Facing a multi-million dollar budget shortfall not only has Augusta bean counters looking at raising taxes but also cutting services. One possible victim is the Augusta Municipal Golf Course. One recommendation would close it, and that’s no hit for those who play there. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

The American Cancer Society says it has cut 140 jobs nationwide, including about 80 in Atlanta where the organization is based.

Forty-two states lost jobs last month, up from 29 in July, with the biggest payroll cuts coming in Texas, Michigan, Georgia and Ohio.

Georgia’s labor commissioner says 69,869 laid-off workers filed first-time claims for state unemployment insurance benefits in August.

Is Augusta being too generous with it’s taxpayer discounts?

Some jobs are hanging by a thread in a local community. One of the oldest continuously run mobile home factories could be closing. All of this is happening at Cavalier Homes in Millen, Georgia. That’s in Jenkins County. The plant is being bought out, and now some heavy rumors are spreading that it could be closing its doors on the more than 100 who work there. WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop picks up the story.

The latest unemployment numbers show one in five people are out of work in Barnwell County. With so many plant closures and layoffs happening there, jobseekers are encouraged to look outside the community for work. News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has more.

General Motors says about 6,000 blue-collar workers have taken the latest round of early retirement, and buyout offers, but it wasn’t enough to prevent thousands of layoffs. GM says it will have to cut another 13,000 employees by the end of the year.

General Motors says about 6,000 blue-collar workers have taken the latest round of early retirement, and buyout offers, but it wasn’t enough to prevent thousands of layoffs. GM says it will have to cut another 13,000 employees by the end of the year.

It was a busy day at the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs Thursday. The agency sponsored a “shred day”, when consumers could bring in any personal documents they had and get them shredded for free. WJBF News Channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has more on how the cuts will affect SC residents’ complaints.

It’s a tough decision for local educators as they deal with more state budget cuts. Georgia sales tax collections are down and the state is sending less money to public schools and universities. Augusta Richmond County Superintendent Doctor Dana Bedden says despite this new cut, he was able keep jobs and not lay anyone off. This time he was able to get $4.4 million from the reserves. But, he says those days may soon be over. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Fraendy Clervaud for the story.

According to our newspaper partner, the “News and Farmer,“ jobs will soon be lost in Wrens, Georgia. Mestek, Inc., the paper reports, is closing its plant on August 1st. Just under 100 people will be out of work.

Athens Regional Medical Center officials are considering layoffs, pay cuts and health insurance increases to carve $14 million from the hospital’s spending.

Furloughs and layoffs are likely at the Medical College of Georgia and Augusta State University to help cope with further state budget cuts. MCG has issued a response regarding the situation.

WJBF News Channel 6 has received word of more layoffs in Columbia County. Kennametal has notified the Columbia County Commission that they are terminating all 153 employees at their plant, on Old Evans Road. The layoffs are effective August 30th.