It will soon be weekends only on the Augusta Canal. A popular stretch of the canal path will be shut down, starting next week.

It’s the latest scandal rocking Augusta’s Marble Palace. In 2004, Commissioner Betty Beard helped direct a donation from developers of the Maxwell House Apartments to pay for gastric bypass surgery for a city employee. It may be a criminal case, but that worker says it was a case of life and death. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

It will provide Augusta its drinking water for years to come, but the opening of the new Highland Avenue Water Treatment Plant should also be people pleasing. From the return of Mockingbird Hill, to giant murals by local artists, it should be a treat for the public. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

Hundreds of Augusta water customers have received flyers offering free tests of their water, but the city says it’s not their deal and the drinking water is fine. So, who’s behind the move to check the H2O? WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

It’s part of the $480 million upgrade of Augusta’s water and sewer system. The expansion of the wastewater treatment plant, it will pass the smell test, but will the city’s expert help be around to see the project get done. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

They’ve kept the plant from going to waste…10 years ago, Augusta hired the company OMI to take over the Augusta Wastewater Treatment Plant…after a series of state violatons. But, the company’s contract expires in December and next week, Commissioners will vote on putting the contract out for bid. This means another company, or even the city, could take over the plant.

It’s been a week since they’ve had hot water in one South Augusta neighborhood, specifically those living on the corner of Windsor Spring Road and Abelia Drive…that means no showers, no clean clothes and no clean dishes. Who’s to blame? They say city construction. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop for the answers.

The water is filling its banks, so things are springing back to life on the Augusta Canal. With the historic waterway being refilled the canal’s tour boats are being taken out of dry dock and are back in the water. And the parts of the canal off limits to the public for the past 14 weeks will be opening up, as well. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

Its been running dry since January, but the Augusta Canal is about to be back in business. Two big berms put up for construction at the Pumping Station have been taken downm starting the refilling process. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

To get the Petersburg Boats back in service, Augusta Canal officials were banking on getting the historic waterway’s banks filled by the First of May. The plan was to open the floodgates, Thursday, but another delay means the boats stay high and dry. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

The water is out and the work is on along the Augusta Canal. The historic waterway has been drained to allow for a major expansion at the pumping station. It is such a site to see the canal running almost dry. Even the head of the city department in charge of it came out for a look. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has more.

Seventy percent of Augusta’s drinking water comes from the Augusta Canal, but the historic waterway is being drained for some pipe work to upgrade the water system. So, the water system is the reason for the draining, and a new addition to the water system is also the reason the city is able to drain it without risking running short. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola explains.

The flood gates are open at the Augusta Canal… as the city begins to drain the historic waterway. The city is slowly letting the water out, starting on the lower end.

A project involving draining the Augusta Canal to interrupt Petersburg boat tours. WJBF News Channel 6’s Paige Tucker has more.

The city’s plan to drain the Augusta Canal for its Water Works project is set to begin in a few days, but one activist group says…not so fast. They’re looking for answers before the water is let out. The group is the Fair Government Association, and their concern is about the channels the city went through to get permission for the project, and also how the drain will affect wildlife. WJBF News Channel 6’s Paige Tucker has more.