Augusta, GA
Georgia-Based Dealer Group Invests $500K in Future Automotive Repair School – Autobody News
Master Automotive, with two dealerships in Augusta, GA, and Aiken, SC, announced it committed $500,000 to Augusta Technical College in Georgia towards the establishment of the new Automotive Institute at the college’s expanded campus. The donation will fund the development of a state-of-the-art facility designed to elevate automotive training to national standards, reported WRDW/WAGT News.
Located at the former Johnson Cadillac site on 1122 Walton Way in Augusta, the institute is set to commence its first classes in the fall of 2025.
Currently, Augusta Tech offers a diploma and various technical certificates in automotive technology. With the addition of the new institute, the college plans to broaden its educational programs to include specialties such as auto body and collision, and light, medium and heavy diesel technologies. Augusta Tech also intends to incorporate automotive industry classes into its associates degrees within the School of Business.
Spanning 65,000 square feet, the new Automotive Institute will significantly expand beyond the current 10,000 square feet dedicated to the automotive program.
In a gesture complementing the corporate donation, Augusta Technical College President Dr. Jermaine Whirl, along with his wife Marqueta, have pledged $10,000 to establish the Dr. Jermaine Whirl Presidential Leadership Scholarship. This scholarship will annually benefit the student elected as president of the college’s Student Government Association. Rashell Tanner has been named as the inaugural recipient.
The institute will also bear the name Jim Hudson Automotive Institute, following a $1 million donation from the Jim Hudson Automotive Group. Additional significant contributions include $1 million each from the Augusta National Golf Club and the Knox Foundation, which have been instrumental in acquiring the facility.
“Together with partners like Will Schafer at Master Automotive, we are building a national model for automotive training,” Whirl said.
“There is a major need for a facility such as this in our community and we are excited to be a part of it,” said Schafer, owner of Master Automotive.
The development of the Automotive Institute is one of the “big 5” projects poised to position Augusta Technical College as a premier educational destination in the realm of automotive training.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 39-year-old woman last seen in south Augusta. .
The sheriff’s office says Amanda Nicole Morris was last seen on Saturday at 2480 Crosscreek Road.
Authorities say Morris was last seen wearing a pink shirt and blue jeans, and may possibly be driving a black 2008 Chevrolet Silverado with a Georgia tag of SDL5020.
Anyone with information is asked to contact any on-duty investigator with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, 706-821-1080 or 706-821-1020.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the discovery of a deceased woman and infant found on Chase Creek Court.
On Saturday at 4:15 p.m., deputies responded to the 1600 block of Chase Creek Court to investigate a report of deceased people.
Upon arrival, deputies found an adult female and male infant deceased inside the residence.
The home is in the McCoy’s Creek neighborhood, a subdivision of mostly two-story vinyl-sided homes built in the past few years.
The neighborhood is adjacent to Grovetown but is actually in the Augusta city limits.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Organizers of a Magnolia Cemetery cleanup say hundreds of people showed up all ages to help clean up the historic site.
From 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, volunteers showed up with brooms, shovels and other supplies to help. The land houses five Jewish cemeteries and a Greek cemetery along with a Masonic lodge and several church sections.
“It’s such a peaceful place,” said Kevin de l’Aigle. “It’s such a place of solace in this crazy world we live in. It’s a great place to come and just find some peace and walk around among the beautiful grounds. For me, I’ve been coming here since I was a kid, so it’s more like a park. I mean, all my ancestors, my dad’s buried here. But for me, it’s just like I get a sense of peace here that I don’t get anywhere else.”
And recently, a woman from Boston donated $25,000 to the cemetery.
The Magnolia Cemetery is home to a crepe Myrtle that’s said to be the oldest tree in the state of Georgia.
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