Here's your local news at a glance for Monday, the 21st of September.
Good morning, Augusta.
CSRA residents gathered in Grovetown Saturday for Auto Fest where Ferraris and Lamborghinis were shown, kids played games, and food trucks served local treats while some proceeds supported Mosh Pits Eats as its owner recovered (after quadruple bypass surgery).
Students, staff and community members cleaned up T.W.
Josey High School on Saturday, Sept. 20 during Campus Cleanup Day. They removed litter from the Eagles’ football field and other areas, earning community service hours and showing school spirit.
Augusta University alumna Madeline Burgin will screen her short film 'Giving Séance' at the Atlanta Women’s Film Festival on Sept.
27 — the film turns her personal grief into creative expression.
Arts in the Heart of Augusta runs today at the Augusta Exchange Club fairgrounds from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The festival moved from downtown for more space and though a thunderstorm on Saturday cut some shows, no rain is forecast today.
Today, a new veterans cemetery in Augusta has received over $13.6M in federal funding to begin development on a 200-acre site at 3780 Byrd Road (beside the Gracewood campus of East Central Georgia Regional Hospital).
The first phase will include space for 4,100 burials on 50 acres.
Drivers along Fury’s Ferry Road face overnight delays this week as the roadway widening project continues — lane closures are planned, and motorists are advised to use alternate routes.
Georgia residents will turn their clocks back on Nov.
1 when daylight saving time ends as their clocks move from 2 a.m. to 1 a.m.- giving them an extra hour of sleep. Meanwhile, pending federal legislation may eventually make daylight saving time permanent.
Today, inspectors noted that A Town Wings on Mike Padgett Highway raised its score from 49+35, reaching 84, but live ants were still seen under a prep table and further monitoring is advised.
Augusta women placed sixth at the Lady Paladin tournament; Sara Adams led the team with a 4-under-par 68 + they will compete from Oct.
4-7 at The Ally hosted by Mississippi St.
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