Good morning, Augusta.

At Savannah Rapids Park on Oct.

3, a fall festival's rubber duck race raised $205,254 for Family YMCA of Greater Augusta’s A Place to Dream program—now providing over 2,000 beds to local children since 2017. The event also featured games, food trucks and live music.

AUG's annual AU Brew-N-Que returns Friday, Oct.

16 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the D. Douglas Barnard, Jr. Amphitheatre on Summerville Campus, with catered food by Sconyers Bar-B-Que, live music, a kids’ zone (inflatables, face painting), and fireworks to support scholarships (tickets $25 advance).

This weekend, Augusta offers live music, food trucks, and a corn maze.

Enjoy a Moonlight Music Cruise at the Canal Discovery Center and a funk concert on Friday, Food Truck Friday at Evans Towne Center Park, a 5-acre maze at Steed’s Dairy Farm, and bluegrass on Sunday at Miller Theater.

Stage Frights returns to Le Chat Noir today through Saturday, Oct.

10 with seven spooky short plays featuring live sound effects — zombie, comedy, and more.

Ten candidates for the Richmond County Board of Education presented their education plans at a forum held at the HUB for Community Innovation in Augusta on Oct.

8 — they focused on teacher retention, literacy and leadership as over 70 local residents attended and asked questions.

A 53-foot mobile lab parked outside the Georgia Cyber Center offered hands-on AI and manufacturing training with robotic arms, drones, and 3-D printers to students and working adults.

The trailer will visit schools to broaden exposure to modern career paths.

Candidates for the Board of Education met at the HUB for Community Innovation on Wednesday, Oct.

7 to discuss AI, teacher retention, and vape use, giving voters a clear view of their plans for local education.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is monitoring rainfall, inflows + water levels at Savannah River reservoirs as drought keeps levels low, and it said water releases will depend on actual conditions with rain and gusty winds forecast for this weekend.

Augusta physician Pranam Kokilakumar (of Piedmont Physicians) urges residents to wash hands, cover coughs, and get vaccinated to fight seasonal colds, flu, and COVID-19.

She recommends a healthy diet, exercise, and virtual visits if symptoms occur.

The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities broke ground on a new 40-bed forensic restoration facility in Augusta — the $20.7 million project aims to enhance care for those needing behavioral health services.