Augusta, GA

Gas prices dip for Augusta-area drivers on both sides of river

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2 years ago

February 12, 2024

Gas prices dip for Augusta-area drivers on both sides of river

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Gas prices have risen by a penny per gallon in Georgia and 2 cents in South Carolina over the past week.

Gas prices Monday in Georgia are averaging $3.03 per gallon, up from $3.02 a week ago, according to AAA.

Augusta drivers are paying slightly less, with an average Monday of $3.02 per gallon, vs. $3.05 a week ago. The price is up from a month ago, when it stood at $2.95.

In South Carolina, the price Monday is averaging $2.94 per gallon, up from $2.92 per gallon a week ago.

In Aiken and Edgefield counties, Monday’s average is $2.97, down from $3 a week ago. The price was $2.87 a month ago.

The current national average is $3.20, up a nickel from a week ago.

GasBuddy analyst Patrick De Haan has a gloomy outlook about prices ahead of us.

“We’ve seen the national average price of gasoline inching higher now for three straight weeks, but I’m afraid the worst is yet to come,” he said.

He said larger weekly increases would be likely in March and April.

“While I feel optimistic that the rise in prices will be merely average, the fact that we’ve already seen a few high-level refinery problems doesn’t bode well for the spring squeeze, and is a reminder to motorists that without the critical role that refineries play, we could see a bumpy transition to EPA-mandated summer gasoline,” he said.

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Augusta, GA

From Augusta roots to Nighthawks leader: Nolan Belcher comes home

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7 hours ago

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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