Augusta, GA
Local baseball players honor the legacy of Jackie Robinson
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Seventy-five years in the past, Jackie Robinson made his Main League Baseball debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers breaking the colour barrier, sparking change for the sport of baseball perpetually.
We spoke to native gamers and coaches about how Robinson’s legacy impacts them in Augusta.
“I believe lots of people don’t acknowledge the hardships he went via, with quite a lot of anxiousness, quite a lot of despair, the dying threats, quite a lot of issues day in and time out simply to return out right here and play the sport that he cherished and loved,” mentioned David Barnes, Greenbrier, head baseball coach.
April 15, 1947. A day 75 years previously, however a legacy that transcends any ballpark.
“He paved that approach, broke that colour barrier, and impressed individuals to do one thing whether or not it’s in sports activities or life,” he mentioned.
Robinson gave a future and a actuality for what was a dream for thus many.
Theron Powell, Augusta College baseball senior, outfielder mentioned: “He’s a hero to me as a result of he paved the best way for black athletes to play the sport of baseball. I’ve been enjoying this sport since I used to be 18 years previous. It’s been an actual blessing to have him to look as much as.”
Three years later, 42 made his technique to Augusta, enjoying in entrance of a packed home at previous Jennings Stadium. Since gone, however his footprint is embedded within the backyard metropolis.
The MLB retired Robinson’s quantity 42 in 1997. To recollect Jackie Robinson Day, all MLB gamers, managers, and umpires all put on quantity 42.
Damien Williams, pitcher mentioned: “I used to be capable of get the possibility as a result of, possibly if it wasn’t for him, baseball would nonetheless be the way it was again within the day.”
In the present day, the MLB has one of many smallest percentages of black gamers since its integration in 1959.
For native gamers, at this time is a reminder that his work isn’t over.
Powell mentioned: “It’s just a little little bit of each, monetary, and an absence of the phrase getting out of black athletes studying the sport of baseball, going to camps, getting the chance to go to camps, enjoying for a journey staff. If we open it as much as the black group, it could come to assist them play this lovely sport.”
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A week after a body was found in the Savannah River, positive identification has been made.
The Richmond County Coroner’s Office says 38-year-old Jermaine Pate from Georgiana, Ala., was identified as the victim.
Pate’s body was found in the Savannah River early July 19.
His body was sent to the GBI lab for an autopsy, according to the coroner’s office.
Richmond County Coroner Mark Bowen confirms he was called to the scene at 8:18 a.m. to the 600 block of Riverfront Drive after a body was found in the river.
A fisherman located the body and called 911, officials say.
The scene was cleared around 8:50 a.m.
The coroner’s office says autopsy results are still pending.
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Augusta, GA
Augusta University’s Medical College of Georgia set to open on Georgia Southern’s Armstrong campus
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – The Medical College of Georgia is finally ready to open its doors on the Armstrong campus of Georgia Southern.
After a little more than a year building the school, leaders from around the state came together Friday for an official ribbon cutting.
This is a dream that has become reality. A new four-year medical campus in the Coastal Empire.
Augusta University’s Medical College of Georgia expanding to Georgia Southern’s Armstrong campus in an effort to improve current shortages in the state’s healthcare system.
“As we grow as a state and we are the number one place to do business, we also want to keep up with that in the healthcare environment,” said Dr. Russell Keen, President, Augusta University.
This is an initiative GSU officials say they’re already working towards.
”One out of every five undergraduate degree that is conferred in state of Georgia in health processions is a Georgia Southern graduate,” said Kyle Marrero, Georgia Southern University.
That’s why Georgia Southern’s president says this was the perfect partnership.
The campus just down the street from St. Joseph’s Hospital, a place students will be able to get hands-on experience.
“They’re practicing with real life physicians, and they get exposure to what it’s like to be on the ground,” said Paul Hinchey, CEO, St. Joseph’s Candler.
Getting them ready to better serve the Savannah area after graduating.
“The learning curve goes down, and they’re ready to hit the ground going,” said Hinchey.
Students acknowledging the next few years will be a lot of work but saying they’re excited to start this once in a lifetime opportunity.
“It’s going to be really difficult this year, and the years to come, but I know if I always remember my why and lean on my classmates, I can make it through no matter what,” said Brian Egan, medical school student.
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