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PBC Announces Women's Basketball Team of Academic Distinction

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2 years ago

June 4, 2024

PBC Announces Women's Basketball Team of Academic Distinction

AUGUSTA, GA — The Peach Belt Conference has released the 2023-24 women’s basketball Team of Academic Distinction, presented by Barnes & Noble College. The team is a part of the PBC’s larger initiative to celebrate the academic achievements of PBC student-athletes.

To be eligible for the team, a student-athlete must 1) participate in at least half of his/her team’s events and be either a starter or significant contributor; 2) achieved a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and 3) completed at least one full academic year at his or her current institution and has reached sophomore athletic eligibility. The Peach Belt Conference Sports Information Directors oversee the program.

Barnes & Noble College currently operates more than 1,400 campus bookstores and their school-branded e-commerce sites, serving more than 6 million college students and faculty nationwide. As a strategic partner, Barnes & Noble College is a retail and learning company. The company is headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.

Name	Institution	Year	Hometown	GPA	Major (Minor)
Aaliyah Bell	Lander	Grad.	Pooler, Ga.	3.87	Master of Business Administration
Beka Benge	Flagler	Sr.	St. Cloud, Fla.	4.00	Elementary Education (Criminology)
Livi Blackstock	North Georgia	Sr.	Jefferson, Ga.	3.852	Elementary & Special Education
Jillian Bretz	Columbus State	So.	Cumming, Ga.	3.80	General Business
Abby Carter	Lander	So.	Eastlake, Ohio	4.00	Exercise Science
Isabel Davenport	North Georgia	Sr.	Dahlonega, Ga.	3.522	BSN Nursing (Generic)
Maddie Erickson	Flagler	So.	Cumming, Ga.	3.66	Business Administration
Carly Fahey	North Georgia	Sr.	Suwanee, Ga.	3.769	Management
Alexa Geary	Georgia College & State University	Jr.	Calhoun, Ga.	3.86	Exercise Science (Business Administration)
Carleigh Grimm	Flagler	So.	St. Clairsville, Ohio	3.85	Sport Managment (Business Administration)
Kristyn Goshay	Columbus State	Jr.	Conyers, Ga.	3.64	Kinesiology
Ansley Hall	North Georgia	Jr.	Watkinsville, Ga.	3.716	Kinesiology/Health & Fitness
Maya Jackson	Columbus State	Jr.	Lawrenceville, Ga.	3.89	General Business
Quadaija Langley	Lander	So.	Travelers Rest, S.C.	3.75	Mathematics
Simone Lett	Columbus State	So.	Alpharetta, Ga.	3.63	Criminal Justice
Annalise Malone	USC Aiken	So.	Fayetteville, Tenn.	3.806	Business Administration
Kennedi Manning	Augusta	Grad.	Stone Mountain, Ga.	4.00	Counselor Education
Destiny McClendon	Flagler	Jr.	Greensboro, Ga.	3.52	Digital Media Production & Journalism
Amani Melendez	Lander	So.	Woodbridge, Va.	3.80	Business Administration
Jakiyah Parker	Lander	Grad.	Hephizibah, Ga.	3.75	Mass Communications
Mahkayla Premo	USC Beaufort	So.	Savannah, Ga.	3.833	Business Administration
Aaliyah Reid	Clayton State	Jr.	Fort Lauderdale, Fla.	3.58	Health Sciences
Shaniya Rose-McDonald	USC Beaufort	Jr.	Nottingham, England	3.75	Psychology
Zuzanna Rudenko	Columbus State	Jr.	Warszawa, Poland	3.60	Chemistry
Cory Santoro	Lander	Jr.	Bellevue, Ohio	3.88	Early Childhood Education
Myra Strickland	Georgia College & State University	Sr.	Duluth, Ga.	3.69	Exercise Science
Emily Trushel	North Georgia	Grad.	Brentwood, Tenn.	4.00	Master of Kinesiology
Hailey Unger	USC Aiken	So.	Dayton, Ohio	3.60	Business Administration
Jadah Waite	Clayton State	Jr.	Brooklyn, N.Y.	3.52	Sociology
Jada Warren	Georgia College & State University	Jr.	Norcross, Ga.	3.63	Exercise Science
Amelia Wylly	Georgia College & State University	Jr.	Savannah, Ga.	3.54	Marketing (Management)

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One dead following a shooting in Richmond County

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11 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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24 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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