Education

Each day, tens of thousands of students enter the doors of the Columbia County School District, each carrying something that belongs uniquely to them: promise. The promise to learn. The promise to grow. The promise to discover talents they may not yet recognize and opportunities they may not yet imagine. Our responsibility as a school district, and as a community, is to help unlock that promise. This year, the Columbia County School District has centered our work around our annual campaign: The Promise. But The Promise is about more than

This afternoon, a local convenience store chain is helping three area school districts to set up their students to succeed. The event is set to launch outside the Enterprise Mill Events & Catering facility in downtown Augusta. Parker’s Kitchen is bringing $60,000 to divide among superintendents from Richmond, Columbia, and Aiken counties. It’s part of their Fueling the Community Program in which Parker’s donates a portion of all gas sold the first Wednesday of each month at their CSRA locations. It’s the 50th Anniversary for Parker’s Kitchen, and since the