Augusta, GA

2 troubled Augusta apartment buildings are back in the spotlight

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9 months ago

July 16, 2025

2 troubled Augusta apartment buildings are back in the spotlight

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The company that owns Bon Air Apartments and Richmond Summit Apartments has an important meeting coming up Tuesday.

The Augusta Commission could revoke Redwood Housing’s business license at the public hearing.

Ahead of Tuesday’s meeting, neighbors at Richmond Summit were dealing with another issue – no power. It came back on around 6 p.m. Wednesday.

One neighbor said they were notified a couple of days ago that the power would be out from 9 p.m. Tuesday until noon Wednesday for electrical work.

However, when that timeline passed and there weren’t any updates, neighbors started asking questions about why it took so long without any other notifications.

“People on walkers and wheelchairs trying to get outside, maybe try to get somewhere where there is AC, but it’s a bad situation for everybody involved,” said Earl Cason, resident at Richmond Summit. “I’m pouring some tap water over my head, and I’ve been using a cardboard paper to fan with all day.”

Cason has lived at Richmond Summit for five years, and he said these types of issues aren’t new, saying back in March, neighbors were also left without power.

“The claim was made that Georgia Power had shut the power off, but in calling them, they told me they had nothing to do with it. They don’t schedule outages,” said Cason.

Cason said he would like to move, but it’s hard to afford it.

“I haven’t had the option to just move out. Being under, as everyone is here under Section 8 housing, nobody can afford to just pack up and make a move on their own,” said Cason.

We asked an employee at Richmond Summit if they could provide any information or provide a statement, and they said no to both.

The public hearing will be on Tuesday at 1 p.m. on the second floor of the Augusta Municipal Building in the Lee Beard Commission Chamber.

This newest development comes after years of violence and complaints of poor living conditions at Bon Air.

These stories have drawn the attention of commissioners and U.S. Rep. Rick Allen.

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Local group holds 4th annual walk against autism

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5 hours ago

March 29, 2026

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Local group holds 4th annual walk against autism

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – April is Autism Awareness Month, and one local group raised awareness with a walk in Augusta on Sunday.

The fourth annual autism walk was hosted by Moving Over Mountains Against autism at Lake Olmstead Park.

All proceeds from the walk support autism awareness initiatives.

We spoke with the CEO and founder of the group, Deidre Roberson, who said this year they are dedicating the walk to their photographer, who died recently.

Roberson told us what she looks forward to the most.

“I look most forward to seeing the different people every year. We always meet different people, new people, and they come from all over the CSRA, so Washington, Wilkes, Carolina,” she said.

There were also several vendors providing resources to families.

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From Augusta roots to Nighthawks leader: Nolan Belcher comes home

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17 hours ago

March 29, 2026

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From Augusta roots to Nighthawks leader: Nolan Belcher comes home

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF)- Augusta University baseball is in a three-game series matchup against the University of North Georgia.

AU is currently down in the series 0-2 after a close loss Friday and a loss Saturday.

But we aren’t focusing on the Jags, we’re going to take a look at North Georgia’s head coach, Nolan Belcher.

He is an Augusta native who began his career at Greenbrier and Augusta Christian.

He won three state championships, which then led him to play for the South Carolina Gamecocks.

There he won back-to-back national championships and finished runner up in 2012.

His coaching career began after that where he eventually joined the Peach belt Confrence, coaching at USCA and GCSU.

Now in his first season as head coach for the Nighthawks, he is happy to come home and coach in front of his friends and family.

“I’m very fortunate that I got family that, one is still around and they can come watch me do what I love. And, they’ve shown me, nothing but support throughout my whole coaching career and even back on my playing dates are very thankful and appreciative for everything they’ve done for me.”

AU and UNG will have their final series match on Sunday.

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