Columbia County officials looked at a measure voters approved in Nov. that would implement a statewide optional homestead ...

More than 60% of voters in November said yes to the homestead exemption question on the ballot, but local governments have one chance to opt out of this new law.

The Laken Riley Act passed the House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon, making it the first piece of federal legislation approved by the 119th Congress after the House agreed to its rules for ...

The House of Representatives has passed a bill named after Lanken Riley, killed in early 2024. Here's why her story is at the center of the legislation.

By Friday a winter storm will start to impact the Southeast. Locations from Macon to Augusta to Columbia and points north will see the greatest chance of wintry precipitation including freezing rain, ...

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New videos are giving a look at the blaze behind a North Myrtle Beach Walmart that left one person hurt. North Myrtle Beach ...

Republicans are stepping on the gas and renewing bills Democrats ignored in the last Congress, the first of which being the ...

A veteran prosecutor who gained national attention for her handling of two high-profile Georgia cases has been hired by the Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office after she was canned by ...

Gonzalez let The Augusta Chronicle try three dishes: shrimp pad Thai, Basil sauce Rad-Nah, and a red curry chicken dish. Pad ...

Supporters of the dam's repair have maintained that the structure is crucial for keeping the river's depth at 114.5 feet ...

Augusta Mayor Garnett Johnson was named one of Georgia Trend’s 2025 100 Most Influential Georgians.