Augusta, GA
Augusta Transit could expand bus routes with new electric buses
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – New electric buses are coming to Augusta.
The transit received $12 million for six new clean-energy battery electric buses, charging equipment and even a bus simulator to train the drivers.
The old diesel bus fleet may be heading back to the garage. The Augusta Transit is making a change and going green.
Mary Farrer has been riding Augusta Transit for years. She plans her day around the bus.
“I have to get up early and try to get there in time and call the bus line and find out what’s going on with the buses and everything at least an hour ahead of time,” she said.
It takes that kind of planning, and she’s not the only one.
Deputy Director of Augusta Transit Dr. Oliver Page said: “Everyone is asking why we don’t have more buses on the road, one bus every 30 minutes. But to have that, we have to have more physical buses.”
And that’s about to happen.
Page says they’re going green too.
“We are responsive to our riders’ needs. The $12 million grant will be going to purchase six buses, a bus simulator, as well as having some additional charging points outside and workforce development,” said Page.
Augusta Transit has been adding buses — six diesel buses were delivered last year. The five electric buses will arrive next year, but it’s not happening often enough.

“We haven’t been replacing buses, like once every two years. The last batch of buses we received was in 2023. Before that, it was 2016. So, with these gaps in bus replenishment, that’s why we have buses on the road past their useful life,” said Page.
Compared to other cities, Augusta has some ground to cover.
“When we look at places like Macon and Athens, they’re smaller cities than we are, they have bus fleet of 20, 25, 30 buses, we only have 18. So, we have to catch up,” said Page.
It means riders like Farrer won’t have quite as much planning to do.
2025 is when the first set of electric buses will arrive, and by 2027, six more will be here.
Page says once the old buses are replaced with new ones, you could see new routes coming to South Augusta and the Augusta Regional Airport.
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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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