Augusta, GA

At Augusta event, vets get help filing PACT Act claims

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2 years ago

April 27, 2024

At Augusta event, vets get help filing PACT Act claims

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The Department of Veterans Affairs Augusta Health Care System joined with the Warrior Alliance and the Georgia Department of Veterans Service on Friday.

They were at the Augusta Tech campus to offer screenings and help veterans file their PACT Act claims.

Those claims involve benefits for veterans exposed to Agent Orange and other toxic substances.

“I do what I do because I love helping fellow veterans. I was in the military myself for 25 years. What we’re seeing today is a lot of folks that may have never started the claim process, they have been out since the Vietnam era or even, more recently, post 9/11 That do need to get that process started,” said Patricia Ross, commissioner for the Georgia Department of Veterans Service.

Supervisor Yolanda Gibson said: “It’s very important to get those benefits out to veterans. We have a lot of veterans. Georgia is a big state, so we have veterans who have never filed for benefits before. Sometimes it’s from a lack of information. They may not know what benefits are available to them. We’re here to spread the word that the Department of Veterans Affairs is available to assist them in any questions they have.”

For years, our I-TEAM has been following the story of Agent Orange being tested at Fort Eisenhower and its impact there.

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Augusta, GA

From Augusta roots to Nighthawks leader: Nolan Belcher comes home

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10 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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