Over objections of residential neighbors, Colum bia County's Planning Com mis sion agreed Thursday to rezone a dormant Martinez office plaza for townhomes.The 3.25-acre site on Furys...

...surrendered Wednesday within an hour after deputies contacted his mother, according to Mor ris. He was released from the Colum bia County Detention Cen ter early Thursday after posting $15,100 bond, according to jailers.

...officially over, according to monitoring maps released Thursday, but the few remaining dry areas include Richmond and Colum bia counties.The year began with 98 percent of the state classified as abnormally dry to having extreme, or even exceptional...

...present-day Americans have to put up with such unconstitutional, power-grabbing, tyrant stuff? I JUST READ IN Colum bia County newsletter where there's a book signing at the Evans Library on May 4. It says there will be beer and wine. It's...

...lum bia County teachers are told to keep their classroom doors locked while school is in session.In Richmond and Colum bia counties, there are officers posted at all the high schools and most middle schools. In Richmond County, each of those...

...revenues to local governments, which increase as the lake refills."The estimated impact on local net revenue in Colum bia County is $438,000 per month per foot increase in lake elevation," the study said. "Local governments in Lincoln County...

...available until next week, she said.A University Hospital official who saw the decision said it boiled down to "Colum bia County doesn't have a problem accessing an ER," spokeswoman Rebecca Sylvester said. In the state's view, "it really...

...two employees, according to its Web site.Likewise, there are only two employees in the Devel opment Authority of Colum bia County, which is searching for a new executive director to hire by March.Adding an employee to the Augusta authority's...

...Rock Fore! Dough concert April 9."We hope that it will be a great year in 2013 for Evans Towne Center Park," Colum bia County Commis sion Chair man Ron Cross said. "It is a special week in the greater Augusta area during Masters. We would...

...individual mandate was not a "tax." As usual, Obama did not "mislead" us; Obama flat out "lied."A RANT TO THE Colum bia County Board of Com missioners. You have removed the Dumpster from the Evans Town Center Complex that was used to collect...