Augusta, GA
Federal funds secured for Augusta Regional Airport
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – U.S. Senators Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff announced they have secured over $14,000 in grants to the Augusta Regional Airport.
The funds were made possible through the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, officials said.
Airports being awarded are:
- Augusta Regional Airport (taxiway construction and upgrades) – $8,008,660
- Columbus Airport (runway reconstruction) – $24,472,527
- Dalton Municipal Airport (runway upgrades) – $2,400,000
- DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (runway upgrades) – $8,585,711
- GDOT (planning funds) – $1,000,000
- Polk County Airport (runway upgrades) – $3,950,000
- Savannah/HHI Airport (taxiway construction) – $11,465,048
- Southwest Georgia Regional Airport in Albany (infrastructure upgrades) – $3,764,809″
U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff today announced new Federal resources to upgrade Georgia’s airports through the bipartisan infrastructure law.
Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock announced airports in Atlanta and Augusta will receive over $19 million through the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Terminal Program (ATP).
The Federal resources can be used to build, modernize and upgrade airport facilities and strengthen transportation options for passengers.
“Georgia’s airports are a key driver of job creation and economic competitiveness. Alongside Senator Reverend Warnock, we are pleased to announce this funding through the bipartisan infrastructure law for airport upgrades across the State of Georgia. Our bipartisan infrastructure law will continue to deliver long-overdue upgrades to Georgia’s infrastructure for years to come,” Sen. Ossoff said.
“This new investment is a testament to the good we can accomplish when we reach across the aisle and center the people in policymaking,” said Senator Reverend Warnock. “Georgia is one of the most important aviation states in the nation, and as a member of the committee responsible for transportation policy, I will continue working to strengthen Georgia’s aviation economy.”
More information on these Federal grants can be found below:
- Augusta Regional Airport, $4,000,000 – This award partially funds expanding the existing passenger security screening checkpoint.
- Atlanta Regional Airport – Falcon Field, $1,000,000 – This award funds the design of a new sponsor-owned airport traffic control tower.
- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, $14,300,000 – This award funds the rehabilitation, modernization, and expansion of public restrooms in the terminal concourses.
Sen. Ossoff continues working to upgrade Georgia’s airport infrastructure.
In September, Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock secured over $60 million in Federal investments for Georgia’s airports.
In May, Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock delivered over $120 million in Federal grant funding for airport infrastructure upgrades.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The second annual Juneteenth trail ride took place on Old Waynesboro Road in Augusta on Saturday.
The event featured trail rides with horses and ATVs, a mechanical bull contest and music.
People shopped at vendors, and there was entertainment for kids, including a petting zoo, inflatables and games.
“It’s really a privilege just to be able to have the opportunity to share my space, to share my area, and to share for an event with so much value, to give back to my community and a place to celebrate,” said Davon Wallace, chief of operations at Crimson Hills.
Wallace said they will be hosting more events, with a haunted trail coming in October.
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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. (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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