‘Claims of shots fired’ bring police, parents to Laney High

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February 5, 2024

‘Claims of shots fired’ bring police, parents to Laney High

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – There was a large police presence Monday morning at Lucy C. Laney High School.

According to an alert from nearby Augusta University, the response was prompted by “claims of shots fired.”

About a dozen patrol cars with blue lights flashing, including about eight cars from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, were at the school, 1339 Laney Walker Blvd., about 10:54 a.m.

Around 11:15 a.m., it appeared that a young man in handcuffs was being put into the back of a patrol car.

Two officers were guarding the gate.

An officer said just before 11 a.m. there was a “soft lockdown” and the situation had been contained.

They said there were no injuries but they gave no details of what had actually happened.

However, nearby Augusta University issued an alert to the AU community that around 10 a.m., the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office “responded to claims of shots fired.”

The alert continued: “Upon arrival it was determined that there was no active threat to the community and surrounding area.”

An alert was sent from Augusta University.(Contributed)

As rumors flew on social media, an army of parents showed up at the school, with many of them parking across the street/

At 11:15 a.m., officers gave the OK and parents streamed across Laney Walker Boulevard and into the school. Authorities said they would need an ID to pick up their kids.

At least some police cars were starting to leave the scene around 11:05 a.m.

News 12 reached out to the Richmond County School System and Richmond County Sheriff’s Office to learn more about the situation.

Laney High School has not been immune from the weapons and gunfire at schools across the country in recent years.

On Sept. 16, 2022, there was a shooting outside the Laney High School football game against Thomson. The shooting was blamed on visitors from McDuffie County.

In March, a gun was found in a student’s book bag during an administrative search on the campus.

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From Augusta roots to Nighthawks leader: Nolan Belcher comes home

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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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