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3 Richmond County schools labeled Alert Schools
Thu, 17 May 2012 11:55:21 -0700
The Georgia Department of Education named three Richmond County schools as Alert Schools Thursday, a label under the new College and Career Ready Performance Index that identifies campuses performing below the state average in graduation rate, subgroup achievement or in a tested subject.
GBI investigates May 5 shooting by Richmond County narcotics officer
Wed, 16 May 2012 12:23:49 -0700
The GBI is putting together a case file to present to the district attorney in the May 5 Richmond County officer-involved shooting.
Smart Lunch, Smart Kid summer meal program kicks off Monday in Richmond County
Thu, 17 May 2012 13:12:26 -0700
Smart Lunch, Smart Kid, an initiative of Action Ministries Augusta, launches Monday in Richmond County and on May 29 in Columbia County. Volunteers will make and deliver sandwiches to 800 children a day, five days a week, for 10 weeks.
Graduation rates improving with programs in Richmond Co. schools
Wed, 16 May 2012 16:15:48 -0700
Thousands of Richmond County seniors will get their diplomas this month, and not everyone who started high school four years ago will make it to the graduation stage.
Richmond County expands jury pool
Mon, 07 May 2012 15:23:16 -0700
Richmond County residents will have a greater chance of being chosen for jury duty beginning July 1.
Examining Richmond County Consolidation
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:22:50 -0700
On Jan. 1, 1996, Chief Deputy Sid Hatfield says the Augusta Police Department and the Richmond County Sheriff's Office became one.
Grovetown woman killed in morning wreck
Fri, 18 May 2012 05:14:19 -0700
According to sheriff officials, a woman pulled her 2010 Honda Accord from a private drive off Mike Padgett Highway into the path of a 2005 Ford pickup traveling northbound near Marvin Griffin Road.
Teen Pregnancy Costs Richmond County Taxpayers $10.2 Million A Year
Tue, 08 May 2012 14:37:48 -0700
Teen Pregnancy Costs Richmond County Taxpayers $10.2 Million A Year
Expedited schedule set in Richmond County redistricting lawsuit
Wed, 09 May 2012 18:03:34 -0700
Parties impacted and seeking to intervene in a federal lawsuit over Augusta Commission and Richmond County school board district lines have until noon Tuesday to do so, according to an order from Judge J. Randal Hall, a U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Georgia.
Georgia Cities Week concludes in Richmond Hill
Wed, 02 May 2012 21:29:47 -0700
Georgia Cities Week events came to a close in Richmond Hill with an Employee Appreciation Luncheon on Wednesday at the Wetlands Center in J. F. Gregory Park.