The newest federal holiday falls during the middle of the week this year. Here’s everything you need to know about the holiday, including when it is, what will be closed and why we celebrate. When is Juneteenth 2024? Juneteenth always falls on June 19. For 2024, it happens to be on a Wednesday. Stranger things […]
Another Augusta-area supermarket is preparing for an extensive renovation. The 68,000-square-foot Kroger at 4115 Columbia Rd. in Martinez is scheduled later this year to undergo in-store remodeling to include new restrooms, a new seafood cooler, new cart storage and maintenance upgrades on parts of the 40-plus-year-old building. The 20,000 square feet of remodeling also will […]
The results are in for The Augusta Chronicle’s Augusta-Area Student of the Week. In this week’s poll, Midland Valley High School’s Silvia Martinez took the top spot with 51.8% of the vote. Lakeside High School’s Zahner Reynolds finished second with 33.43%. The scholars featured in these polls represent the best recent academic performers from throughout […]
The Georgia Department of Education’s College and Career Ready Performance Index measures Content Mastery, College/Career Readiness, and other important factors in Georgia schools each year. Scores are awarded for each school and school districts. Multiple schools throughout the Augusta area were among Georgia’s best-of-the-best. Others have room to grow. Here is a look at what […]