Lovetta Ford is the new acting director at the Department of Veterans Affairs' Augusta medical center.
More than 600 water parks, aquatic centers and swim schools – including the Aiken public pool – will host a life-saving lesson later this month.
At least one person is dead after a traffic accident Friday afternoon in Washington County, according to Sheriff Joel Cochran.
Veterans gather to mark the 81st anniversary of D-Day, a pivotal moment of WWII that eventually led to the fall of the Nazi regime.
The Augusta University School of Public Health teamed up with McCorckle Nurseries for a health fair on Friday.
Community marched, had a wreath-laying ceremony and a sign-waving in of veterans at the Wade Hampton Veterans Park.