Augusta, GA

Family seeks community help in finding missing Augusta man

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2 years ago

January 12, 2024

Family seeks community help in finding missing Augusta man

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Demon Parrish disappeared without a trace on Monday, and now his family is desperate to find him.

On Friday, family and friends searched the last known area he was in.

Sonya Jackson is an aunt holding on to hope as groups search for any sign of her nephew.

“They are out here searching for any bag, suspicious bag, or whatever. I can’t do it. Me personally because I don’t want to see nothing,” said Jackson.

Demon ‘Poke’ Parrish is a 31-year-old son, brother, father and hairstylist with many talents.

“He is funny. He can cook. He can sing. Oh man, he can sing. He does hair and he gives the best shampoos,” said Jackson.

If he’s not with his family, Jackson says he’s communicating through social media.

But as of Tuesday, Jackson says there’s been nothing but silence.

“When I texted him Tuesday night before I went to bed, if I don’t get a text and if I don’t wake up at like one o’clock in the morning, pick up my phone, and he’s responded, then I’ll get a text the next day. But I didn’t get that text,” said Jackson.

Demon was last seen on Mill Street, wearing pink sweat pants and a black hoodie.

Jackson says he’s not the type to leave his child and business without a trace.

“My niece knew something was up when his car was pinging around this location,” she said.

The search around his last location continues and they are calling on the community for help.

“If anyone knows anything, if you’ve heard something or you’ve seen anything, please call the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office,” said Jackson.

Demon Parrish is described as 6 foot 1 inch tall and weighs 230 pounds. His family says he had locks in his hair the last time they saw him.

Anyone with information concerning Parrish is urged to call 706-821-1020 or 706-821-1080.

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Augusta, GA

One dead following a shooting in Richmond County

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3 hours ago

March 28, 2026

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One dead following a shooting in Richmond County

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The Richmond County Coroner’s Office said a person has died after a shooting on Division Street Saturday afternoon.

Officials say the shooting happened at the 2100 block around 4 p.m.

The victim was shot at least one time and taken to Wellstar MCG, where he later died, the coroner’s office says.

The sheriff’s office also went to Division Street at approximately 4 p.m. in reference to the incident, deputies say.

An autopsy has been scheduled.

No further information is available at this time.

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16 hours ago

March 28, 2026

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Augusta’s Turpin neighborhood to get affordable homes with $1.85M federal grant

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1 day ago

March 27, 2026

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Augusta’s Turpin neighborhood to get affordable homes with .85M federal grant

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The historic Turpin neighborhood will soon welcome more affordable homes after Augusta Habitat for Humanity was awarded $1.85 million in federal funding this week.

The grant will fund the construction of at least 12 homes in the area.

“Habitat for Humanity applied for federal funding, and they were awarded the funding,” said District 2 Commissioner Stacy Pulliam.

Reviving a historic community

The Turpin neighborhood was once home to professionals, including educators, doctors, and lawyers.

“These big professionals that lived mostly over this way,” one resident said of the neighborhood’s history.

Pulliam described the area’s former prominence as “its grand days of glory, when it was the place.”

The project brings together city organizers and community partners through the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing, or GICH.

“We have so many partners. We have the Housing Authority on board. We have a representative from the Hub on board,” Pulliam said. “There’s so many great partners at the table that’s helping pull all of this together.”

Federal support and future plans

The project received backing from Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock.

Habitat for Humanity, with support from GICH, focused its application on Turpin Hill intentionally, as officials say the community had been needing to be addressed for years.

With Habitat for Humanity continuing to advocate for more funds, Pulliam said their motivation could lead to additional housing development in the future.

“We keep going and going and going,” she said. “Now we can do 20. Now we can do multifamily. So it’s fueling our fire to get more housing, but not just housing, to clean up the area.”

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