Augusta, GA
Augusta mayor to travel to D.C. for U.S. Conference of Mayors

America Convention of Mayors is the official non-partisan group of cities with populations of 30,000 or extra. There are over 1,400 such cities within the nation at present. Every metropolis is represented within the Convention by its chief elected official, the mayor. The Convention holds its Winter Assembly every January in Washington, D.C. and an Annual Assembly every June. Convention members communicate with a united voice on organizational insurance policies and objectives. Mayors contribute to the event of nationwide city coverage by serving on a number of of the convention’s standing committees. The coverage positions adopted on the annual assembly collectively signify the views of the nation’s mayors and are distributed to the President of america and Congress. Along with the continuing work of the Convention’s standing committees, mayors are organized into activity forces to look at and act on points that demand particular consideration resembling civic innovation, exports, starvation and homelessness, and brownfields.

Augusta, GA
Ready Player One now open in Augusta

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A new taproom is now open in Augusta.
Ready Player One had its grand opening this weekend.
The new business has games, a bar and a tap room.
You can find them on Broad Street.
They will have live music and several big screens where you can watch live sports.
The new business is pet-friendly and open until 2 a.m.
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Augusta, GA
Augusta Drops Game Two of the Series Against North Georgia – Augusta University

Augusta, Ga- Augusta fell to North Georgia in game two of their series on Saturday afternoon at Jaguar field 31-1. The Jaguars are now 5-9 in the conference and 8-25 overall. The first place Nighthawks move to 12-2 in the conference and 23-9 overall.
The lone run for the Jaguars came in the first inning when Nolan Turner doubled to lead off the game. Mike Morrison would follow with a RBI single to plate Turner. For Morrison, he extended his hit streak to 25 straight games.
Parker Ingram and Eli Overstreet also collected hits for AU.
The UNG offense would be the story in scoring runs in all but one inning.
The series wraps up Sunday morning with the first pitch scheduled for 11 a.m.
Augusta, GA
Jags Split Saturday Doubleheader with Bobcats – Augusta University

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Augusta University softball earned a comeback win in game one before falling just short in a high-scoring second game, splitting Saturday’s Peach Belt Conference doubleheader with visiting Georgia College at Jaguar Field.
Game 1: Augusta 6, Georgia College 5
The Jaguars rallied from a 5-2 deficit with a four-run seventh inning to claim the opener in dramatic fashion. A leadoff single by Grace Bailey and a pinch-hit single from Kelsea Moody started the surge. A walk to Sam Tener loaded the bases, and Ayellad Howard‘s RBI single brought the game within two.
After a sacrifice fly from Bailee Roberts and a groundout RBI from Ansley Gibson tied it, Augusta sealed the win when Howard raced home on a passed ball to score the winning run.
Gibson earned the win in the circle, throwing a complete game with seven hits allowed, five runs (only one earned), and two strikeouts.
Roberts and Howard each recorded a hit, RBI, and run scored. Tener reached base twice and scored two runs, while Gibson drove in two.
Game 2: Georgia College 8, Augusta 7
Despite outhitting the Bobcats 13-9, Augusta came up just short in a back-and-forth battle in game two. The Jaguars led 5-1 after three innings and tied it again at 7-7 in the sixth following a solo home run from Bailee Roberts, but a late RBI double in the seventh lifted Georgia College to the win.
Roberts finished 2-for-4 with a home run, RBI, and a sacrifice bunt. Howard went 3-for-5 with a double, RBI, and run scored. Ansley Gibson drove in two with a first-inning double, and Grace Bailey added two more RBIs with a pair of singles.
Madalyn Spinks pitched all seven innings for Augusta and struck out three, allowing six earned runs in the loss.
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