Jay told me about this and I found this story about it at WWW.WRDW.COM on Monday.

"I have long shared with the public and our commissioners that I believe it is extremely duplicitous to ask city employees to adhere to rules and procedures governing their actions if elected officials do not first demonstrate the ability to hold ourselves accountable to those rules of procedure that govern our own behavior."

April told me about this - "By conducting behavior research on quails, Augusta State University assistant professor Tadd Patton is trying to determine how the brain processes fear from visual stimuli and whether the circuitry is a common trait across animals - even humans."

Clean Augusta Downtown Initiative - the business improvement district program that started in 2008 with the goals of making downtown safe, clean and friendly - is up for renewal at the end of this year.

Edna Wrote: Here's one for you - "Investigators are looking into what caused a fire at 376 Church Hill Road in Augusta Saturday morning."

This is the latest news as of February 4th.

"AUGUSTA -- A city priest has been appointed to lead a new ministry announced Thursday by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland that aims to help people who want to overcome an attraction to others of the same sex."

I'll post more if I find anything else out.

Catholic schools in the Augusta area marked National Catholic Schools Week, an annual celebration that promotes the benefits of a Catholic school education and often serves as a kick-off for fall enrollment.

I found this posted at CARLISLEINDEPENDENT.COM on Friday.

"The Carlisle Lady Bison basketball team split its last two games, beating Palestine-Wheatley 67-22 on Tuesday but falling to Augusta 52-45 on Jan. 12."

The Augusta Township Board of Trustees voted 4-3 to create a superintendent position and elect Trustee William Tobler to fill the role Tuesday.

"The Augusta County school division has slashed $13 million over the past three years, and faces the certainty of more cuts.? But a group of parents and teachers says enough is enough."

Sharon is looking for more info.

VERONA - Augusta County collected insurance reimbursements for ambulance transports in keeping with its budget estimates, according to a report for the second year of the billing program.