Jay Campbell found his inspiration for blacksmithing at Abraham Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site, 2 miles south of Petersburg, Ill. The village is a reconstruction of the place where Lincoln spent his early childhood.

Participants needed for cancer prevention study The American Cancer Society in Augusta is seeking about 500 people from the area between ages 30 and 65 who have never had a diagnosis of cancer to participate in a nationwide long-term study called Cancer Prevention Study-3....

As of Sunday, signs can't be placed just anywhere in North Augusta.

The music business is a passion for Brian Thomas, also known as Ca$hou$ Clay, and it has been since his childhood. He can remember winning talent shows his mom would enter him and his three sisters in when he was about 5 years old.

Leon and LaNelle Ishmael met on the road and recently were named Family Campers and RVers International Retiree King and Queen. The Belvedere couple met in March 2011 at a retiree rally in Texas and married three months later in June.

Riverview Park just completed renovations to four of its seven tennis courts with the help of a United States Tennis Association grant.

South Carolina is on the verge of joining more than two dozen other states that have legalized home bakeries.

Bo Fuller is a big fan of LEGOs. "If you have the right pieces and let your imagination run free, you can build anything," the 8-year-old said. Bo is one of several children who participate in the LEGO Club at the Nancy Carson Library.

Warm weather has led to an early production season for strawberries, but Clyde Gurosik said it's also led to stormy weather that hasn't been good for the fruit.

Major Crimes February reports   Murder: 0 Criminal sexual conduct: 2 Robbery: 0 Aggravated assault: 4 Breaking and entering: 19 Larceny: ...

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THURSDAY-SATURDAY: Railroads, Resorts and Rogues Along the River: The History of North Augusta; Confederation of South Carolina Local Historical Societies Landmark & Preservation Conference; registration open 6-9 p.m.

For April 11-17: 13 - Tammy Thatcher 14 - Kaylynn Gregory 15 - Karen Lesko 16 - Justin Satterwhite If you or someone you know would like to include a birthday in North Augusta Today, call Crystal Garcia at (706) 823-3409 or e-mail crystal.

A new, more accurate method to calculate high school graduation rates produce a big drop at many schools.

Uriel Diaz, 15, of North Augusta, drown in Clark's Hill Lake Sunday, April 8, 2012.