It could be the solution for the stuck TEE Center and a change of scenery. Former Augusta Mayor Bob Young says the city should use the TEE Center sales tax money and expand the exhibition space at the James Brown Arena. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

What a difference a year makes in the quest to get better concerts at the James Brown Arena and the Bell Auditorium. The new management company, Global Spectrum, has made noticeable changes, and just last week, they announced some even bigger acts coming to town…ones the companys says will have local concert-goers singing a new tune about shows in the CSRA. WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop has more.

LA is planning a memorial for Michael Jackson, this has officials at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, scrambling to get ready, but L.A. could take some pointers from Augusta when it comes to honoring musical legends. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

New members of the Augusta Coliseum Authority have a big job ahead, restore public confidence in the James Brown Arena. Commissioners selected six new members, Tuesday, so why would anyone want to take on this task? WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

Tuesday, the show at the James Brown Arena was in the boardroom…not on stage. It was the first meeting since eight members signed a letter slaming state lawmakers and questioning their motives in revamping the Augusta Coliseum Authority. The bill abolishes the current Coliseum Authority, on June 1st, and as this board prepares to go, it goes out with a bang. WJBF News Channel 6’s senior reporter, George Eskola, has more on the board members blasting each other.

A letter signed by eight members of the Augusta Coliseum Authority accuses state lawmakers of a power grab in the bill to restructure the board. The letter blasts lawmakers saying the bill was untimely, unprofessional, and possibly unethical. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has more.

When the bonds that built the Civic Center are paid off, next year, the city of Augusta will no longer be obligated to provide the arena with more than $2 million a year in hotel tax money. The city wants to use a portion of that money in another area, and area that would fit the city to a TEE. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the details.

It was something Coliseum Authority members felt they had to do. Hire a professional management company to take over the operation at the Augusta Entertainment Complex. In August Global Spectrum took over and after six months on the job the company is doing better than expectations. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has more.

It would be a death blow for the James Brown Arena…the loss of the tax money it gets from the city to pay off debt, and keep the doors open. But, Augusta Coliseum Authority members are meeting to figure out a way to keep the funding from being taken by the city Commission. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has more.