It’s a new order for the court, as Augusta Commissioners work out a compromise for the new Judicial Center. The complex under construction will be known as the Augusta Judicial Center and Judge John H. Ruffin Court House.

He blazed trails in Augusta’s legal community and Commissioner Corey Johnson is leading the effort to name the Judicial Center for Judge John Ruffin, but this big honor could create a a big blow up. Fresh on the heels of the deep divide over the TEE Center, the naming has Commissioners again at odds. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

The Bridgestone-Firestone plant in Aiken County has changed its name.

We call it the lake, but what’s its name? Lake Thurmond is the official one, unless of course you call it something else. For 20 years, it’s been the great lake name game. It’s “Out There…Somewhere” with News Channel 6’s George Eskola.

Everyone has heard the reports of bear sightings in the CSRA, mostly in Columbia County. On Thursday, we asked viewers and our Facebook friends to give us suggestions for the bear’s name at WJBF News Channel 6’s Facebook Page. We thank everyone who chimed in with their favorite name for the bear. It was tough, but we came up with the five finalist for the bear’s name, and let you vote on the bear’s name. We are proud to announce the bear finally has a name…

What’s in a name? Politics, if you ask proud new father Mark Ciptak of Elizabethton, Tennessee. Some people distribute bumper stickers, some post campaign signs and others donate cash to support their favorite candidates. Ciptak had another idea, sparked by the birth Friday of his baby girl.

What’s in a name? Politics, if you ask proud new father Mark Ciptak of Elizabethton, Tennessee. Some people distribute bumper stickers, some post campaign signs and others donate cash to support their favorite candidates. Ciptak had another idea, sparked by the birth Friday of his baby girl.