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Augusta

Light Snow
Temperature: 35.1 °F

Humidity: 89 %
Wind Speed: 2 mph ESE
Pressure: 29.64 "

Dew Point: 32 °F
Gusts: 33 mph WSW
Rain Today: 0.01 "

• W.Va. man dies in Bracken County crash
  

  A West Virginia man died Thursday in Northern Kentucky after the vehicle he was driving was struck by a tractor-trailer, Kentucky State Police said.

• N.Ky. Medical Center Closes Its Doors
  

  HealthPoint Family Care has announced the closing of its medical office in Bracken County as of Tuesday, and its intention to help patients make a smooth transition to other medical providers.

• Indictments handed down on rape charges
  

  For the first time since an outburst in Bracken District Court over contempt charges, Karl L. Tackett, 33, appeared, via video from Mason County Detention Center, for his arraignment in Bracken Circuit Court ...

• Higher education came early in Augusta
  

  The first school in Augusta, Augusta College, was begun by Robert Schoolfield in 1795 in a simple log structure that, remarkably well preserved, still stands at 211 W. Riverside Drive.

• Ike causes problems, power outages here at home
  

  High winds caused by remnants of Hurricane Ike wreaked damage throughout the counties of the Ohio River Valley Sunday.

• Ex-Cincinnati anchor Nick Clooney joins AU faculty
  

  American University says former Cincinnati television newscaster Nick Clooney has joined the faculty at its School of Communication in Washington, D.C. The university announced Monday that the father of actor ...

• No Child Left Behind: Area schools making the grade
  

  Test scores for No Child Left Behind released Tuesday prove area schools are making the grade.

• Read the whole story
  

  Blood Drive. Cedar Ridge Health Care on Thursday, July 24 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. The drive is open to the community.

• Hamilton hydro plant gets license
  

  A license for a $350 million hydroelectric plant on the Ohio River that officials see as key to this city's economic future was approved today by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

• LWC hosts school for Methodist ministers
  

  LWC hosts school for Methodist ministers By Duane Bonifer, LWC Director of Public Affairs Elizabeth Smith of Augusta, Ky., spent a long time reflecting on whether she was called be a pastor in The United ...

• Stan Champer: Don't rely too much on hills for protection
  

  The words seemed to follow me as I left the newsroom, bounding behind me down the stairway and tugging at those old images exactly as they do each time I hear them.

• Augusta students become investigators at "CSI: Augusta"
  

  Crime scene investigation has discovered a new scene, Augusta Schools. Some Augusta students have been spending the beginning of their summer vacation collecting evidence, taking photos of the scene, dusting ...

• Cooper, Smith to receive 2008 Appalachian Treasure Award
  

  Morehead State University has announced the recipients of the 2008 Appalachian Treasure Award are Calvin Cooper of Fleming County, and Paul David Smith of Pike County.

• Three Adair Countians receive Excellence in Teaching Awards
  

  Candice Taylor Flatt, John Adair Intermediate School; Margaret Taylor, Adair County Middle School; and Judy Lynn Reliford, a 1980 graduate of Campbellsville University, Adair County High School are among 137, ...

• Uniform worn by Clooney to Ky. museum
  

  The Rosemary Clooney House Museum in Augusta, Ky., just wanted the helmet worn by Clooney's nephew, George Clooney , in Leatherheads.

• Personalities: George Clooney, Rosemary Clooney, Zhang Ziyi
  

  AUGUSTA, Ky. - A Kentucky museum dedicated to George Clooney's late aunt just wanted the actor's helmet from the movie 'Leatherheads.' Turns out, the museum for singer and actress Rosemary Clooney will get the ...

• Ky. museum to get Clooney's uniform from 'Leatherheads'
  

  Ky. museum to get Clooney's uniform from 'Leatherheads' AUGUSTA, Ky. A Kentucky museum dedicated to George Clooney's late aunt just wanted the actor's helmet from the movie "Leatherheads." Turns out, the museum ...

• Clooney collection to include 'Leatherheads' costume
  

  Keepers of the Rosemary Clooney House Museum would have been content with the namesake leather helmet worn by George Clooney in his recent movie "Leatherheads." What they got was a big surprise.

• Yard sale planned at Christian Church
  

  The Diggers and Planters Garden Club reported a successful plant sale on Saturday. via Northeast Suburban Life

City Description

Augusta is a city in Bracken County, Kentucky, United States, along the Ohio River. As of the 2005 census, the city population was 2,004. When Bracken County was organized in 1796, Augusta was the county seat. In 1839, a new county courthouse was built at a more central location in Brooksville. Augusta is located at 38°46′21″N, 84°0′6″W (38.772556, -84.001530). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.3 km²), of which, 1.2 square miles (3.2 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.1 km²) of it (26.67%) is water. As of the census of 2005, there were 2,004 people, 1384 households, and 430 families residing in the city. The population density was 990.9 people per square mile (411.0/km²). There were 605 housing units at an average density of 497.9/sq mi (191.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.51% White, 1.25% African American, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.58% of the population. There were 534 households out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a

City Contained By:

• Bracken County
• Kentucky

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 7.76996433101 km squared

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