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Cowboys Will Be Riding Again When Rodeo Comes to Fort Gordon

A favorite event is returning to Fort Gordon on Sept. 14-15. "This is our fourth annual rodeo," said Kim Lyons, the marketing chief for Fort Gordon's Directorate of Morale, Recreation and Welfare.

Now Is Time to Remove Yellow Jackets

The other afternoon, I was working along the edge of the woods in my yard. I looked down, and there was a yellow jacket stinging my glove. While I watched, it stung my glove seven or eight times before I flicked it off. I stayed in the area, looking for the nest, but didn't find one. So why was this lone yellow jacket attacking? Usually, wasps attack only when their nest is being disturbed, but late in the summer and early fall they do become more aggressive.

Freshman Steps in for Panthers' Win

Jesse Weigers was in trouble. The Lakeside freshman had handled the duties of starting pitcher with surprising maturity in the first region game of the year against Evans on Wednesday. She didn't know she was starting until five minutes before game time, but her pitch location and movement had allowed her to reach the top of the sixth inning with a two- run lead.

Outdoors Adventures Children Will Win Prizes in Fishing Event

At least 300 children are expected to participate in a free Kids Fishing Derby and Shooting Day at Fort Gordon this month. "Sept. 22 is National Hunting and Fishing Day," said Fred Perry, the manager of Fort Gordon's Outdoor Recreation Program.

Columbia Countians Shine Bright in College Soccer

Last Saturday was a big day for several Columbia County soccer players. The start to the 2007 college soccer season has been kind to several of our former high school standouts. Augusta Prep has seven alumni on college rosters. Leading the way was 2006 graduate Monica Ploetzke, who saw barely any time on the field as a walk-on at Wofford last year. This season, she has already racked up two game-winning goals for the Lady Terriers. In the first two games this year, she's tallied three ...

Concern for Soldiers Woven Into Quilts

The quilts that Linda Agee and her daughter Becky Schuhow make mark significant occasions in the lives of their families. "When they get married or graduate or have a baby, we make quilts," said Agee, of Grovetown.

State Line Is Perfect for Net Gains Area Volleyball Teams From Both Sides of River Benefit

South Aiken High School's volleyball team crossed the state line Tuesday to play Lakeside. A day later, Augusta Prep went into South Carolina for a match against North Augusta High School.

Poythress Shines at Summer League

Former Greenbrier High School star Rich Poythress has been dubbed a star since he hit .750 as an eighth-grader at Columbia Middle School. He was simply a man among boys back then. He wasted little time earning a starting spot on the varsity team his freshman year at Greenbrier.

Military Milestones

* Brandon C. Brim, a 2004 graduate of Glenn Hills High School, has graduated from the Army Reserve Officer's Training Corps Leader Development and Assessment Course at Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Wash. * Air Force Airman William D. Arthur, a 2005 graduate of Butler High School and son of Rose Arthur, of Hephzibah, has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio.

Two Gardens, One Friendship

Mary Alice Woodrum and Jane Waldrop have been friends for more than 23 years. "We met many years ago through the CSRA Fiber Arts Guild, and we just clicked," Woodrum said. "Our kids were the same age, and we found that we had many similar interests."

Augusta Historian Dies at 80

Dr. Edward J. Cashin, a noted author and professor who devoted his life to preserving Augusta's history, died Saturday - two days after he collapsed in Atlanta while working on his latest book. The Augusta native, who authored more than 30 books, also was founding director of the Augusta State University's Center for the Study of Georgia History, a past president of Historic Augusta Inc. and a longtime benefactor of the Augusta Museum of History.

Not a Black-and-White Issue E-Mail Over Racial Balance Missed Mark, Stirred Tension

The furor last week over housing authority board member Dave Barbee's "making the downtown whiter" e-mail dredged up two deeply rooted, entwined themes in Augusta: Race and politics.

Feeling Cocky

What this means for South carolina The Gamecocks are 2-0 and 1-0 in the SEC. They should defeat S.C. State next week and enter the LSU away game at 3-0. Win or lose against the Tigers, South Carolina will be in SEC East division contention when it plays at Tennessee on Oct. 27.

College Course Program Helps Guide Low-Income Students

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - For Meghan Bridges, the push came from her mother, who went online to help her research financial aid and find her way to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. For Charles Osivwemu, it was a mentor back home in Oakland, Calif., who hammered home the message that he really was college material.

Authority Director Calls Closure 'Proactive' Move

The Augusta Housing Authority board decided to close Gilbert Manor amid growing concerns that Augusta might lose Medical College of Georgia facilities to Athens if the school didn't have room to expand. Richard Arfman, the agency's planning and development director, said the decision to close the 66-year-old public housing project was made at an Aug. 2 board meeting. The complex has 278 units and 546 residents.

'Murderabilia' Market Hot Online

WASHINGTON - Round and chrome, it looks a lot like your average hubcap from a vintage VW Bug. But this one is special. And it's for sale. It's off the tan 1968 Volkswagen Beetle that Ted Bundy drove as he roamed the West in the mid-1970s murdering young women. Bundy is considered among the most diabolical serial killers in U.S. history.

Car Bomb Leaves 15 Dead

BAGHDAD - A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives-packed Mercedes near a row of stores in the Shiite militia stronghold of Sadr City on Saturday, killing at least 15 people, police and hospital officials said. The attack in the eastern Baghdad enclave came as at least 36 other people were killed or found dead in Iraq, including four who died in a bombing of an outdoor market in the Shiite holy city of Kufa.

Residents Are Mixed Over Relocation Plans

Caught in the middle of the controversy over minority voting strength in District 1 are 546 public housing residents - most of them black, many of them single mothers, children or elderly - who are on notice that they're about to be put out of their neighborhood. There are mixed feelings about the imminent move among the residents of Gilbert Manor. The Augusta Housing Authority wants to put them in newly renovated units at Olmstead Homes or Peabody Apartments, but will give them the opt...

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In the Spotlight

Acting pair announce addition to the family LOS ANGELES - Casey Affleck and his wife, actress Summer Phoenix, are expecting their second child, a spokeswoman for the actor said Saturday.