Augusta, GA

Augusta city leaders discuss downtown parking project changes

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9 months ago

June 28, 2025

Augusta city leaders discuss downtown parking project changes

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Augusta leaders discussed adding changes to the TIA Projects that spread across downtown on Thursday.

John Ussery of the Traffic Engineering Division presented a plan that would add a night shift for construction workers downtown. Right now, they only work a day shift.

Ussery said this could potentially shave a year off of the completion date, which is currently sometime in 2028, but would add $13 million to the project cost.

Commissioners did not decide on the change on Thursday, moving the item to July 8.

Director of Engineering Hameed Malik recommended moving forward with the plan.

The project is already causing headaches for business owners as traffic cones and equipment have piled up.

“If you go down to 13th Street, beyond 13th, down to St. Sebastian, all the way to 15th, how long has that been tore up,” said Marty Koger, owner of Tip Top Taps. “Is that the way it’s going to look up here too?”

“They don’t realize how much they are affecting people who live and walk down here, how much they’re affecting our lives, our income, our living,” said Michelle Tiedeman, Halo Salon and Spa Master cosmetologist.

Koger disagrees with moving parking to different streets.

“If you ask me what they should be doing is moving the traffic to Greene and to Reynolds. Use Greene to go east and Reynolds to go west. That will take a tremendous burden off the traffic here on Broad Street, and then you can make it a pedestrian-friendly culture, which is what we need,” said Koger.

Tiedeman thinks the city doesn’t realize how they are affecting people with the project.

“It seems small for them, but it’s big for us,” said Tiedeman.

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Local group holds 4th annual walk against autism

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4 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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16 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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