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Local runners compete in return of Augusta Half Marathon

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2 years ago

February 26, 2024

Local runners compete in return of Augusta Half Marathon

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Everyone’s favorite past time returned this weekend, not baseball – but running in the Augusta Half Marathon.

Downtown was full of runners Saturday morning.

For the past 16 years, the Augusta Sports Council has hosted the half marathon.

Athletes also had the chance to compete in a 5 and 10k too.

The course started at the commons and worked its way through Summerville and Lake Olmstead before coming to an end right where the race started.

Winning runners of both the mens and women’s division were each awarded a check: Jacob Burgamy and Laura Matthews walked away 500 dollars richer.

Laura Matthews said, “The fourth mile is like straight up hill the whole miles up hill and then even coming back there are a bunch of hills that you’re not expecting just little punchy hills that really hurt.”

“I mean this is a great race a great event I guess the sports council does a great job with it was like hey, why not run it? Oh, but yeah, they did a great job putting it on and it was fine the hills were rough, but it’s a really fun event. I can’t wait to be back next year,” Jacob Burgamy said.

The name Burgamy name may sound familiar, he’s also the coach of Augusta University’s cross country and track and field teams.

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Historic Masters landmark purchased and renovated by local resident

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May 9, 2026

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Georgia governor candidate Olu Brown campaigns in Augusta

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May 9, 2026

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Georgia governor candidate Olu Brown campaigns in Augusta

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Democratic candidate for Georgia governor Olu Brown visited Augusta on Friday evening, stopping near the Sand Hills Community Center as early voting continues.

Brown is one of six candidates in the Democratic primary.

Campaign priorities

Brown said his vision as governor would focus on three main areas.

“One, it’s affordability around health care and making sure we expand Medicaid and expand Peach Care and make sure we continue to make our rural health care systems healthy and vital,” Brown said. “Number two, we’ve got to address education in all of Georgia, making sure every kid in Georgia gets an excellent education, and we’re paying our teachers more. And number 3, we’re protecting the rights of all women. Folks in the Gold Dome shouldn’t be making decisions about their bodies or the choices that they make.”

Brown is running against Amanda Duffy, Derrick Jackson, Geoff Duncan, Jason Esteves, Keisha Lance Bottoms and Mike Thurmond.

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Augusta Prep student arrested over picture of LEGO gun, threat he called a joke

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May 8, 2026

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Augusta Prep student arrested over picture of LEGO gun, threat he called a joke

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – An Augusta Prep student was arrested on a charge of terroristic threats over a picture of a LEGO gun he posted on social media.

It happened Wednesday, according to an incident report from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.

Eric Hedinger, the principal of Augusta Preparatory Day School, told deputies a student had uploaded a picture to Snapchat of a “pistol” with the caption “shooting up the school so I don`t have to take the stats exam tomorrow. Don`t come yall!”

The principal said he spoke to the student and his father about the photo.

The principal also provided deputies with the student’s address in Grovetown.

A deputy went there and was told by the student that the “pistol” was a LEGO set that he had built.

He also said the comment he made was supposed to be a joke because he was not looking forward to taking his Advanced Placement statistics test this week.

The student showed the deputy the box that the LEGO set came in, and how the set was already disassembled.

The deputy also looked in the boy’s room to make sure he was not in possession of any weapons.

The mother advised that there was one firearm in the residence but it was locked up.