Closings

T’s Seafood Restaurant which suffered a devastating fire in September of 2020 will not be re-opening at their longtime location on Highway 56 in South Augusta. ABD has learned that Garrett Fulcher met with Richmond County Commissioners, the Augusta Economic Development Authority and other government entities. He originally agreed to accept a grant in the neighborhood of $250,000, and apparently had a change of heart. According to WGAC talk show host Austin Rhodes, Fulcher called him to let him know that it would not be possible financially to get everything

After many years of working 12-hour days running a busy family auto repair shop, Chuck Smith knew it was time for a change. Smith owned Smitty’s Auto Service – located at 1428 Gordon Highway, for 25 years, but he worked at the shop for more than 50 years until it closed on Friday, Sept. 3. “It was the only job I ever had,” says Smith, whose grandfather started the business in 1936 near the intersection of Milledgeville and Olive Roads. In high school, he was responsible for opening and closing

A 75-year-old Augusta auto repair shop has closed. Smitty’s Auto Service – located at 1428 Gordon Highway, was founded in 1936 by J.W. Smith Sr. According to the business’s website, the shop operated in its current location since 1967. Smith’s grandson, J.W. (Chuck) Smith III, ran the shop for many years until it closed, and his wife and son worked with him. ABD has learned the fourth-generation family business closed because of Smith’s health problems and inability to find dependable help. At this point, it’s uncertain whether he will reopen

Aqua Salon and Spa leased the far right end cap unit of this Davis Road plaza from 2020 until May 2021. (photo by Melissa Gordon) The owner of Aqua Salon and Spa at 138 Davis Road, Suite H took a personal leave of absence in April and left her business in the hands of her employees. She hoped to return to an improving business. Instead, Aqua is now closed permanently in the newly re-done shopping center between Washington Road and Pleasant Home Road. It is not clear whether employees made