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Creative arts are music to the CSRA economy

The Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) show that the arts are having an economic impact at the state and national levels. The latest report from GCA shows that 200,000 jobs with an economic impact of $48 billion are directly connected to the creative industries in the Peach State. That presence is also a selling tool to attract new businesses to Georgia. “Georgia communities are successfully using the arts as a part of their local economic development efforts. Georgia’s creative economy not

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Dana Lynn McIntyre October 23, 2023 No Comments
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SnoCap named best burgers and fries in the state

Burgers and fries are a pairing that can be found in nearly every restaurant you visit, from old-school diners and holes-in-the-wall to fine dining establishments serving elevated twists on the classic combo. With so many great burger joints to choose from, how do you know where to start? According to the list from Lovefood, the best burger and fries meal in South Carolina can be found at the Sno-Cap Drive-In. This popular eatery was also named the best drive-in restaurant in the state. Sno-Cap Drive-In is located at 618 West Avenue in North Augusta. Using reviews, awards

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Mitzi Oxford October 23, 2023 No Comments
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Inaugural Augusta Duck Dash happening this Saturday

The Augusta Duck Dash will fill the Augusta Canal with hundreds of rubber ducks this Saturday, Oct. 21, as the local community raises money for the Family Y’s ‘A Place to Dream’ program. The event will be held at Savannah Rapids Park, near the Mill House and be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The duck dash is expected to begin at noon. Money raised from the event will protect local infants from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) by ensuring children have safe cribs to sleep in at night. According

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Rakiyah Lenon October 19, 2023 No Comments
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Financing for the Columbia County hospital takes a major step forward

Members of the Columbia County Hospital Authority have approved the funding mechanism for the 100-bed hospital planned for the Grovetown area. Earlier this year, the Columbia County Commission and the authority finalized a contract to issue up to $375 million in bonds to pay for construction. On Oct.19, authority members unanimously approved a supplemental resolution for the bonds. “So, the supplemental resolution you’ve got in front of you, it’s easy to look at the red line, the final amounts for the series A bonds, I keep saying bonds, but they

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Dana Lynn McIntyre October 19, 2023 No Comments
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Review: ‘Caine Mutiny Court-Martial’ Shows How Not to Make an Old Story New

It’s never proper to speak ill of the dead, especially when in regard to the work of two great artists’ swan song, but director, William Friedkin’s attempt to bring new life to Herman Wouk’s 1953 play The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial was an improper act of its own. In one of 2023’s more bittersweet releases, the late Oscar-winning French Connection director helms a cast that includes the late Lance Reddick in a new adaptation of the iconic American story, written by the recently deceased Wouk. Indeed, the dead honoring the dead

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Dylan James October 18, 2023 No Comments
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Four students at Augusta Tech receive scholarships from Aurubis

One of Richmond County’s newest corporate citizens has presented scholarships to four students at Augusta Technical College (ATC). The financial aid from Aurubis Richmond, LLC came through its Women4Metals program. The goal of the program is to attract more women to the metal industry while filling more expert and leadership positions with women. Aurubis started the program in 2019 and in 2022 invited other companies and organizations in the metals industry to participate. “The whole idea was to bring more awareness to the industry, because the metal industry is now

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Photos and article by Dana Lynn McIntyre October 18, 2023 No Comments
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Award-winning baker branches out with grand opening for new restaurant

If you’ve ever had a sweet tooth, you’ve probably visited Bottom Line Bakery at 4534 Washington Road in the past couple of years. Surely, the display of cakes and the aroma of freshly baked bread and cinnamon rolls drew you into the establishment started by Kelsey Lucius. You might also have caught her on Season 7 of Chopped Sweets, where she turned four somewhat questionable baskets of ingredients into Million Dollar Desserts which captured the $10,000 winning prize. That was in March 2020. A few months later, Lucius opened her

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Mitzi Oxford October 17, 2023 No Comments
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Simon Says: Location restrictions are bad for business

Imagine you want to open a new business in a town. The main street of this town is ten miles long and the residents are equally distributed along the street. Where would you locate your business? It may seem that if you are the only business, it does not matter where you are physically located, but some places are better than others. Locating at one of the ends may mean that the travel costs end up being so high, that some residents will choose not to buy at all. Remember,

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe October 16, 2023 No Comments
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$4M Grant to expand critical CSRA healthcare services

The four-year grant totaling $4M was awarded to Serenity Behavioral Health Systems (SBHS) by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and allows Serenity to become a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic. The grant funding will help to expand critical behavioral health services through the addition of care coordination, medical screenings, and extended service hours, along with the addition of mobile behavioral healthcare in rural areas of Richmond, Columbia, and McDuffie counties for underserved individuals, youth, and military members. “Our mission is to deliver the highest quality care

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Staff Report October 16, 2023 No Comments
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Local caterer delivers food with LOL

She grew up in a big family who all had a passion for cooking. At the age of 13, she was helping her grandma cook for various community centers around Augusta. It’s not surprising that Tashia Bailey started a catering business. “Through the years, I also worked in nearly every school cafeteria in Richmond County,” she said. “I’ve also worked at most of the area fast food places and for a while, as the bakery manager at Walmart,” said Bailey. When the pandemic hit, restaurants had to juggle and find

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Mitzi Oxford October 12, 2023 No Comments
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