusta election results graphic showing the Augusta Municipal Building, voters, ballot boxes for mayor, District 8 Commission and courts, with mayor and District 8 marked for June 16 runoff and courts marked decided.

CSRA Elections

Johnson, Kendrick Head to Runoff as Wright Wins Contested Superior Court Rac

Mayor Garnett Johnson led Augusta’s four-candidate mayoral race but fell short of a majority, sending him to a June 16 runoff against Steven Kendrick. Augusta

05/20/2026

Editorial illustration of a shabby motel corridor with an insurance notice pinned to the front desk, motel key tags, scattered papers, courthouse shadows, and a no vacancy sign.

Crime

Atlanta’s $40M hotel-trafficking verdict should change Augusta’s motel strategy

Augusta needs a civil-accountability file strong enough to make repeat-risk properties, owners, operators and insurers answer harder questions.

05/15/2026

News

Toxic Blue-Green Algae Warning Issued at Lake Allatoona as Officials Urge Visitors to Stay Clear

Aiman Tariq – Regional News EditorBartow County, GA – Visitors to Lake Allatoona are being warned to avoid parts of the water near Red Top

05/13/2026

News

Georgia and IRS Extend Tax Deadlines for South Georgia Wildfire Victims

Aiman Tariq – Regional News EditorAtlanta, GA – Residents and businesses in three South Georgia counties affected by recent wildfires will get more time to

05/12/2026

Sepia political-cartoon engraving of Augusta voters walking past a broken racial district fortress toward a ballot box, with civic burdens labeled wages, housing, services and drainage.

CSRA Elections

Alito Broke the Voting Rights Act. Augusta Should Break the Racial Box.

The Supreme Court has turned Section 2 into a dead letter. Augusta should not respond by defending a 1996 racial-balance system that too often protected

05/10/2026

News

Georgia Bill Would Make It Harder for HOAs to Fine Owners Into Liens and Foreclosure

Aiman Tariq – Regional News EditorAtlanta, GA – A Georgia bill aimed at homeowners’ associations would make it harder for HOA boards to use fines

04/09/2026

News

Higher Gas Prices Are Cutting Into Delivery Pay in South Carolina — and Drivers Say the Math Is Getting Harder

Aiman Tariq – Regional News Editor Columbia, SC – Higher fuel costs are easy to describe in statewide averages. They are harder to absorb when

04/04/2026

picture of people at augusta no kings protest

CSRA Politics

👑 Augusta No Kings Rally Packs 8th Street Plaza

Hundreds show up at the Riverwalk to say what’s on their minds by Karin Parham Augusta, GA – Hundreds turned out at Augusta’s 8th Street

03/28/2026

News

Columbia County School Board Reviews Staffing Proposal and Capital Projects at March 24 Meeting

Board approves administrative appointments, reviews paraprofessional staffing changes, and hears updates on student achievements and district initiatives by Karin Parham Evans, GA – The Columbia

03/25/2026

News

Parents Tried to Avoid Vaccines — Now a South Carolina Community Faces the Consequences

Aiman Tariq – Regional News Editor Spartanburg County, SC – For decades, measles was considered largely eliminated in the United States. That success depended on

03/11/2026