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Augusta neighbors voice concerns over proposed roundabout

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December 4, 2025

Augusta neighbors voice concerns over proposed roundabout

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – A proposal to build a new roundabout at the intersection of McDowell Street and Monte Sano Avenue is drawing concerns from neighbors who live and worship nearby.

The project would sit between St. Mary on the Hill Catholic Church and Trinity on the Hill United Methodist Church.

On Wednesday evening, a packed meeting room heard updates from city officials and consultants as residents voiced their worries about how the project could affect the neighborhood. Many said pedestrian safety is their top concern.

John Scherer, who is a chairman at St. Mary on the Hill, said the intersection is heavily used by families, church members, and surrounding businesses.

“The biggest concern we have is pedestrian safety. There are so many people who traverse this intersection every day, not just us, but businesses here. It’s a neighborhood,” said Scherer.

Augusta’s District 3 Commissioner Catherine Smith-Rice says she has seen few accidents at the intersection and does not believe changes are needed.

“I want to see us going back to GDOT, the Georgia Department of Transportation and nixing this one, if the project takes a year longer,” she said.

“You just heard the residents tonight, they’re fine with that. They don’t want the roundabout and they don’t want it. I don’t want it.”

Steve Cassell of Infrastructure Systems Management is working with the City of Augusta to explore a single-lane roundabout design for the intersection.

Director of Engineering Dr. Hameed Malik said construction could begin after the Masters Tournament in 2027 if the project moves forward.

“So right now we are planning to use all the money we have. Any money left will go back to the state. The money cannot be allocated to any other project,” Malik said.

The roundabout is expected to cost between $7 million and $7.5 million.

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One dead following a shooting in Richmond County

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March 28, 2026

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One dead following a shooting in Richmond County

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The Richmond County Coroner’s Office said a person has died after a shooting on Division Street Saturday afternoon.

Officials say the shooting happened at the 2100 block around 4 p.m.

The victim was shot at least one time and taken to Wellstar MCG, where he later died, the coroner’s office says.

The sheriff’s office also went to Division Street at approximately 4 p.m. in reference to the incident, deputies say.

An autopsy has been scheduled.

No further information is available at this time.

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March 28, 2026

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Augusta’s Turpin neighborhood to get affordable homes with $1.85M federal grant

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March 27, 2026

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Augusta’s Turpin neighborhood to get affordable homes with .85M federal grant

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The historic Turpin neighborhood will soon welcome more affordable homes after Augusta Habitat for Humanity was awarded $1.85 million in federal funding this week.

The grant will fund the construction of at least 12 homes in the area.

“Habitat for Humanity applied for federal funding, and they were awarded the funding,” said District 2 Commissioner Stacy Pulliam.

Reviving a historic community

The Turpin neighborhood was once home to professionals, including educators, doctors, and lawyers.

“These big professionals that lived mostly over this way,” one resident said of the neighborhood’s history.

Pulliam described the area’s former prominence as “its grand days of glory, when it was the place.”

The project brings together city organizers and community partners through the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing, or GICH.

“We have so many partners. We have the Housing Authority on board. We have a representative from the Hub on board,” Pulliam said. “There’s so many great partners at the table that’s helping pull all of this together.”

Federal support and future plans

The project received backing from Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock.

Habitat for Humanity, with support from GICH, focused its application on Turpin Hill intentionally, as officials say the community had been needing to be addressed for years.

With Habitat for Humanity continuing to advocate for more funds, Pulliam said their motivation could lead to additional housing development in the future.

“We keep going and going and going,” she said. “Now we can do 20. Now we can do multifamily. So it’s fueling our fire to get more housing, but not just housing, to clean up the area.”

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