Augusta, GA

‘It’s a great program’: City of Augusta holding cleanup efforts

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9 months ago

July 11, 2025

‘It’s a great program’: City of Augusta holding cleanup efforts

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Cleanup efforts will happen in Augusta on Saturday through Operation Cleanup.

This is a collaboration between the mayor’s office, state court, the solicitor general, the sheriff’s office and the marshal’s office.

“We will go to a location in Augusta where trash is basically alongside the roadway, and we will go clean up. It’s a great program because not only does it help keep the city clean, it also gives the probationers an opportunity to reduce their sentence, another alternative as opposed to being incarcerated,” said CPL. Anthony Bennerman, Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.

Officials say this gives better opportunities for those who are ordered to perform community service through the court.

“They are also appreciative to have the second chance to not only give back to the community but do something positive while reducing their probation sentence,” said Bennerman.

Bennerman says they do this initiative every Saturday morning.

This will start at 8 a.m. Saturday on Lumpkin Road.

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Augusta, GA

From Augusta roots to Nighthawks leader: Nolan Belcher comes home

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4 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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