Augusta, GA
Augusta University hosts Education Day basketball game for students
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – For the last couple of years, Augusta University basketball has played host to an Education Day game.
They invite students from the Richmond County School System to Christenberry Fieldhouse.
We’re sure we all wanted this when we were back in grade school or elementary school — a day off of the classroom and into the gymnasium to catch two powerhouses in the CSRA go head-to-head on the hardwood.
It was a true Richmond County day off of Wrightsboro Road.
Paine College played against Augusta University.
More than 2,000 fifth graders were on hand to watch the cross-town rivals.
Some students came out with an autograph or five and T-shirts too.
The two have not played each other in three years.
The Jags got the win, 91-6, making it 17 straight wins over the Lions.
While one team walked out with a loss today, it was basketball that truly won the day. Students had a fun day, watching college athletes score big.

“Most of my guys aren’t up that early. So, this is in between our exams. This is reading day. So, it works out perfectly,” said Head Coach Dip Metress. “The new guys had no idea what they were getting into. The two or three returning guys knew what this was about. It’s not about the score.”
This is just one of two Education Day games the Jags are hosting.
In two weeks, Christenberry Fieldhouse will be filled with Columbia County students.
They get to attend the Jags Peach Belt opener against USC Beaufort.
Not only was Thursday Education Day, but it was a special celebration for one former Richmond County student.
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Augusta, GA
2nd annual Juneteenth trail ride draws crowds in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The second annual Juneteenth trail ride took place on Old Waynesboro Road in Augusta on Saturday.
The event featured trail rides with horses and ATVs, a mechanical bull contest and music.
People shopped at vendors, and there was entertainment for kids, including a petting zoo, inflatables and games.
“It’s really a privilege just to be able to have the opportunity to share my space, to share my area, and to share for an event with so much value, to give back to my community and a place to celebrate,” said Davon Wallace, chief of operations at Crimson Hills.
Wallace said they will be hosting more events, with a haunted trail coming in October.
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Augusta, GA
Multiple teens arrested in deadly shooting on Warren Road
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) — The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office has made multiple arrests in a deadly shooting that left one teenager dead and another injured early Saturday morning.
According to deputies, the incident happened June 20, at approximately 12:50 a.m. in the 200 block of Warren Road, where authorities responded to reports of shots fired involving two gunshot victims.
When deputies arrived, they located two 18-year-old men from Augusta.
Officials identified the victims as Eric Markquis Bartley Miller and Joseph Lamar Thomas.
Investigators say Miller sustained at least one gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Thomas was also found with at least one gunshot wound and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says the circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under active investigation.
As of Saturday afternoon, three teenage suspects have been arrested and charged in connection with the incident.
18-year-old Dmihjay Collins, 17-year-old Tayshaun Thomas, and 17-year-old Joseph Thomas have all been arrested and charged with Murder, Aggravated Assault, and Possession of Machine Guns. They are all currently being held at the Webster Detention Center.
A fourth teenager, 17-year-old Reante Byrd was also arrested, but investigators have not linked him to the murder case. Byrd has been charged with Possession of a Pistol or Revolver by a Person Under the Age of 18. He is also being held in the Webster Detention Center.
No further details in the investigation have been released.
Augusta, GA
Augusta Regional Airport hosts drone camp for students
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Students showcased drones they built during a two-week summer camp at Augusta Regional Airport on Friday.
12 junior and high school students attended the camp, where they learned to fly and build drones designed to help others.
Anderson Puryear, a student, said the camp focused on delivering small medical supplies.
“It was focused on delivering small medical supplies like an EPI pen or glucose packet for like diabetics and for people with allergies in need in the real world that could obviously help save lives, and if people are like in a place in a boat or like in the desert or in the forest where they can’t easily access those supplies it can save their lives,” Puryear said.
The airport partnered with Georgia Tech, state troopers and the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Department for the Air Edu Summer Camp.
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