Augusta, GA
Augusta Cross Country Releases 2024 Schedule – Augusta University
AUGUSTA, Ga – The Augusta University cross country teams have released the 2024 schedule, as announced by head coach Jacob Burgamy.
The Jaguars will kick off the season at the Fire Tower Project hosted by App State on September 13th in Boone, NC. Following this, they will compete in the Bobcat Invite hosted by Georgia College and State University on September 28th in Milledgeville, GA.
October begins with a trip to Louisville, KY for the Louisville Classic hosted by the University of Louisville on October 5th. The team will then compete in the Royals Challenge hosted by Queens University on October 11th in Charlotte, NC. The month wraps up with the PBC Conference Championships on October 25th in Oakwood, GA, where the Jaguars will aim to capture the conference title.
The Jaguars’ postseason begins with the NCAA Southeast Regional in Spartanburg, SC on November 9th. Should they qualify, the season will culminate at the NCAA Championships on November 23rd in Sacramento, CA.
“We’re really excited about the schedule that we’ve put together for our 2024 cross country season,” said Head Coach Jacob Burgamy. “In September, we’ll open up against what looks to be a very competitive D1 heavy field at App State, which should be a great early season test of fitness for us. Then a couple weeks later we’ll get to face some of our conference competition at GCSU.
Once we get into October, we’ll get to go up to Louisville where, if the meet is as high quality as the past few years, we should get to see a handful of the top 10 teams in the country. We plan to use that to give our teams a good preview of what nationals will look like and to see how we stack up against the best in the country.
We’ll finish up the regular season at Queens, where we should see many of the top teams from the southeast region.
After that we’ll head into championship season where our men will look to win their 6th straight conference title and improve on their 15th place finish from nationals, and our women look to bring home a trophy from conference and compete for a national qualifying spot at regionals.”
The Jaguar men look to capture their sixth consecutive PBC Championship and make a return to the NCAA DII National Championships.
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Augusta, GA
Multiple teens arrested in deadly shooting on Warren Road
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) — The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office has made multiple arrests in a deadly shooting that left one teenager dead and another injured early Saturday morning.
According to deputies, the incident happened June 20, at approximately 12:50 a.m. in the 200 block of Warren Road, where authorities responded to reports of shots fired involving two gunshot victims.
When deputies arrived, they located two 18-year-old men from Augusta.
Officials identified the victims as Eric Markquis Bartley Miller and Joseph Lamar Thomas.
Investigators say Miller sustained at least one gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Thomas was also found with at least one gunshot wound and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says the circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under active investigation.
As of Saturday afternoon, three teenage suspects have been arrested and charged in connection with the incident.
18-year-old Dmihjay Collins, 17-year-old Tayshaun Thomas, and 17-year-old Joseph Thomas have all been arrested and charged with Murder, Aggravated Assault, and Possession of Machine Guns. They are all currently being held at the Webster Detention Center.
A fourth teenager, 17-year-old Reante Byrd was also arrested, but investigators have not linked him to the murder case. Byrd has been charged with Possession of a Pistol or Revolver by a Person Under the Age of 18. He is also being held in the Webster Detention Center.
No further details in the investigation have been released.
Augusta, GA
Augusta Regional Airport hosts drone camp for students
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Students showcased drones they built during a two-week summer camp at Augusta Regional Airport on Friday.
12 junior and high school students attended the camp, where they learned to fly and build drones designed to help others.
Anderson Puryear, a student, said the camp focused on delivering small medical supplies.
“It was focused on delivering small medical supplies like an EPI pen or glucose packet for like diabetics and for people with allergies in need in the real world that could obviously help save lives, and if people are like in a place in a boat or like in the desert or in the forest where they can’t easily access those supplies it can save their lives,” Puryear said.
The airport partnered with Georgia Tech, state troopers and the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Department for the Air Edu Summer Camp.
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Augusta, GA
10th annual Juneteenth Augusta Festival draws crowds despite heat
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The 10th annual Juneteenth Augusta Festival brought families to the Augusta Fairgrounds on Friday despite the muggy heat.
Cultural and community-focused events, live music performances and food trucks were available at the celebration.
Tonia Hill, attending the Juneteenth celebration, said she loves the holiday and is supporting the community, though she acknowledged the weather conditions.
“I love Juneteenth. And I’m supporting everybody. It’s hot. It’s hot. It’s hot,” Hill said.
The festival runs until 10 p.m.
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