Dispose of unused, expired medications during Take Back Day

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1 year ago

October 25, 2023

Dispose of unused, expired medications during Take Back Day

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – If you have unused or expired medications, you can safely drop them off during Take Back Days in the CSRA.

The Richmond County and Columbia County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting events to safely collect, destroy, and dispose medications.

On Oct. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the community can drop off medications at any of the addresses listed below.

CVS Pharmacy 1520 Walton Way, Augusta 30901
CVS 2902 Peach Orchard Road, Augusta 30906
Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Substation 650-A Ronald Reagan Drive, Evans 30809
Kroger 435 Lewiston Road, Grovetown 30813

How to prevent drug abuse and protect our waterways:

Lock up or hide your medications to prevent others from taking them.
Don’t flush your medications – trace amounts of the chemicals in medications can end up in our waterways.
Dispose of your medications at take-back sites.

Visit the DEA’s Take Back Day website to learn more and find other sites near you.

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Tree giveaway helps Augusta get back to normal after Helene

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8 hours ago

January 12, 2025

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – It’s been more than 100 days since Hurricane Helene came through our area.

Now, those in the CSRA are still cleaning up the aftermath.

On Saturday, Rooting for Augusta helped the area get back to normal.

“Every once in a while, we have a horrific event that unites us all, and we certainly had it with the storm. Everybody can agree that it’s a good thing to plant trees back in the right spots,” said Dennis Trotter with Rooting for Augusta.

Rooting for Augusta gave away 700 trees as part of the event.

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New Richmond County sheriff promotes deputies, other employees

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19 hours ago

January 12, 2025

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New Richmond County sheriff promotes deputies, other employees

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – After swearing in 100 new deputies at the beginning of his tenure, Richmond County Sheriff Eugene Brantley also addressed promotions and appointments for those in the sheriff’s office.

It happened on Friday before the winter weather got underway and impacted the region.

Brantley spoke with us after about why the new promotions, appointments and people in the sheriff’s office will benefit the community.

“For the most part, when you’re suffering from a shortage of staff like we have been and so many other agencies in the state of Georgia and around the country, I think it is a boost in the arm to onboard 100 people to help get things that we need slow down crime and stop what is plaguing our community,” said Brantley.

Brantley said it was the first step to making the community safer.

He says he has been working on improving the jail as well.

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