The brown paper covering the windows indicates the closing of three Food Lion grocery stores in Columbia County, a week before their intended closing date.

Twitter @ColumbiaCounty The Augusta area is losing one of its four Ryan’s buffets. A spokeswoman for Buffets Inc., which owns Ryan’s and HomeTown Buffet, said the restaurant on Bobby Jones Expressway is among the 81 underperforming restaurants that will immediately close. Buffets Inc. filed for ...

Three Food Lion stores in Columbia County will close as part of a plan to shut down 126 stores throughout the nation.

United States Air Force Lt. Gen. Dana T. Atkins has been named president of The Augusta Chronicle, and of the portfolio of newspapers and magazines that includes The Columbia County News-Times.