Augusta, GA
CROWNE PLAZA NORTH AUGUSTA READY TO WELCOME MASTERS PATRONS
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C., March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Masters Week in the Augusta, Ga. area is a time-honored tradition that celebrates the sport of golf, and the Crowne Plaza North Augusta offers guests a wide array of exceptional amenities and activities during the international sporting event. From uniquely crafted menus and handcrafted specialty cocktails to private dining and special events, the upscale hotel offers enhanced amenities during this year’s Masters:
- Specialty cocktail upon arrival
- Daily transportation to Augusta National begins at 7 a.m.
- Live music from Thursday – Saturday
- Cigar and bourbon pairings on the rooftop and lobby patio bars
- Daily grab-and-go continental breakfast available for purchase
- Welcome amenities
- Putting greens
- Cornhole on the outdoor turfed courtyard
- Private dining room that seats up to 20
- More than 5,000 sq ft of ballroom space for private events
- Smaller private rooms for special events
For details about customized events during The Masters, contact General Manager Greg Greenawalt at [email protected] or Director of Sales Jeannine Steinkuhl at [email protected]. For room reservations or more information about Crowne Plaza North Augusta, call (803) 349-8400 or visit www.crownenorthaugusta.com
Ranked in the Top Five Crowne Plaza hotels in the U.S. for service and product quality and the recipient of TripAdvisor’s Traveler’s Choice Award for the fourth year in a row, the upscale hotel embraces modern southern hospitality in its service, design, and décor. The hotel’s amenities include the award-winning Salt + Marrow Kitchen, led by the immensely talented Executive Chef Dominic Simpson, an upscale casual restaurant featuring mouthwatering, open flamed wood-fired cuisine, and Jackson’s Bluff, the hotel’s rooftop bar, which has sweeping panoramic views of the Savannah River and Augusta skyline.
About Crowne Plaza North Augusta
Crowne Plaza North Augusta opened in the heart of Riverside Village at Hammond’s Ferry in January 2019. The five-story upscale hotel has 180 guestrooms and suites, a 120-seat restaurant and bar, a rooftop bar; 11,000 square feet of technologically advanced meeting space; 5,400 sq.- ft ballroom; 6,000 sq. ft. of outdoor meeting and event space; outdoor pool; and fitness center featuring Peloton Bikes. Designed to be the town center and an inviting meeting spot for locals and visitors, Crowne Plaza North Augusta embraces modern southern hospitality in its service, design, and décor. Interiors blend the warm sophistication of southern heritage and leisure sports with a welcoming and contemporary industrial aesthetic.
Connect with Crowne Plaza on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crowneplazanorthaugusta.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/crowneplazanorthaugusta
About NorthPointe Hospitality Management, LLC
NorthPointe Hospitality Management, a recognized leader in managing and developing hotels and resorts, delivers exceptional investment returns by deploying cutting-edge techniques in financial management, guest services, quality assurance, and human resources. From beachfront builds to historic renovations, NorthPointe Hospitality’s expanding portfolio includes the Hilton Garden Inn in Albany, Ga.; The Historic Partridge Inn – Curio by Hilton in Augusta, Ga.; The Lawrence Tapestry Hotel (in development – Lawrenceville, Ga.); Holiday Inn Express Charleston Medical Area; The Beach House Restaurant (Jekyll Island, Ga.); and the boutique Beachview Club Hotel on Jekyll Island. The company’s dynamic leadership team has over 40 years of experience with the country’s largest franchise, construction, banking, and third-party management companies. For more information, visit www.northph.com.
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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, GA
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.

The deputy contacted Judge Leslie Morgan and she issued a warrant for terroristic threats.
The student, age 18, was taken into custody and transported to the Columbia County Detention Center.
News 12 is not reporting his name or publishing his photo since the LEGO gun could not have actually harmed anyone.
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