North Augusta Today

High morale among officers, realization of initiatives and expansion of North Augusta's Department of Public Safety in the next couple of years isn't a bad first year, said Chief John Thomas.

Savannah River Site's primary contractor has scheduled two additional "Lunch and Learn" seminars to offer business owners guidance on how to compete for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act contracts.

A small group of senior residents at Vincent Village in North Augusta has grown to enjoy weekly visits from neighbors at Hammond Grove Word Power Ministry.

When the day gets to be too much, SRP Federal Credit Union employees at the new campus on Edgefield Road can kick back in the quiet room.

Alpacas will fill The Hippodrome grounds this weekend in the first local show of its kind, the Palmetto Alpaca Classic.

For 27 years Charles Martin served as city administrator of North Augusta before turning over the reins in 2007.

NAME: Tyra Newton

These pets are available for adoption through Molly's Militia.

Victory Baptist Church member Peggy Bunkley said if someone is looking for an enthusiastic sanctuary to worship in, Victory is the place.

Amy Pack is collecting sleeping bags for the homeless. Take donations by the church.

Pupils engineered a bungee rope last week at North Augusta Middle School using balloons, rubber bands, yarn and panty hose.

Profiles of area students.

These are the bookings for the North Augusta Department of Public Safety for Feb. 19-Feb. 26. Suspects are innocent until proved guilty:

A fleeing driver crashed his car into a tree March 1.

Teenkeeper, a program of Savannah Riverkeeper, will be Saturday-Sunday and April 17-18. It is open to area middle school pupils. Pupils will collect and analyze water samples and identify fish and birds Only 40 seats are available.

Menus for area schools.

Ryan Gillespie is a fifth-grader at North Augusta Elementary School.

An Augustan died March 2 of injuries he received in a North Augusta crash two weeks ago.

Profiles of Fox Creek High School softball and baseball players.

Calendar of area prep sporting events.