Augusta, GA

Augusta salon hosts fundraiser for client’s cancer treatment

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4 months ago

November 16, 2025

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Augusta salon hosts fundraiser for client’s cancer treatment

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – People in Augusta came together on Sunday to support a woman fighting cancer.

Salon Vintage on Mike Padgett Highway held ‘Cuts for Courtney’ Sunday morning.

All the money raised from the event went to her travel expenses.

Other local businesses were able to help with the fundraising, and there was even a raffle.

She is fighting a rare cancer and is going to get treatment in Houston.

Courtney’s wife and Salon Vintage’s owner says the support for Courtney has been great.

“We decided that we wanted to do this because Courtney’s been a longtime client of ours, and so has Ashley in our salon, and she is battling cancer right now. So we wanted to give back to her, be able to bring the community in and have some people come out and support her,” said Angela Olivares, owner of Salon Vintage. “The support has meant so much more than just lifting the financial burden of her treatment. Just having the community show up for her and have something to look forward to and all the people that love her gather around to show their support. It’s just been really good for her spirits and our spirits.”

If you want to donate, the salon’s email is salonvintage15@yahoo.com.

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Augusta, GA

From Augusta roots to Nighthawks leader: Nolan Belcher comes home

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6 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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