AUGUSTA - Courtney Blair Shaw and Brian Richard Babb were united in marriage at 6 p.m., Saturday, January 29, 2011 at First Christian Church in Augusta. Reverend Ira Beaufort officiated. Courtney is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Frank Allen Shaw and

Lady Antebellum, two of whose members are from Columbia County, was named top new duo or vocal group at the Academy of Country Music Awards Sunday night.

Tom Sorrells runs the Tom Sorrells Allstate Insurance Agency in Martinez.

...kidney disease is something that's been overlooked," said the dental student, who attends the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry. It didn't matter that the need was outside his field, he said. After he came up with a plan...

GROVETOWN CITY COUNCIL SEMI-MONTHLY MEETING: 6 p.m. at the Grovetown City Hall on Old Wrightsboro Road.

Dr. Franklin Tay, an associate professor of endodontics in the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry, has been appointed to the editorial board of the Journal of Endodontics .

Lisa Turner Maddox, the co-owner and co-operator of Turner's Keyboards, has received the "Best Performance in Group" award from Kawai Pianos and Keyboards at the Kawai Keyboard Academy in San Pedro, Calif.

- Sean Collett was the top loan producer in units at Rhodes Financial Mortgage in February. Linda Walker was the top volume producer in February.

...Homes Sales Centers - Marshall Family Y, 4490 Washington Road, Augusta - MCG Alumni Center, 919 15th St. - MCG School of Dentistry lobby, 1459 Laney-Walker Blvd. - MCG Wellness Center, 1459 Laney-Walker Blvd. - MCG Children's Medical...

- John C. David , the president and chief executive officer of Daviron Group LLC, has been appointed to the board of directors of Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia & the CSRA Inc.