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Balanced Scoring Attack Leads the Augusta Women to an Easy Win on Senior Day – Augusta University

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3 months ago

February 21, 2026

Balanced Scoring Attack Leads the Augusta Women to an Easy Win on Senior Day – Augusta University

Augusta, Ga. – Six Augusta players had at least eight points as the Augusta University women rolled Middle Georgia 69-44 on senior day at Christenberry Fieldhouse. With the win, the Jaguars clinch a first round home game in the upcoming Peach Belt Conference tournament. The Jaguars improve to 13-6 in the conference and 18-8 overall. The Knights are 9-9 in conference play and 16-9 overall.

Amari Jackson led the Jags with 15 points and eight rebounds. Quinasia Abercrombie added 11 points as did Camerah Langston, who tallied a career high. Langston also hit three three-pointers.

The Jaguars led 31-23 at the half and then dominated the final 20 minutes outscoring the Knights 38-21. AU’s defense was outstanding and held Middle Georgia to 26% shooting for the game while the Jags hit on 47% of their shots. AU was out rebounded but forced 21 Middle Georgia turnovers. The Jaguars also went 9-18 from three-point range while the Knights made just 1 of 18.

Elyse Autrey and Sa’Niah Dorsey each had nine points with Cierra McGinlay added eight points in the winning effort.

Augusta wraps up the regular season on Wednesday night when they host North Georgia with tip-off scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

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Historic Masters landmark purchased and renovated by local resident

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May 9, 2026

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Georgia governor candidate Olu Brown campaigns in Augusta

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18 hours ago

May 9, 2026

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Georgia governor candidate Olu Brown campaigns in Augusta

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Democratic candidate for Georgia governor Olu Brown visited Augusta on Friday evening, stopping near the Sand Hills Community Center as early voting continues.

Brown is one of six candidates in the Democratic primary.

Campaign priorities

Brown said his vision as governor would focus on three main areas.

“One, it’s affordability around health care and making sure we expand Medicaid and expand Peach Care and make sure we continue to make our rural health care systems healthy and vital,” Brown said. “Number two, we’ve got to address education in all of Georgia, making sure every kid in Georgia gets an excellent education, and we’re paying our teachers more. And number 3, we’re protecting the rights of all women. Folks in the Gold Dome shouldn’t be making decisions about their bodies or the choices that they make.”

Brown is running against Amanda Duffy, Derrick Jackson, Geoff Duncan, Jason Esteves, Keisha Lance Bottoms and Mike Thurmond.

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Augusta Prep student arrested over picture of LEGO gun, threat he called a joke

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May 8, 2026

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Augusta Prep student arrested over picture of LEGO gun, threat he called a joke

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – An Augusta Prep student was arrested on a charge of terroristic threats over a picture of a LEGO gun he posted on social media.

It happened Wednesday, according to an incident report from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.

Eric Hedinger, the principal of Augusta Preparatory Day School, told deputies a student had uploaded a picture to Snapchat of a “pistol” with the caption “shooting up the school so I don`t have to take the stats exam tomorrow. Don`t come yall!”

The principal said he spoke to the student and his father about the photo.

The principal also provided deputies with the student’s address in Grovetown.

A deputy went there and was told by the student that the “pistol” was a LEGO set that he had built.

He also said the comment he made was supposed to be a joke because he was not looking forward to taking his Advanced Placement statistics test this week.

The student showed the deputy the box that the LEGO set came in, and how the set was already disassembled.

The deputy also looked in the boy’s room to make sure he was not in possession of any weapons.

The mother advised that there was one firearm in the residence but it was locked up.