Good morning, Augusta.

Country music star Kane Brown will serve as a celebrity judge at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Augusta’s Youth of the Year Gala on Nov.

5 at Bell Auditorium. He will help select the winner of a $20,000 scholarship.

A fire forced an evacuation at Walton Rehabilitation Hospital in the Medical District Saturday afternoon and Augusta firefighters responded to secure the building.

Local stores are celebrating National Women's Small Business Month this month by featuring special promotions that highlight women-led entrepreneurship in the community.

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The Italian American Club of the CSRA hosted its 42nd annual Pasta Festival, drawing about 200 guests for lunch before 3:30 p.m. and expecting 500 dinner attendees as workers & families join the festive atmosphere.

Charleston improv veteran Greg Tavares will lead an improvisation workshop at Le Chat Noir on Oct.

15 and perform his signature show Likely Story at 8 p.m. on Oct. 16 with local Augusta performers taking the stage — a night of long-form improv in three acts.

Hurricane Isaias made landfall last night and is now a post-tropical cyclone that brought heavy rain and potential flooding to the region — local transit is suspended and several markets remain closed as a state of emergency continues.

Georgia residents will set clocks back on Sunday, Nov.

1 at 2 a.m. and gain an extra hour of sleep as they follow standard time (Congress is reviewing a bill to keep daylight saving time year-round, which could shift evening light).

Augusta Mall hosted Pinkapalooza on Oct.

3 to honor breast cancer survivors and raise awareness during October; local advocates and supporters shared their strength + encouraged early detection.

An analysis of Zumper data found that Augusta apartment listing prices increased to $1,350 this August, up 8% from last August's median of $1,248 & slightly above last month's $1,320 price, indicating a steady rise in local rental costs.

On Friday night, the Academy of Richmond County Musketeers turned the tide and defeated the Statesboro Blue Devils 41-14 at Frank Inman Field — a strong comeback after a tough loss last week.

Westside football defeated Cross Creek 62-2 on Oct.

9 in a region road game, with the team building a big lead by halftime to secure the win.