Augusta is planning a major redevelopment of the city’s historic inner city neighborhoods. Along with the new trade center, the revitalization project will use money from a dollar a night hotel room fee as a source of funding. The trade center will be a tourist draw, but will the inner city be? WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

Stalled for months, Augusta Commissioners voted to take some steps to get the TEE Center and neighborhood revitalization projects moving. The city will bring in some expert help for financing, and will take a detailed look at one of the biggest concerns with the trade center proposal. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

The TEE Center is going back before Augusta city leaders, on Tuesday, as Commissioners look at new recommendations to get the stalled trade center moving again. One potential problem has been the City Administrator’s recommendation for a $17 million parking deck for the TEE Center project, but that deck is no longer considered the only solution for the center’s parking needs. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

Several road projects in Augusta and Columbia County have already been approved for funding from a part of the money Georgia received from the stimulus bill. But the area is in line for another eight and a half million dollars more for local projects, so what’s on the list to get the green. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

Augusta Commissioner Betty Beard is taking a beating over the condition of a house she rents in the inner city. It’s been cited for code violations. Beard says she will be taking action to correct the situation, but even with this housing problem swirling, she is trying to take action on another housing issue that has city leaders deeply divided. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

It’s been four years since former State Senator Charles Walker, from Augusta, was sentenced to ten years in Federal Prison on conspiracy, mail fraud, and tax charges. But, his supporters are taking to the streets to urge an investigation into what they call a political prosecution. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

Five Augusta Commissioners skipped a called meeting to talk about the proposed Trade, Exhibit, and Events Center (TEE) Center. So what does that mean? Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Fraendy Clervaud for the story.

After the financial plan for the TEE Center went down in flames, some city leaders say it’s time to take another look at the tax approved two years ago to pay for its operation and to kick start revitalization in Augusta’s Historic neighborhoods. WJBF Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

It was a bold plan to find the dollars to complete construction of the Trade Exhibit and Events (TEE) Center and jump start revitalization in Augusta’s historic Inner city neighborhoods. But, in a stunning vote, city leaders rejected the proposal. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

Voters approved $20 million for Augusta’s new TEE Center, in the 2005 sales tax, but that’s not enough to complete the project. But, city leaders are proposing a financing plan that will get the stalled center moving forward. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

In a WJBF News Channel 6 Wall Street to your Wallet Report…a glimmer of hope for Augusta’s economy. Boral Bricks, which had laid off workers, is getting set to reopen their plant on Laney-Walker Boulevard. Some former employees are being asked to come back. Is this an indication that the local housing market is rebounding? WJBF News Channel 6’s Fraendy Clervaud is checking it out. He’ll have the full story, Monday night, during our evening newscasts.

Steady rain has been creating a few traffic problems across the CSRA, Thursday. And with more, heavier, rain expected, it could be messy out there. Drivers still need to be on the lookoout for pools of water and other hazardous driving conditions. There’s just a light rain now, and in some parts, up to 2 inches of rain has fallen…but it’s not over yet. WJBF News Channel 6’s Renita Crawford has more.

Augusta has one already, but how about three more? Traffic engineers are looking at three city intersections as candidates for roundabouts. Engineers say they are safer, but will they drive motorists crazy? Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola to find out.

One man is dead after a deadly stabbing at an Augusta nightclub. It happened around 9:00 p.m., Saturday evening, at “Famous Door Supper Club” aka “Mr. J’s Supper Club”, at 856 Laney-Walker Boulevard.