A local recovery center is going in a new direction with their expansion plans. The Hale Foundation currently has a facility in Olde Town Augusta and they are looking to open a second one in South Augusta dedicated to first responders.

The property used to house nuns from the episcopal church. The Hale foundation was gifted the property at 3042 Eagle Drive to expand their mission, but neighbors who live in Green Meadows do not want the facility nearby. The Hale Foundation has struggled to get the proper zoning in large part because of the neighbors opposition.

Columbia County. GA (WJBF) – A Columbia County Deputy was arrested Saturday night.

According to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, they received a call around 9:00 P.M. Saturday from a concerned citizen reporting a marked patrol call driving erratically.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) — A Jacksonville-based Coast Guard crew intercepted a submarine carrying roughly 12,000 pounds of cocaine, worth over $165 million, in the Eastern Pacific early Tuesday morning.

The semi-submersible was originally detected by maritime patrol aircraft, and the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant crew was sent to intercept the vessel.