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  • 6 days ago | wjbf.com | Graham Lee

    AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – It’s a big step towards improving literacy rates across Georgia. With the school year winding down, students are getting ready to head home for summer break. While they’re planning summer vacations, local organizations say it’s also the time of year where their reading levels see a significant drop. “Students during the summertime, their reading level starts to reduce.

  • 1 week ago | wjbf.com | Graham Lee

    AIKEN, S.C. (WJBF) – NewsChannel 6 is gathering the latest details on a crash involving an 18-wheeler that sent one person to the hospital. It happened Tuesday on I-20 off Exit 22, near the McDonalds and Waffle House on Highway 1. While South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating, the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office is urging the public to heed the warnings they have in place.

  • 1 week ago | wjbf.com | Graham Lee

    APPLING, Ga. (WJBF)- More than seven months since Hurricane Helene hit our area, many are still recovering. That includes operations at Strom Thurmond (or Clarks Hill) Lake, where the Corps of Engineers say it’s been quite a process since last September. “This isn’t something that can be cleaned up overnight,” said District Engineer Col. Ron Sturgeon. “The sheer devastation here has been pretty enormous.

  • 1 week ago | wjbf.com | Graham Lee

    EVANS, Ga. (WJBF) – Deputy Brandon Sikes was on the hearts and minds of thousands in Columbia County on Monday. That’s why many people decided to spend part of their morning showing support, and paying their respects.  The processional route went from the Thomas Poteet and Son Funeral Home to the Columbia County Performing Arts Center. Hundreds lined the streets leading up to the PAC, watching as law enforcement agencies around the CSRA and the Peach State passed by.

  • 2 weeks ago | wjbf.com | Graham Lee

    MARTINEZ, Ga. (WJBF) – Two local private schools are paying tribute to Deputy Brandon Sikes and Deputy Gavin White in a special way. Deputy Brandon Sikes was scheduled to work at Augusta Prep Wednesday before this weekend’s tragedy. That’s why they and Augusta Christian Schools chose to wear blue to honor him. Sikes spent two years keeping students and faculty at Augusta Prep safe. That’s why Head of School Eric Hedinger says his loss is devastating.

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