Augusta, GA

Augusta Commission approves more than $1.1 million in new street lighting purchases

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2 years ago

June 5, 2024

Augusta Commission approves more than .1 million in new street lighting purchases

There was at least one bright spot in Tuesday’s Augusta Commission meeting.

Multiple purchases were unanimously approved which will bring new lights to different streets in the area. Here is what’s coming:

New lighting on Grand Boulevard between 15th and Turpin streets, which is about half-a-mile long and is near Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. According to the agenda, it was discovered during routine maintenance that this street lighting system is no longer safe to operate, is beyond its serviceable life and can no longer be repaired. The entire system will need to be replaced along Grand.

New solar lighting with poles on Windsor Spring Road between Meadowbrook Drive and Crosscreek Road, which is about a mile long and is in the Hephzibah area. Addressing this was a direction by the commission given to Augusta Engineering on Sept. 5.

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New solar lighting on Wrightsboro Road between North Leg Road and Highland Avenue, which is about 2 miles long running along Augusta University’s Forest Hills campus and Daniel Field Airport. This is part of a major rebuild of this section of Wrightsboro.

New lighting on Jimmie Dyess Parkway between Wrightsboro and 2,500 feet south of the Richmond County line, which is in the Belair area. Funding for this was approved in January.

All of these purchases come out to about $1.18 million combined. The funds will come from a combination of Augusta’s street lighting operations fund, the American Rescue Plan, and SPLOST 6.

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AU to cut ribbon on new Student Health Services building

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January 9, 2026

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AU to cut ribbon on new Student Health Services building

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Augusta University is set to cut the ribbon on a new Student Health Services building on Friday.

The ribbon cutting will be held at 2:30 p.m. at 1465 Laney Walker Boulevard in Augusta.

The event will showcase the field of college health and the role the services have on students’ personal development and academic success.

The clinic relocated to the new space last month to make way for AU’s advanced research and clinical innovation, according to officials.

At the event, there will also be snacks, interactive games and clinic tours.

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Law enforcement converges on home in west Augusta

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January 8, 2026

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Law enforcement converges on home in west Augusta

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – There was a large law enforcement presence Thursday morning at a home in west Augusta near Fort Gordon.

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office and Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force were in the area attempting to find a suspect, according to deputies.

Witnesses said around 11:25 a.m. that officers had been surrounding a home at Harper-Franklin Avenue and Covington Court.

That’s in a neighborhood of mostly two-story brick-fronted homes built in the past three or four years just east of Jimmie Dyess Parkway and a couple of blocks north of Gordon Highway.

As noon approached, law enforcement had left.

But a Facebook post from earlier did show a large presence,including marked and unmarked cars, and officers all around the house. A witness said police dogs were on the scene, as well.

News 12 has reached out to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office for information.

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Augusta mayoral candidate holds town hall as election season begins

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January 8, 2026

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Augusta mayoral candidate holds town hall as election season begins

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Steven Kendrick held a town hall on Wednesday at the Henry Brigham Community Center as he prepares to challenge Augusta Mayor Garnett Johnson.

Kendrick, who serves as chief deputy tax commissioner for Richmond County, previously ran against Johnson in 2022. The town hall was part of Kendrick’s campaign tour as he seeks to unseat the incumbent mayor.

“Some of the people felt as though we really needed to dig a little deeper and we dug a little deeper,” Kendrick said after the meeting. “But that’s how you gain understanding, where everybody’s not going to agree about everything. Some of them we didn’t agree on. I certainly enjoyed the interaction. I learned some things, and I hope they learned some things as well.”

Multiple Commission seats up for election

The mayoral race is not the only contest facing Richmond County voters. Several Augusta Commission seats are up for election across multiple districts.

District 8 will have a new commissioner because Commissioner Brandon Garrett is term-limited and cannot run again. Michael Cioffi and Evett Williams have filed to run for the District 8 seat.

Districts 2, 4, 6 and 10 are also up for election. Stacy Pulliam currently serves in District 2.

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