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Attend these Juneteenth events at Augusta Museum of History

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2 years ago

June 14, 2024

Attend these Juneteenth events at Augusta Museum of History

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Juneteenth is right around the corner, and in honor of the day, the Augusta Museum of History is hosting a discovery day on Saturday.

With free admission, the day is packed with events, including performances from the Jessye Norman School of the Arts, documentary screenings and scavenger hunts.

Local artist S.C. Daniel will be creating artwork based on the great lyrics from James Brown’s “I’m Black & I’m Proud”.

We caught up with the museum director who hopes these events can help share the untold stories of the history behind Juneteenth.

“Juneteenth is the emancipation proclamation of Texas and it gives us an opportunity to tell that story, along with the other emancipation proclamation of the African American slaves. That story needs to be told. The museum is using the opportunity to tell that particular story, but also expanding on it,” said Nancy Glaser.

Events in the rotunda are free.

Museum admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, $3 for children ages 6 to 18 and free for children 5 and under. Museum members have free admission.

News 12′s Zayna Haliburton will be taking part in the event.

At 10:30 a.m., in the rotunda, she will be reading a book Juneteenth for Mazie, and meeting fans.

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Local group holds 4th annual walk against autism

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11 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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23 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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