Augusta, GA

Homeless ‘point in time’ count is seeking on your help

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10 months ago

January 23, 2025

Homeless ‘point in time’ count is seeking on your help

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The cold weather could help Richmond County as the annual “point-in-time”, or PIT, count is preparing to take place.

This is a way for Augusta to take stock of how many people are struggling with homelessness.

The face of homelessness is ever-changing, and the number is increasing.

“The average person on the street who is experiencing homelessness today is 48, so that speaks volumes to me that my generation is who is experiencing homelessness now,” said Bethany Trapp, who helps plan the count.

It’s why the homeless task force is gathering volunteers.

“Because of the fact that Hurricane Helene did hit our area so hard we have seen an uptick of folks coming into the shelter, requesting longer stays just because they have nowhere else,” said Trapp.

They’re getting a head count of just how many people are experiencing homelessness in our area.

“We have Salvation Army Center of Hope, Garden City Rescue and Augusta Rescue mission, so we’ll be doing surveys with them,” said Trapp.

The count will take place over the next several days.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency opened a new assistance center for victims of Helene...

“The last 10 days of every January, because that’s typically when it’s coldest,” said Trapp.

But their overnight count is Friday, and they need your help.

Brennan Meagher, chair of the Street Outreach Committee, said: “We need about 100 volunteers that will come out. Help us.”

Together, volunteers, the homeless task force and the sheriff’s office will work to reach everyone in the community.

“Everyone will be split into teams, and we’ll go out to certain areas where we know encampments are or where we know our street outreach team has encountered homeless numbers of our community,” said Meagher.

They do the count as part of their partnership with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

But it’s more than just a headcount.

Trapp said: “These numbers are used for grant funding, and we look at that, especially with the homeless task force to see how many people were experiencing homelessness and how can we fix that?”

It’s the first step to connecting people in our community with resources to make sure no one is overlooked.

“We need to know what the gaps and services are so that we can start making those connections,” said Trapp.

There is still time for you to sign up to volunteer to help with the PIT count.

To sign up to help, fill out this form.

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Augusta, GA

Augusta celebrates Veterans Day during downtown parade

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16 hours ago

November 11, 2025

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Augusta celebrates Veterans Day during downtown parade

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The city of Augusta celebrated Veterans Day with a parade in downtown Augusta.

The parade started at 10 a.m. and ended just before 10:30 a.m. on Greene Street.

It was moved this year due to the ongoing construction on Broad Street.

Those involved in the parade were Academy of Richmond County band, Westside High School band, Hephzibah High School band, the Augusta VA, the Augusta Stars, and Mayor Garnett Johnson.

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Augusta, GA

Chick-fil-A adds another vending machine, but Augusta’s was first

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1 day ago

November 10, 2025

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Chick-fil-A adds another vending machine, but Augusta’s was first

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Augusta no longer has the only Chick-fil-A vending machine in the U.S., because now there’s one on Georgia Tech’s campus.

The first one opened a few weeks ago at Children’s Hospital of Georgia in Augusta.

The machines offer the Chick-fil-A Cool Wrap, Southwest Veggie Wrap and two flavors of Waffle Potato Chips.

They are available 24 hours except on Sundays, accepting card payments only.

Both machines are limited-time tests.

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Augusta flights canceled, delayed amid cuts from shutdown

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2 days ago

November 10, 2025

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Augusta flights canceled, delayed amid cuts from shutdown

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Augusta Regional Airport is seeing a handful of flight cancellations and delays as major airports are dealing with mandated air traffic cuts due to the federal shutdown.

Affected Augusta flights include ones bound to or from Atlanta and Charlotte, which face major problems due to the cancellations.

At Augusta Regional, Delta Flight 4172 from Atlanta was canceled Sunday. It was due to arrive at 2:19 p.m. Its return flight to Atlanta, originally set for 2:59 p.m., was also canceled.

Also canceled was American Airlines Flight 5913 from Charlotte, which had been scheduled to arrive at 7:56 p.m.

Departing American Airlines Flight 6070 to Charlotte was also canceled. It had been set to leave at 8:21 p.m.

Delta Flight 2537 from Atlanta is delayed. Its scheduled arrival time was 5:20 p.m., but now it’s expected to arrive at 6:11 p.m.

Also delayed is the departure of Delta Flight 2537. Originally scheduled to leave Augusta at 6:05 p.m., that departure is now expected at 6:53 p.m.

Earlier Sunday, Delta Flight 2710 to Atlanta was delayed for about 2½ hours, finally leaving at 12:22 p.m.

To check flight status at Augusta Regional, visit flyags.com/travelers/find-a-flight/arrivals-and-departures/.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport – which many Augusta fliers pass through either to change planes or to embark – is dealing with many more delays and cancellations.

On Saturday, the world’s busiest airport saw 640 delays and 350 cancellations.

The longest reported delay on Saturday in Atlanta was nearly 14½ hours.

Saturday was the second day flights were reduced by 4%, but Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that number could spike to 20% around Thanksgiving if the government shutdown does not end soon.