Good morning, Augusta.

In Augusta, friends and colleagues gathered on Aug.

16 to honor former museum leader Nancy Glaser with a memorial service that celebrated her career and love for local history. The event marked her lasting impact on the museum and community.

Circle K has asked Columbia County for a variance to operate a 24-hour store and gas station at Patriots Square in Evans at 2207 William Few Pkwy.

The fuel station is part of a 20-acre development with a planned grocery store, and the request will be reviewed on Sept. 3.

Former Augusta College art professor Janice Williams Whiting will present an artist talk at noon on Aug.

22 at CANDL Fine Art (1128 Broad St) where her 'Layers of Change' exhibition will be on display through Sept. 12. Her work explores how society views women.

On Aug. 15, nearly 1,400 visitors and 61 vendors gathered at the Riverview Park Activities Center in North Augusta to buy, sell + trade collectible cards from sports, entertainment and gaming.

The festival offered a lively venue for regional enthusiasts.

Engineer + preservationist Tom Robertson, who spent decades shaping and preserving the area, will join the Academy of Richmond County Hall of Fame as a 2026 inductee.

Donna Chong, a first-year student at MCG, received a new stethoscope with a handwritten note from her sister during orientation today (a gift mainly funded by alumni donations) that reminds her of the legacy of care she will join as she starts her medical training.

Drivers should prepare for intermittent lane closures on Horizon South Parkway, Washington Road and Harlem Grovetown Road this week as Columbia County completes scheduled road improvements.

Detour details are expected to be released soon.

Health inspectors reviewed restaurants from Aug.

7-14 and rated Fat Man's Mill Cafe 80 and La Michoacana Creamery 78, noting issues with food temperature control, cleaning practices, and employee hygiene at their Augusta locations.

Stevens Park Health and Rehabilitation in Augusta earned a national quality award +the AHCA/NCAL Silver Award+ for its ongoing efforts to improve resident care.

The GreenJackets split their doubleheader against the RiverDogs on Saturday.

The team lost game one after an early scoring burst and secured a shutout win in game two thanks to Luis Arestigueta’s six scoreless innings and key offensive hits.