AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – One person was transported to the hospital after a Monday night shooting in Augusta, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 2300 block of Spring House Lane for the shooting at 7:37 p.m.

When deputies arrived, they located an adult male who had been shot at least once.

Officials say the investigation is in its early stages, and no further information is available.

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Ahead of the first day back, Aiken County cut the ribbon on the new Wagener-Salley High School.

On Monday, students and parents toured the new Wagener-Salley High School.

It is one of the older schools in the county and its makeover costs about $45 million.

The school was built in 1939 and was paid for by the state department and federal dollars.

School board members say a new demographic study will help offer better insight to even more schools as the population in Aiken County grows.

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Augusta, GA – Joyce Kay Carson, 85, entered into rest Monday, January 6, 2025.

Joyce was a lifelong resident of Augusta. She always had a listening ear and was a caretaker at heart. She was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, and was affectionately known as “Granny” or “Augusta GiGi”. 

Family members include her son: Michael Bryer and his wife Sharon; granddaughter: Megan Boyd and her husband William; great grandsons: Bryer and Bodie; and many other loving family members. She is preceded in death by her parents, James “Jimmy” and Vondell Carson, and grandson, Christopher M. Bryer. 

The funeral service will be held Friday, January 10, 2025 at 11:00 A.M. in the chapel of Thomas Poteet & Son. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park. 

The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. at Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484.