Augusta, GA
Augusta University alum donates $1 million to the athletic program
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The Augusta College athletics program acquired a $1 million donation from an alum on Oct. 24.
Mason McKnight III and his spouse Lou, have dedicated $1 million to the Augusta College athletics program. A lifelong ardour for sports activities, a love for his alma mater, and the present circumstances of the athletic grounds impressed Mason McKnight III and his spouse Lou to donate to this system.
When Clint Bryant, former AU athletics director, took him to see the situation of the grounds exterior Christenberry Fieldhouse, McKnight was shocked. “Most native excessive colleges have higher and newer services than Augusta College,” he mentioned.
The reward will assist fund services enhancements and the softball area will bear the Mason McKnight III household title in recognition of their generosity.
“For years Augusta has been checked out as a golf faculty solely, however we have to assist softball, baseball, basketball, and all of the applications. I hope we will get some extra individuals on board and get AU Athletics constructed to current-day requirements,” McKnight III mentioned.
The McKnights, who gave a big reward to the J. Harold Harrison, M.D., Schooling Commons on the Well being Sciences Campus, are proud to assist the college.
“We love watching Augusta College develop from the place it was once I was in class to the place it’s now,” McKnight mentioned.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the discovery of a deceased woman and infant found on Chase Creek Court.
On Saturday at 4:15 p.m., deputies responded to the 1600 block of Chase Creek Court to investigate a report of deceased people.
Upon arrival, deputies found an adult female and male infant deceased inside the residence.
The home is in the McCoy’s Creek neighborhood, a subdivision of mostly two-story vinyl-sided homes built in the past few years.
The neighborhood is adjacent to Grovetown but is actually in the Augusta city limits.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Organizers of a Magnolia Cemetery cleanup say hundreds of people showed up all ages to help clean up the historic site.
From 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, volunteers showed up with brooms, shovels and other supplies to help. The land houses five Jewish cemeteries and a Greek cemetery along with a Masonic lodge and several church sections.
“It’s such a peaceful place,” said Kevin de l’Aigle. “It’s such a place of solace in this crazy world we live in. It’s a great place to come and just find some peace and walk around among the beautiful grounds. For me, I’ve been coming here since I was a kid, so it’s more like a park. I mean, all my ancestors, my dad’s buried here. But for me, it’s just like I get a sense of peace here that I don’t get anywhere else.”
And recently, a woman from Boston donated $25,000 to the cemetery.
The Magnolia Cemetery is home to a crepe Myrtle that’s said to be the oldest tree in the state of Georgia.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Augusta National Golf Club on Friday laid down new sod at Eisenhower Park.
The club leased the park to use for parking during this year’s Masters Tournament.
That meant a layer of gravel for the cars to park on.
But on Friday, crews rolled out sod, leaving the park in better condition than it had been in before.
Now the public can enjoy the green space for the rest of the year.
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