Elizabeth Hustad

For half a century, Owings & Sam Dentistry in North Augusta has been a family business. Its legacy now counts three generations.

Carolina Lakes is a 500-home project in North Augusta. Its first phase of 110 homes just hit the planning commission, but any approval or denial hinges on attorney input.

North Augusta is starting the 10-year rewrite of its Comprehensive Plan, the document that, while itself not legally binding, helps shape policy. The apartment moratorium is unofficially linked to it.

One month after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law a major expansion of the state’s medical cannabis program, the CSRA saw its first licensed dispensary, Fine Fettle, open in Evans.

North Augusta City Council has rejected a property owner’s request to tip the last parcel in The Landing at River Club toward more housing, choosing instead to keep the status quo.

The largest revenue stream for North Augusta’s Living History Park is flowing again after a nearly two-year dry spell brought on by Hurricane Helene. It’s just the water wheel left now.

Owner Miguel W. Cruz is expanding on his established digital marketing company (he’s behind the socials for Brinkley’s and Cav’s) to provide a space for other businesses to create their own content.

David Shellhorse was appointed to serve out the remainder of retiring Commissioner Bob Bigger’s term. Shellhorse had taken a balanced approach to development during an earlier bid for City Council.

Advance Auto Parts’ large-inventory "market hub" is open in North Augusta. It's will serve the DIY customer and repair shops, plus be a distribution point for nearly 40 retail outlets in the CSRA.

Aiken County Public School District students went back to school in North Augusta on July 20. Photos are from North Augusta Elementary, Highland Springs Middle School and Paul Knox Middle School.