November 10, 2009

Richmond County Deputies Searching For Missing Man

According to Investigator Michael McDaniel, the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing person who is identified as a 45-year-old Randy Hillman.


November 06, 2009

Temporary Road Closures Announced For Columbia County

We have a couple of upcoming temporary road closures to tell you about in Columbia County.


November 05, 2009

Columbia County Shoplifting Suspect Sought

According to Capt. Steve Morris, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a Wal-Mart shoplifting suspect.


November 03, 2009

Brad Means Does My Job: Waffle House Cook

Whether it’s an early morning meal, or a late-night snack, they are always there to give us some good food. They are the great folks at Waffle House, and they let WJBF News Channel 6’s Brad Means try the tough tasks that they do, in the latest installment of “Brad Means Does My Job.“


October 27, 2009

Columbia County Shoplifting Suspect Gets Away With Notebook Computer

According to Capt. Steve Morris, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help from the public to identify a shoplifting suspect. The incident happened Monday, October 19th, at the Computer Exchange store located at 3835 Washington Road, in Martinez.


October 20, 2009

Mark McClain Executed, Victim’s Co-Worker Remembers Tragic Night

At 7:24 p.m., Tuesday evening…Mark McClain was pronounced dead after being executed by lethal injection…14 years after he shot and killed Kevin Brown inside a Domino’s Pizza on Washington Road…12 years after he was found guilty of that crime, and sentenced to die. Kevin Brown’s father died shortly after the murder, but those who are still around, and knew Kevin, they say it’s a somber day, like John Eckburg, a friend and former co-worker of Kevin’s. WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop has more.

UPDATED: Mark McClain Executed For 1994 Killing Of Augusta Domino’s Pizza Manager

A man convicted of murdering an Augusta Domino’s Pizza store manager during a robbery, 15 years ago, is scheduled to be executed Tuesday night. Mark Howard McClain is scheduled to be executed at 7 p.m. at the state prison in Jackson. UPDATE: Mark McClain was pronounced dead at 7:24 p.m., Tuesday night.

Veterans Curation Training Helps Veterans Adjust Back Into Society

When soldiers return home from to the front lines it may be hard for them to adjust back into society, but a new program is aimed at helping them re-establish and help themselves. WJBF News Channel 6’s Fraendy Clervaud has the story.


October 19, 2009

Richmond County Bank Robbery Suspect Sought

According to Sgt. Calvin Chew, the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a bank robbery suspect. Sgt. Chew says on Monday October 19th, at approximately 3:34 p.m., a suspect robbed the Wachovia Bank located at 2835 Washington Road, in Augusta.

Mark McClain’s Attorney Asks U.S. Supreme Court To Spare His Life

The lawyer for an Augusta man set to become the state’s 23rd inmate to be executed has petitioned the Georgia Supreme Court and U.S. Supreme Court to spare his client’s life…Mark McClain is scheduled to die, Tuesday night, at 7:00 p.m. McClain’s attorney, on monday, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to order a lower court review of the case…


September 30, 2009

Trailer Stolen From Meineke Muffler In Columbia County

According to Capt. Steve Morris, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is looking for a suspect in a theft of a flatbed cargo trailer stolen from Meineke Muffler located at 3815 Washington Road, In Martinez.


September 25, 2009

UPDATED: Columbia County Gold Shop Robbery Suspects Sought

Columbia County Sheriff’s Office investigators are searching for suspects who were part of an armed robbery Thursday afternoon. Authorities were called to the Gold Shop on the 3800 block of Washington Road, after men armed with guns robbed the store around 2:30 p.m. UPDATE: We now have a surveillance image of the suspects


September 18, 2009

Appling, GA Man Wins $1,000 For Life From Georgia Lottery

The odds of being unemployed in America are 1 in 10. The odds of winning the “Win for Life” Georgia Lottery game are 1 in 5.2 million…James Hendricks beat those odds, and Friday he was at Georgia Lottery headquarters, on Washington Road, to get his winnings.


September 12, 2009

Man Shot At Washington Road Apartment Complex

Richmond County Dispatch confirms a man has been shot at the Washington on the Greens apartment complex, on Washington Road. We’re told investigators are still on the scene.


September 10, 2009

Fraud Suspect Sought In Richmond County

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on a fraud suspect.

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