Good morning, Augusta.

Today, over 100 SRNS employees volunteered on United Way’s Project Serve by completing 26 projects at sites like Salvation Army, Boys and Girls Club, and YMCA to support community after-school programs and summer camps + restore arts spaces.

Augusta lottery players won over $1.35 million in prizes recently.

A $1 million winner claimed their prize Friday at Richmond Hill Market (512 Richmond Hill Road West) and another won $297,933 from a ticket purchased at Raceway (3481 Wrightsboro Road).

The ARCPLS will host the next mini-concert in its Between the Shelves series featuring Art of Xpression on Thursday, Sept.

24 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Headquarters Library (823 Telfair St.), with seating for about 40 guests and online streaming; attendees under 14 must come with an adult.

National Truck Driver Appreciation Week honors 74,640 truck drivers who move food, medicine, and other essentials across Georgia.

At the Port of Savannah, drivers moved nearly 5.7 million containers last year and now make 14,000 to 16,000 moves each weekday.

Grovetown Elementary teacher Heather Cottingham, a Teacher of the Year finalist, helps struggling students build confidence by showing them they can overcome classroom challenges.

Georgia DOT and The Ray have partnered to establish nine roadside pollinator meadows to boost monarch butterfly habitats along state highways.

The partners will monitor plant growth and pollinator activity while using conservation mowing practices—an approach that aids slope stabilization.

Sen. Ossoff is working across party lines to support the Homegrown Fertilizer Act — a proposal to let the USDA offer grants and loans for domestic fertilizer production to lower input costs for Georgia farmers.

He aims to ease rising expenses amidst supply disruptions.

Augusta Utilities is conducting emergency repairs this afternoon on Broad Street at Crawford Avenue, reducing traffic to one lane+adding a detour.

Motorists should expect delays until Friday as crews complete the repairs.

In January, Augusta’s homeless task force recorded 375 individuals in Richmond County, down from 1,098 counted in 2025 (the survey covered shelters, unsheltered, and transitional housing).

Officials used the numbers to guide local support services.

Augusta Recreation and Parks will hold an informal meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.

23, at the Bernie Ward Community Center (1941 Lumpkin Road) to share updates on the near-complete Fleming Park Improvement Project design and next steps.

Augusta Transit workers approved a new three-year labor agreement with MV Transportation that grants raises and improved benefits.

The contract, agreed upon by Transport Workers Union Local 527, will guide service terms until 2029.

During Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Piedmont physicians advise men to discuss screening with their doctors to catch cancer early and improve treatment outcomes.

They suggest starting conversations around age 50 (or sooner for those with higher risk) to tailor preventive care.

Golfers at the Patch face schedule changes as course improvements start Monday with new cart paths + additional tree plantings planned until Oct.

12. The course stays open, and players will receive updated hole routings at check-in.