Communication and the sharing of information is important to the committee in creating an action plan, meeting goals, and getting residents involved in making Augusta a more livable community for all ages.

Freeze-drying the documents is an attempt to recover court records that were soaked last weekend when a hot water pipe partially separated, and water flooded the records-holding area in the courthouse.

Reuben Givens was sentenced to four years in prison, and in exchange for the plea, additional charges of aggravated trafficking in heroin and aggravated trafficking in cocaine base were dismissed.