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Behind the Billions: How Columbia County’s Data Center Tax Deal Works
A closer look at Columbia County’s data-center incentives and the assumptions behind a 35-year revenue forecast.
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Selected Garden City Gossip stories from the archive.
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DA Closes the Book on Savannah Meeting Allegations
Open-records reporting examines why the district attorney declined action over a school-board contract dispute.
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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 voters also returned Superior Court Judge Ashley Wright and sent Commission District 8 to a runoff.
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Augusta’s May Election Is About More Than the Mayor’s Office
by Charles Rollins, Publisher Augusta’s May 19 nonpartisan election is broader and more consequential than a simple mayoral rematch. Alongside the four-way mayor’s race, voters will decide a key Superior Court contest and several challenged commission seats that could reshape local power.…
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Johnson, Kendrick Head to Runoff as Wright Wins Contested Superior Court Race
by Charles Rollins, Publisher Mayor Garnett Johnson led Tuesday’s four-candidate field but fell short of a majority, sending him to a June 16 runoff against Steven Kendrick. Augusta voters also decided several commission races and returned Superior Court Judge Ashley Wright to the bench. By…
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LOCKDOWNS, FIGHTS & A SCHOOL IN LIMBO: What’s Really Happening at Josey High?
Investigative Reports Augusta, GA – T.W. Josey High School isn’t trapped in one bad moment. It’s caught in a cycle. In 2022, a student was shot inside the cafeteria during lunch. The campus went into lockdown. Parents were directed to the football stadium to reunite with their children. The…
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Why Garden City Gossip Exists
Why Garden City Gossip Exists Garden City Gossip was created because local power deserves local scrutiny—and too often, that scrutiny no longer exists. Over the past decade, the internet has filled up with more information than any person could reasonably process, yet meaningful understanding…
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Locked in a Room Talking “Grass”? Augusta Commissioners Blaze Through Public Time, Then Go Up in SmokeCommission Hearing Draft
From the Garden City Gossip archive.
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WHEN THE SH*T HIT THE FAN — TRUMP’S WASHINGTON SHOWED ITS CRACKS
The sewage stopped flowing into the Potomac. The pumps kicked in. The pipe got patched. End of crisis? Hardly. For a few gloriously gross days, raw sewage exploded into the river — and Washington followed suit. A busted pipe, ancient infrastructure, zero grace under pressure. Officials…