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A grand old lady of the Augusta entertainment community was farewelled during a ceremony Tuesday morning. A groundbreaking ceremony signaling the start of construction of the new James Brown Arena (JBA) was held near the box office of the existing arena. The original building first opened in 1979 as the Augusta Civic Center. Augusta Mayor Garnett Johnson said he remembered attending his first concert at the arena as a kid, Parliament Funkadelic. “This new arena represents the next generation for all these kids that are sitting here,” he said. “I

The company that hopes to bring air taxis to Augusta Regional Airport has announced the completion of a vital step in the authorization necessary to build the aircraft. (Photo above courtesy of SkyDrive) SkyDrive, a Tokyo-based Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company, has submitted the type certificate (TC) application of its three-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) “SKYDRIVE” to the Federal Aviation Commission (FAA) through Japan’s Civil Aviation Administration. A TC signifies the airworthiness of the design of the aircraft to be manufactured. The application was accepted in late April.