Is it the answer to Augusta’s future budget troubles, a one percent increase in the local sales tax? It’s called a MOST, or Municipal Option Sales Tax, and next week Augusta city leaders will give the idea some serious consideration. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

An Augusta native is playing the lead role in what is being called one of the top ten movies of the year. The Blind Side opens Friday night, starring Glenn Hills graduate, Quinton Aaron, as Michael Oher…a homeless teen adopted by a suburban family who earns a college scholarship and is now a rookie with the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL. Quinton played one year of football at Glenn Hills before graduating in ‘03, but he mostly sang in the choir and now he’s got his first major starring role alongside Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw. And, Quinton is not the only familiar face you will see in the film…Augusta Mayor Deke Copenhaver plays an assistant coach to former South Carolina coach, Lou Holtz. He spent a day in June filming his big scene…Barclay Bishop talked to him about how and why he went Hollywood.

An Augusta native is playing the lead role in what is being called one of the top ten movies of the year. The Blind Side opens Friday night, starring Glenn Hills graduate, Quinton Aaron, as Michael Oher…a homeless teen adopted by a suburban family who earns a college scholarship and is now a rookie with the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL. Quinton played one year of football at Glenn Hills before graduating in ‘03, but he mostly sang in the choir and now he’s got his first major starring role alongside Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw. And, Quinton is not the only familiar face you will see in the film…Augusta Mayor Deke Copenhaver plays an assistant coach to former South Carolina coach, Lou Holtz. He spent a day in June filming his big scene…Barclay Bishop talked to him about how and why he went Hollywood.

Augusta’s Mayor is going to be hitting the big screen Friday. Mayor Deke Copenhaver plays assistant coach to Lou Holtz in the new movie, ‘The Blind Side.‘ the movie’s star, Quinton Aaron, is also a Glenn Hills High School graduate.

For the first time, those in Augusta can log-on and weigh in on city spending. Should taxes go up, or should services get cut? The city website is offering a budget survey for those who want to give their two cents. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

Hotel developer warns Augusta city leaders that a planned 130-room Hyatt Place Hotel is dependent on Commissioners going ahead and building the proposed Trade Exhibit and Events Center at the approved site off Reynolds Street. Without the TEE Center it could be check out time for the hotel. Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

A big downtown Augusta re-development project could get a new owner on Tuesday. Last summer, it was seen as a symbol of Broad Street resurgence…it’s the J.B. White’s condo project.

An old home in Harrisburg is getting a new lease on life. It’s restoration is a joint effort by Homefirst Augusta, the City of Augusta and Wells Fargo. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Wednesday morning.

It’s a major civil rights law, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and audit teams from the U.S. Justice Department are in the Garden City to see if Augusta is following the law. Violations will need to be corrected at the city’s expense. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

City lawyers have drawn fire after complaints of the handling open records requests and using out of town attorneys to handle city court cases, but Augusta Commissioners have now formed a special executive committee to oversee the Law Department.

It is seen as a last ditch effort to salvage the TEE Center, but the arrest of an Augusta lawyer for attemping to bribe two Augusta Commissioners to support the project has Mayor Copenhaver suspending the meetings of the TEE Center sub-committee that was appointed last week. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the latest twist in TEE Center story.

A local attorney behind bars after Sheriff Ronnie Strength says he tried to bribe two Augusta Commissioners. David Fry, 57, was arrested Tuesday morning at his home and charged with two counts of bribery. Count on our Fraendy Clervaud. He has the story.

Augusta Commissioners are planning to again talk TEE Center. The trade center, and neighborhood redevelopment programs have been stuck in the mud since May. City leaders have agreed to form a committee to hammer out a deal and that could have been thanks to the pressure from a local businessman. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

It’s a plan that could turn a neglected section of the Augusta Canal into the city’s next tourist attraction. Thanks to the efforts of volunteers, a section of the canal could become a haven for canoeists and kayakers. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

It’s a last ditch effort to save Augusta’s TEE Center.  Commissioners today put the fate of the stalled trade center project into the hands of Mayor Deke Copenhaver and a still unnamed four member sub-committee.  They directed the sub committee to “hammer out” an agreement on the trade center and report back in two weeks.