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Local law group accepting nominations to help struggling families

This year, many CSRA families have struggled to put food on the table, let alone buy Christmas presents. But a local law group wants to help. Through its annual Hawk Group Helps initiative, the Hawk Law Group will provide financial support for five families to cover various types of expenses, including gifts, groceries, and bills. Nominations will be accepted until Friday, Dec. 2, and selected families will receive their gifts between Dec. 17 and Dec. 21. “Many families struggle to make ends meet, and there just isn’t anything left for

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Josh Heath November 14, 2022 No Comments
Top Story

Businesses and community come out to support “Stay’s” legal fundraiser

Jonathan “O.D.” O’Donnell (pictured above) had a hand in preparing and serving many of the 95 BBQ and Brisket plates at Saturday’s fundraiser. Most days, Jonathan is working on his culinary degree but helps out Stay with various special events. By day, Kurt Mueller is a financial advisor with Apollon Wealth. He put his “hobby” to good use Friday night and most of Saturday. He donated his BBQ skills and smoker to support Renee Hajek, who’s in for a long, legal battle with Columbia County over the revocation of her

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Neil Gordon November 13, 2022 No Comments
Closings

Downtown restaurant to close permanently next week

In less than a week, downtown Augusta will lose one of its long-time restaurants. Eric Kinlaw, the owner of The Bee’s Knees located at 211 10th St., announced on Facebook that the restaurant, which was established in 2002, will close permanently after serving its guests on Sunday, Nov. 20. “To have observed and been a part of countless interpersonal connections that started here has been the greatest accomplishment for me,” the post said. “But now it’s time to say goodbye.” ABD spoke to The Bee’s Knees General Manager, John Porter

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Josh Heath November 13, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Mondays with Rick: Inflation creates a double whammy for nonprofits

  Dr. Rick Franza, Dean of the Hull College of Business, discusses a different, timely business topic each Monday in this column. This week, he talks about the impact of inflation on nonprofit organizations. The interview has been edited for clarity and impact. ABD: With inflation still at a 40-year high, many companies are facing increased costs that will probably be passed on to customers through higher prices. But what is the impact of inflation on nonprofits that rely on donations and grants? Rick: It’s a double whammy for them.

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Gary Kauffman November 13, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Lincolnton brewery owner serves craft beers, community

Kyle McCloud initially wanted to open his business in Columbia County. But when his request was denied, McCloud turned to Lincoln County, which helped him find a building and wrote a law that would allow his type of business to open there. McCloud owns Back Paddle Brewing, a nanobrewery located at 3472 Bethany Church Road in Lincolnton. Back Paddle is referred to as a nanobrewery because it only brews 31 gallons of beer, the equivalent of two kegs, at a time. It’s smaller than a microbrewery, but he said the

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Story and photos by Josh Heath November 13, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Company headed by former SRS employee hired to two contracts

A former Savannah River Site (SRS) employee has announced that his company has entered into contracts with Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS). Keith Willingham, who started his career at SRS 35 years ago, is now the Vice President and General Manager of Aecon-Wachs, a U.S.-based corporation providing single-source solutions for virtually every aspect of nuclear industry construction, refurbishment, maintenance, and decommissioning. Aecon-Wachs recently entered into two contracts with SRNS, valued at $100 million, to complete decommissioning-related work on the SRS Site. Aecon-Wachs will support the transition of the Building 226-F

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Gary Kauffman November 13, 2022 No Comments
Shawna Woodward

Free Access: Real Talk Real Estate: How to win in this market

One of Warren Buffet’s famous quotes goes like this: “I will tell you how to become rich. Close the doors. Be fearful when others are greedy. Be greedy when others are fearful.” I am going to give you hope in this market by applying that quote to the housing market correction we are currently seeing. For the past decade, we have seen properties in our area appreciate, and they exponentially appreciated starting in 2019. Ever since then, the question was not “Will there be a market correction?,” the question was

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Braydon Woodward, Re/Max Reinvented Evans November 10, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Faith Friday: CSRA Walk for Water provides God’s gift of life for millions in need

Tomorrow, hundreds of people from both sides of the river will support the effort to bring safe water to more than 2 billion people around the world who don’t have access to it. The 4th Annual CSRA Walk for Water starts at 9 a.m. tomorrow and brings teams and individuals from churches, schools and businesses together to combat the global water crisis. They’ll raise awareness and money while carrying buckets of water on a three-mile route from SRP Park in North Augusta. The distance is significant because that’s the average

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Mitzi Oxford November 10, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Military veterans celebrated at iconic Augusta company

On Tuesday, retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Mark Douglass spoke to the Club Car’s Veterans Employee Resource Group about his 40-plus year career in the military and his family tree of those who have served. As a bonus, Club Car veterans received a barbecue lunch and a variety 4-pack of Douglass’ Warriors Choice barbecue sauces to take home. They also entered a drawing for barbecue tools and utensils. The event was one of the quarterly events Club Car sponsors to treat the military veterans who work for the company. Club

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Story and Photos by Neil Gordon November 10, 2022 No Comments
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