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James Brown | The Augusta Chronicle

...domestic violence and drug possession. Local honors to the legendary musician include the renaming of the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center to James Brown Arena in September 2006, the renaming of 9th Street to James Brown Boulevard in 1993...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/topics/people/james-brown
Augusta on 'C-list' in terms of entertainment, promoters say

...markets in Texas, attract these acts because they all have new arenas. James Brown Arena, formerly the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center, opened in 1979."That makes it a little harder to compete if your facility is older," Bongiovanni...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/things-do/applause/2012-06-23/augusta-c-list-terms-
Augusta State impressive in early season

...the game will tip off at 6 p.m. Augusta State last played at the downtown venue (formerly the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center) on Dec. 16, 1995, defeating Paine College 80-64.Montevallo men. After playing in the 2012 NCAA...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/college/asu/2012-12-07/augusta-state-impress
Haggard's honest music still appeals to many fans

...married to Buck Owens.He was back at the Bell with Owens in January 1973. Ten years later was at the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center (now James Brown Arena) performing with his third wife, Leona Williams.Haggard returned to the Civic...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/things-do/2011-07-27/merle-haggards-honest-music-st
Long list of accolades secures Brown's legacy

...cheered.Just two months before he died on Christmas Day 2006, Brown attended a ceremony at which the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center was renamed "James Brown Arena."A month later, Brown was in London to be inducted into the United...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/things-do/ramblin-rhodes/2011-12-17/long-list-accol
Carolyn Busbia

...Association and the CSRA Ladies Golf Association. She worked at Busbia Realty & Insurance Company and the Augusta Richmond County Civic Center. Mrs. Busbia loved college football, especially the Georgia Bulldogs, fishing, and spending time outdoors...

http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?I=LS000157666911
Stanley Cup tales revisited

...bowl."This is pretty amazing," Bolt said of meeting Aiken resident Sue Kane on Wednesday night at Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center.Kane's father is among the first names engraved inside the original bowl purchased in 1892 by Lord...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/content/blog-post/scott-michaux/2012-06-11/stanley-
Ga. Methodists keep meeting in Athens

...2011.In 2002 the meeting was held in Augusta, but a wave of complaints about dreadful service at the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center, prompted the group to cancel plans to return in 2003. It has not been back since.Today the Methodist...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2010-06-19/ga-methodists-keep-meeting-a
Galloway back home for Big Air

...participate in the Big Air Triples seemed sort of surreal. His experiences with James Brown Arena, then called Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center, were always as a patron rather than as the attraction."I mean, that's where I saw my first concert...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/things-do/applause/2010-06-16/galloway-coming-home-
A look ahead at 2006

...NFL Divisional playoffs 16-29 - Australian Open tennis, Melbourne 19-28 - 27th Augusta Futurity, Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center 20 - Men's skiing, U.S. Jumping Championships, Steamboat Springs, Colo. 20 - Men's skiing...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2006/01/01/oth_38604.shtml
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