Augusta, GA
‘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. (WRDW/WAGT) – An inmate from the Charles B. Webster Detention Center died Sunday afternoon after being transported to Piedmont Hospital by EMS, officials told us.
On Sunday, July 5, 2026, at approximately 1:52 p.m., deputy jailers at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center responded to an inmate who was found unresponsive inside a cell.
The Coroner’s Office said it responded to Piedmont hospital, and the inmate was pronounced dead at 2:36 p.m.
An autopsy has been scheduled.
The Coroner’s Office said the inmate’s identity will be released after the family is notified.
We also don’t know the cause of death yet. It’s unknown what medical issue led to the transport.
Members of the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division responded to the detention center. In accordance with protocol, the scene was secured, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was requested to conduct an independent investigation.
The investigation remains active and ongoing.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – An 86-year-old Augusta woman died after a two-vehicle crash Saturday night at the intersection of Walton Way and 7th Street.
According to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the crash around 9:50 p.m.
A preliminary investigation found a vehicle traveling west on Walton Way attempted to turn left onto 7th Street and entered the path of an eastbound vehicle traveling through the intersection. The two vehicles collided.
The Richmond County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Carolyn Fletcher, 86, of Augusta. Fletcher was a passenger in the eastbound vehicle and was taken by EMS to Wellstar MCG Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 10:41 p.m.
An autopsy has been scheduled.
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Division is continuing to investigate the crash.
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