Fort Gordon News

While the machinations of the French farce Boeing Boeing curtail updating it from its Swinging '60s setting, Steve Walpert, currently staging a production of the play at the Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre, said its Mad Men environs are also part of the appeal.

Cheatham County veteran James Cripps is celebrating Veterans Day after winning an appeal that could pave the way for other veterans to get medical care.

If President Obama decides to add troops to the war in Afghanistan, it's not likely a large number will come from Fort Gordon.

Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 9:05 a.m. A day after the worst mass shooting at a military base in the United States, officials at Fort Gordon said they could not discuss whether the incident at Fort Hood, Texas, has led to any security changes on post.

The family of one of the soldiers shot Thursday at Fort Hood, Texas, lives in Evans, a military spokesman said this afternoon.

"He was on a base," his wife, Marikay DeCrow, said in a telephone interview from the couple's home at Fort Gordon, Ga., where she hoped to be reunited with her husband once he finished his work at Fort Hood.

Military personnel at Augusta's army post spoke with NBC Augusta 26 News about the mental and physical stress soldiers can experience when facing deployment.

Thursday was the last day of the fifth annual Marine Tribute to the Fallen, at Fort Gordon.

An Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood, Texas, Army post Thursday, authorities said, a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded in the worst mass shooting ever at a military base in the United States.

The construction and renovation of Fort Gordon's aging barracks continue as the post enters its fourth year since surviving a nationwide round of military base reductions and closures.

Love of country was one of the driving forces in Kenneth Bradford Facey's life. The retired U.S. Army colonel was 84 when he died Saturday at Eisenhower Army Medical Center, leaving behind a distinguished military career.

After serving on the Dearing Town Council for slightly less than one year, Mike McTier would like to stay awhile.

AUGUSTA, Ga.- Columbia County deputies are on the scene of a bank robbery on South Belair Road.

There is high anticipation among many as we prepare for our annual Best of Augusta issue.

After being injured while serving a tour in Iraq, Benjamin Berkman was discharged from the Army and found himself shifting from job to job.

Seminars, health screenings and door prizes will be part of Fort Gordon's Retiree Appreciation Day on Saturday.

Remembering the fallen...Saturday, Marines and Sailors at Fort Gordon began their tribute to honor those who have lost their lives in Iraq or Afghanistan, over the past year.

According to the Fort Gordon Public Information Office, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center Family Medicine Clinic will be offering seasonal flu shots Saturday, October 24th.

Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009 8:58 a.m. The weekend kicks off with big-ticket entertainment options, including a variety of family-friendly events around Augusta, Evans and Fort Gordon.

Samantha Pogorelsky with the Coastal Heritage Society puts a rose on the new markers that have been dedicated to a hero of the Revolutionary War during the observance of the 230th anniversary of the Battle of Savannah.