A “special” news conference is planned Wednesday afternoon by the managers of the venues known as the Augusta Entertainment ...

The old James Brown Arena was torn down, and a new arena is being built with sales tax revenues. All along, people made the assumption that the new building would be a new James Brown Arena.

Two weeks ago, news broke that the new James Brown Arena in downtown Augusta may not be the new James Brown Arena. A possible name change has sparked heated debate, and on Tuesday, Augusta ...

The subject: keeping music legend James Brown's name on James Brown Arena, the centerpiece of the new, under-construction Augusta Entertainment Complex.

Having James Brown’s name on the new arena is still an option, according to the authority, and agency officials say they plan to honor him in the new arena, even if his name isn’t on it.

Also, because their house is the James Brown Arena, the name could be a salute to Brown, like calling it "Augusta's Famous Flames." The Famous Flames were Brown's original group, founded in 1953 ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – A new James Brown Arena is still three years away, but some sports fans are already cheering. “I think it will be great. Anytime we get new things to be able to do in the ...

Another memorial drew more than 8,000 fans to the James Brown Arena in Augusta, Georgia, on Dec. 30. A private funeral was held in North Augusta, in Brown's native South Carolina.

As James Brown's body lay at the front of the bandstand, more than 8,500 fans filled an arena bearing his name Saturday in a final, joyful farewell that seemed as fitting for a civil-rights leader ...