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  • 1 day ago | wjbf.com | George Eskola

    AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The finances of the Housing and Development Department will be under the microscope, a process auditors say could take up to six months. “We got to be good stewards of the taxpayer’s dollar and we’re going to follow the process to make sure there’s no wrongdoing,” said Mayor Pro-Tem Wayne Guilfoyle. The audit will look at nine different grant programs in the department, to review compliance.

  • 2 days ago | wjbf.com | George Eskola

    AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – It’s an office without a director, and now city leaders are preparing to look into the finances at Housing and Community Development. “Oh, definitely. There is a sense of urgency here we want to make sure we can go ahead and clear everything up and get back to work,” said Augusta City Administrator Tameka Allen. Director Hawthorne Welcher is not at work.

  • 2 days ago | yahoo.com | George Eskola

    AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – It’s an office without a director, and now city leaders are preparing to look into the finances at Housing and Community Development. “Oh, definitely. There is a sense of urgency here we want to make sure we can go ahead and clear everything up and get back to work,” said Augusta City Administrator Tameka Allen. Director Hawthorne Welcher is not at work.

  • 5 days ago | wjbf.com | George Eskola

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  • 5 days ago | yahoo.com | George Eskola

    WAYNESBORO, Ga. (WJBF) – It’s clear it’s an important word at Boss Hog: smoke. Because competitive barbeque is a smoke show. “That’s what we’re doing, we’re smoking. We like to do a quick smoke,” said Wes Wallace from Evans. “We’re cooking with smoke. We want it to taste like it was cooked outside,” said Trey Terry from Monroe, Georgia. “All my meat is smoked on a smoker,” said John Bennett, from Varnville, South Carolina.

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George Eskola
George Eskola @EskolaWJBF
10 May 19

Off to the Boss Hog cook-off, going to find out if "Qing" is like football where the southeast does it best

George Eskola
George Eskola @EskolaWJBF
9 May 19

The Patch is back, its been a turbulent decade for the city owned golf course, but the city is sticking with the private management company that has helped chart a new "course"

George Eskola
George Eskola @EskolaWJBF
8 May 19

Those not getting a bill for street lights didn't care about the adjustments Augusta Commissioners made last year to the fees, that could change this year