Augusta, GA
Feast in the Streets Augusta 2024
AUGUSTA, G.A. (WJBF)- Despite some of the challenges the city of Augusta has faced, local business owners and community members and leaders came together to serve the community this Thanksgiving.
Cafe 209 celebrated Thanksgiving with “Feast in the Streets” for a second year, Thursday morning.
“I think it’s an amazing thing for the community just to kind of revitalize everything that’s going on in the community, and to have everybody come together and just have smiles and love for the community– that’s big for me.” Jeremiah Davis said.
From 11 am until 2pm, folks had the chance to get a hot meal with all kinds of Thanksgiving favorites, and toiletries and sleeping bags.
“It means a lot just to be able to help a lot of people and everything. Just to be out here helping the community and just to be nice on Thanksgiving,” volunteer Elayna Mcintyre said.
Local members and leaders of the community say their coming together speaks to the strength of Augusta, amid the recent challenges of Hurricane Helene.
“We know the devastation the hurricane brought to our city, but this is a good event because what it shows is– number one, that the community still has a need, and then number two is that the business owners in downtown, particularly Cassandra at Cafe 209, still has a heart to serve the community. And so, this is a great event because we’re able to tap into the better parts of our community, serving those who need our help the most….” commissioner Jordan Johnson said.
Staff and volunteers at Cafe 209 showed their gratitude for their chance to stand strong and provide a sense of security for all, this Thanksgiving.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The South Augusta YMCA will not renew its lease at the Tobacco Road location, the Y confirmed.
The shopping center is being sold, and the current lease ends in October.
The Y has not announced a final day at the current location. Officials said they plan to announce that date and next steps for South Augusta later this month.
The YMCA said it still plans to serve South Augusta after the lease expires.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A man who was previously wanted for questioning in an Augusta deadly shooting has now been charged with murder in the case, according to authorities.
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says Kemfton Quewanaki Kenon, 27, was arrested on Friday in connection to the shooting death of Khyla Rodriguez, of Augusta.
Kenon is booked into the Charles B. Webster Detention Center and charged with murder and possession of a firearm during a crime, according to jail bookings.
Rodriguez, 25, was found dead after deputies received a call about a shooting on May 15 at 1:11 a.m. on Cameron Drive.
The Richmond County Coroner’s Office said Rodriguez was pronounced dead at 2:27 a.m.
Kenon was previously wanted for questioning in the case and was located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. He was interviewed and arrested on an unrelated warrant.
Deputies were also interviewed two other subjects in the case. They were not arrested in the case.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – People who live in South Augusta are raising concerns about the future of the Family Y on Tobacco Road.
Officials say the facility has been operating at a loss for years, and have had a low number of memberships. The location also has a new owner. The cost of the lease is too high and the facility is also in need of renovations, which are said to be costly.
“The reality is we couldn’t afford the current lease that we were in,” said Catie McCauley, president and CEO of Family Y of Greater Augusta. “Over the last 10 years we’ve been subsidizing this lot. So we got to look at a model that we can sustain for the next several generations not just the next couple years.”
The location is set to close in October, but officials say they are working with community members and contractors for a new building that they can move into and are committed to staying in South Augusta.
Photojournalist credit: Gary Hipps
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