Augusta, GA

Augusta Jr. Players win ‘Best Show’ at 2023 Georgia Theatre Conference

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1 year ago

October 22, 2023

Augusta Jr. Players win ‘Best Show’ at 2023 Georgia Theatre Conference

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The Augusta Jr. Players won ‘Best Show’ Saturday night, at this year’s Georgia Theatre Conference (GTC) for their performance in “Sistas.”

The announcement was posted on The Augusta Players Inc. Facebook page on Saturday, October 21, with a hand drum-roll and applause at Columbus State University.

This is the second year in a row the Jr. Players have won at the statewide competition held in Columbus, Georgia.

They compete in the “Community Theatre” division and according to the announcement on their Facebook page, they also received awards in:

High school IE (comedic) 1st: Lilliana Miller Lofton 2nd: Aidan Rolle 3rd: Ebin Ryan
Adult IE (dramatic) 1st: Angel Smith
Community Play Festival – All Star Cast: Charlissa Smith, Angel Smith, Bethanie Griffen
Best Supporting Performance: Teagan Johnson
Best Principal Performer: Tayllor Davis

According to the GTC’s guidelines for the Community Theatre Division this year, the winning show is given the opportunity to bring their show to the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) in March in Birmingham, Alabama.

“Sistas the Musical” opens in Augusta next Friday, October 27, with shows on Saturday and Sunday at the Kroc Center.

Tickets are still available and can be purchased online at the Augusta Players website.

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Tree giveaway helps Augusta get back to normal after Helene

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9 hours ago

January 12, 2025

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – It’s been more than 100 days since Hurricane Helene came through our area.

Now, those in the CSRA are still cleaning up the aftermath.

On Saturday, Rooting for Augusta helped the area get back to normal.

“Every once in a while, we have a horrific event that unites us all, and we certainly had it with the storm. Everybody can agree that it’s a good thing to plant trees back in the right spots,” said Dennis Trotter with Rooting for Augusta.

Rooting for Augusta gave away 700 trees as part of the event.

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New Richmond County sheriff promotes deputies, other employees

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20 hours ago

January 12, 2025

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New Richmond County sheriff promotes deputies, other employees

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – After swearing in 100 new deputies at the beginning of his tenure, Richmond County Sheriff Eugene Brantley also addressed promotions and appointments for those in the sheriff’s office.

It happened on Friday before the winter weather got underway and impacted the region.

Brantley spoke with us after about why the new promotions, appointments and people in the sheriff’s office will benefit the community.

“For the most part, when you’re suffering from a shortage of staff like we have been and so many other agencies in the state of Georgia and around the country, I think it is a boost in the arm to onboard 100 people to help get things that we need slow down crime and stop what is plaguing our community,” said Brantley.

Brantley said it was the first step to making the community safer.

He says he has been working on improving the jail as well.

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