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Augusta residents have the opportunity tonight, Oct. 5, at 6 P.M. to learn about priorities and ask questions about the proposed 2027 budget. The city is sponsoring its second public engagement session. There was an in-person session last week. Tonight’s is a virtual session via Zoom livestream. Members of the Augusta Commission Finance Commission were briefed on the proposed budget plan. Administrator Tameka Allen said the $1.2 billion budget is balanced and works to build a solid foundation for the future. “Last year we started laying the framework for a

Leaders in business, government, and education gathered for a report on economic development in a four-county region in the CSRA.  Organized by Western SC Economic Development Partnership, the annual meeting is the organization’s opportunity to report and listen. Western SC advocates for Aiken, Edgefield, McCormick and Saluda counties. Will Williams, president and CEO of Western SC, told ABD that, on the whole, the region is doing well. “Our county leadership has invested in making sure we’re trying to get our sites better and better and more prepared,” he said. “But