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Augusta’s new Kroger Marketplace store to open within days

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2 weeks ago

May 9, 2024

Augusta’s new Kroger Marketplace store to open within days

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The new Kroger store is nearly ready to open near Jimmie Dyess Parkway and Gordon Highway.

At 8 a.m. May 22, the doors will open for business at Kroger’s new Eisenhower Crossing Marketplace, 3942 Harper Franklin Ave.

Prior to the store’s official opening, Kroger will host a ribbon-cutting celebration at 7:30 a.m. with associates, customers, community leaders, Zero Hunger | Zero Waste partners and local Partners in Education.

The community is invited to the ribbon cutting and grand opening festivities.

The new store represents a $32 million investment and encompasses 124,000 square feet, with an adjacent fuel center, drive-thru pharmacy and a wide variety of popular features, including a Murray’s Cheese Shop, expanded deli offerings, sushi and grocery pickup.

Kroger customers will be greeted with a vibrant mural designed by Augusta artist Karen Heid. According to Heid, the mural captures a sense of place and features many of Augusta’s iconic landmarks.

The new store will be a Kroger Marketplace – which is a special kind of store.

While the emphasis is still groceries at a Kroger Marketplace, they sell just about everything you could get at a Target that sells groceries. For example, they offer fashion and accessories that you can try on in a dressing room, small appliances, linens and towels, indoor and outdoor furniture, have a jewelry store and health clinic – and have been known to even stock bicycles.

“Kroger’s new Eisenhower Crossing Marketplace reflects our commitment to the community,” said Victor Smith, president of Kroger’s Atlanta Division. “We recognize Kroger’s unique role in the communities we serve. As an employer, food processor, retailer, healthcare provider and more, we have a responsibility to create positive change and deliver on our purpose to feed the human spirit.”

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Woman redirects traffic to save huge alligator on roadway

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4 hours ago

May 20, 2024

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Woman redirects traffic to save huge alligator on roadway

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT/Gray News) – A Georgia woman stopped on her way home to help an alligator in the roadway.

Angel Benson says she was driving along Doug Barnard Parkway in Augusta on her way home Saturday afternoon when she saw a huge alligator in the road, as vehicles were traveling in its path, WRDW reports.

Benson parked her car behind the alligator, called law enforcement and stayed on the scene to warn drivers until staff from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources arrived.

A huge alligator was spotted on Doug Barnard Parkway on May 18, 2024.(Contributed)

“We walk the swamp a good bit, so making sure he didn’t get hurt was the least we could do,” Benson said.

She shared the photos she took with WRDW.

According to DNR, alligators are typically found along and south of the fall line in Georgia, which connects the cities of Columbus, Macon and Augusta. The line is the prehistoric Atlantic coastline.

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‘See ya later, alligator’: Woman redirects traffic to save reptile on Augusta roadway

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11 hours ago

May 19, 2024

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‘See ya later, alligator’: Woman redirects traffic to save reptile on Augusta roadway

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – There was more than just vehicles on Doug Barnard Parkway on Saturday afternoon.

Angel Benson says she was driving along the parkway, on her way home, when she saw a huge alligator in the road as vehicles were traveling in its path.

Benson tells us she parked her car behind the alligator, called law enforcement, and stayed on the scene to warn drivers until staff from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources arrived.

“We walk the swamp a good bit so making sure he didn’t get hurt was the least we could do,” said Benson.

Alligator spotted on Doug Barnard Parkway on May 18, 2024.(Contributed)

Benson shared the photos she took with News 12.

According to DNR, in Georgia, alligators are typically found along and south of the Fall Line, which connects the cities of Columbus, Macon and Augusta. The Fall Line is the prehistoric Atlantic coastline.

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Missing woman last seen on Crosscreek Road in south Augusta

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18 hours ago

May 19, 2024

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Missing woman last seen on Crosscreek Road in south Augusta

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 39-year-old woman last seen in south Augusta. .

The sheriff’s office says Amanda Nicole Morris was last seen on Saturday at 2480 Crosscreek Road.

Authorities say Morris was last seen wearing a pink shirt and blue jeans, and may possibly be driving a black 2008 Chevrolet Silverado with a Georgia tag of SDL5020.

Anyone with information is asked to contact any on-duty investigator with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, 706-821-1080 or 706-821-1020.

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