Public and private Augusta area schools have announced closures and cancellations in anticipation of Hurricane Helene arrival in the area late Thursday.
Current forecasts show the Category 3 hurricane, projected to produce damaging winds, heavy rainfall and flooding to south central Georgia, will make landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast on Thursday.
Here’s what we know about school closures and event cancellations in Richmond, Columbia and Aiken counties.
Richmond County school closures, activity cancellations
The Richmond County School System said in a Facebook post that as of Wednesday afternoon, all Richmond County schools and offices will be open and follow a regular schedule Thursday. However, the district announced all after-school activities will be suspended after 6 p.m. Thursday…