A group of students in New Ellenton, SC took time to honor their veterans on Wednesday. New Ellenton Middle School got a chance to see the Silver Bluff High School Junior ROTC post the colors.

You can’t ignore the numbers. On any given night across the country, 54,000 veterans are living on the streets. The number has gone down slightly in Georgia, but the problem still remains. WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop talked with 2 homeless vets who say, they’d serve all over again, but wish more people would help when they come home.

According to Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton, a body was found floating in the Savannah River near Beech Island, SC around noon on Wednesday. The body has been identified as 52-year-old Gregory Brabham, of Beech Island SC. Carlton says circumstances surrounding the discovery of Brabham’s body appear suspicious. Autopsy is scheduled for Thursday morning in Newberry, SC.

It was the first day of early voting in the Augusta Commission District 1 runoff between Matt Aitken and Bill Fennoy. It’s an election that could change the racial balance on the Commission. That’s creating political interest, but no early voting rush. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

It’s a river flowing through Lake Jean Drive, and this rural road is not alone. Heavy rains, nearly 7 inches in some parts, in just 24 hours, are making for a messy, drizzly day after. WJBF News Channel 6’s Paige Tucker reports.

South Carolina’s State Board of Education, on Tuesday, supported changing state law to require school districts to do state criminal background checks on substitute teachers.

Georgia Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine announced Tuesday that American Fidelity Life Insurance Company has agreed to a settlement payment for all Georgia policyholders.

Authorities in South Carolina say a mother and her son have been shot and injured in a fight between family members over a video game. ‘Anderson Independent-Mail’ reported that 46-year-old Lynette Alexander and her 23-year-old son, Anthony Alexander, were taken to a hospital Monday night. Anthony Alexander was shot in the stomach and his mother was shot in the hand.

Police in Conway, SC say a missing two-week-old baby boy was found safe, Tuesday afternoon. Public Information office Catina Hipp says one woman has been arrested in connection with the incident and another person is being questioned.

Authorities in Swainsboro are piecing together clues into an unidentified woman’s death. The woman’s body was found in a room at the Sunset Inn, on Highway 1 south.

Funeral services will be held Saturday for 32-year old Army Staff Sargeant Justin Decrow, of Evans, who was killed in the Fort Hood shooting incident. Services will be at Plymouth Wesleyan Church, in Indiana, at 1:00 p.m.

The lights are out in parts of Augusta and North Augusta Wednesday morning.

Governor Mark Sanford has $1.7 million left in campaign money… and he plans to use some of it to pay his legal bills. He’s being investigated by the South Carolina Ethics Commission for his travel and use of state planes. Some of his contributors are upset, but WJBF News Channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, tells us why Governor Sanford, and any other candidate, can use campaign money for legal fees.

The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a flood watch for portions of east central Georgia and central South Carolina.

The remnants of Tropical Storm Ida have been hitting the CSRA all day Tuesday, causing pretty bad flooding in some areas. One Augusta homeowner tells us every time it rains it pours for her…and her backyard is proof. WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop has more.

Saggy pants may be no more, if Richmond County officials have it their way. Tuesday, a new policy was passed by Richmond County Board of Education committee members.

Tax Commissioner Steven Kendrick has a plan to try and get something from nothing. Augusta has nearly 300 properties that cannot be sold at tax sales, but Kendrick would like to get these properties back on the auction block, even if the city takes a loss. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

Republican Congressman Paul Broun wants his constituents to see the healthcare bill the U.S. House passed last Saturday. He dropped off a copy of it at the Columbia County Library. It’s more than 2,000 pages long. WJBF News Channel 6’s Paige Tucker has more.

Officials at the University of South Carolina are warning residents near the Columbia campus of a possible fundraising scam. The university has gotten several calls from the public, reporting that college-aged people claiming to be students are going door-to-door to raise money.

As we honor our veterans on Wednesday, we’re also faced with a grim reality that many of them…are unemployed. The Aiken County employment office sees as many as 350 vets a month, looking for a job. We spoke with an Iraqi veteran, on her way to Afghanistan, injured, and then left standing in the unemployment line. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has the story.

Augusta State University has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the Watson-Brown Foundation to complete an audiobook library of classic Southern literature.

A $750,000 federal grant to the Lt. Governor’s Office on Aging will lead to a partnership with the Veterans Administration to provide more long-term-care health options for South Carolina’s 410,000 veterans, Lt. Governor André Bauer said Tuesday.

East Central Georgia Regional Hospital is holding a nursing hiring fair Tuesday to fill 60 vacant positions. RN, LPN, Occupational Therapy & Dietician positions are available

According to Investigator Michael McDaniel, the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing person who is identified as a 45-year-old Randy Hillman.

A federal judge says South Carolina can’t issue license tags that show the image of a cross in front of a stained glass window along with the phrase “I Believe.“

According to the National Weather Service, Tropical Storm Ida will likely produce flooding in the north and central, and potentially a few brief weak tornadoes in the extreme southwest and south central.

Barbara Gleitsmann founded Happy Tails Rescue, 7 years ago. She says she’s never had any complaints, until September. Now, she has a court date on Thursday that could shut both of her businesses down and no answers on what would happen to her rescued animals. WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop reports.

WJBF News Channel 6 has learned that Wednesday’s Veterans Day Parade in Augusta has been cancelled.

The Colleton County Coroner has confirmed that three people, including a 20-month-old, died in a drive-by shooting late Monday night. The coroner identified the victims, as 45-year-old Charles Kittrell, 20-month-old Shaniyah Burden, and 21-year-old Chrsitopher Powell.

A man already on South Carolina’s death row for killing his girlfriend is going on trial again in another death penalty case. Jury selection began Monday in Stephen Stanko’s second trial. A judge ruled he was competent to stand trial last week. Opening statements are expected in a few days.