Augusta, GA

Meybohm Real Estate serves the community at local rescue

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1 year ago

November 23, 2023

Meybohm Real Estate serves the community at local rescue

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – On Wednesday, more than 200 people received a hot meal at the Garden City Rescue Mission and Meybohm Real Estate’s annual Thanksgiving Eve Dinner.

The dinner is free and serves anyone in the community.

The two have hosted the dinner for nearly two decades now, but this year is extra special because it comes a couple of months after the rescue mission reached it’s $495,000 goal to stay open and continue serving the community.

“This is the day that really puts me in the holiday spirit,” said John Chambers, general manager with Meybohm Real Estate.

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Patrick Feistel, executive director of Garden City Rescue Mission, said: “We get to sit and fellowship and catch up just like family. It’s way beyond food. It’s about relationships with people.”

Blood or not, everyone at the table is family.

Luther Wright, who stays at Garden City Rescue Mission, said: “It’s a blessing because a lot of people don’t have that. A lot of people don’t get the chance to eat Thanksgiving dinner with their family.”

Like any other family on Thanksgiving, all the goods were served. Meybohm Real Estate employees cooked for the people that came out on Wednesday.

Chambers said: “It’s special this year because the rescue mission was kind of hanging on by a thread.”

To be serving and out helping the community is a blessing in itself for those cooking and those eating.

Feistel said: “We’re not fixing to leave. We’re gonna be here to see this event getting larger and larger and for many years to come.”

Chambers added: “It’s a place where we can expose them to folks in the community and they can learn really what Thanksgiving is all about.”

For the folks serving and eating, its all about being together as one.

“It just shows that God is good,” said Wright.

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Augusta, GA

New Richmond County sheriff promotes deputies, other employees

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9 hours ago

January 12, 2025

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New Richmond County sheriff promotes deputies, other employees

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – After swearing in 100 new deputies at the beginning of his tenure, Richmond County Sheriff Eugene Brantley also addressed promotions and appointments for those in the sheriff’s office.

It happened on Friday before the winter weather got underway and impacted the region.

Brantley spoke with us after about why the new promotions, appointments and people in the sheriff’s office will benefit the community.

“For the most part, when you’re suffering from a shortage of staff like we have been and so many other agencies in the state of Georgia and around the country, I think it is a boost in the arm to onboard 100 people to help get things that we need slow down crime and stop what is plaguing our community,” said Brantley.

Brantley said it was the first step to making the community safer.

He says he has been working on improving the jail as well.

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Augusta, GA

AugustaCon returns to new location in Columbia County

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16 hours ago

January 11, 2025

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AugustaCon returns to new location in Columbia County

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – AugustaCon was back, but in a new home this time.

Saturday’s event was held in Columbia County at the Performing Arts Center.

The event holds video game tournaments and hosts vendors that had anime and video game-style items.

We spoke to one of the vendors, who helped run the video game tournament there.

“We really love it. It’s a great environment. We love seeing new gamers, collectors, anyone that likes anime,” said Cedric Bacon.

If you missed out on Saturday’s AugustaCon, there are ones usually in the summer and winter as well.

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Store employee fatally shot in Augusta robbery; suspect arrested

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January 11, 2025

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Store employee fatally shot in Augusta robbery; suspect arrested

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – One person was fatally shot in an armed robbery on Lumpkin Road, according to authorities, and a suspect has been arrested.

The victim was identified as 29-year-old Abdallah Rubeha of Augusta.

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office said the incident happened at the Smoke Shop at 2303 Lumpkin Road around 9:30 p.m. Friday.

Deputies say they arrived to find Rubeha, an employee, had been shot at least once.

He was taken to Wellstar MCG Hospital, where he died at 7:35 a.m. Saturday, according to Richmond County Coroner Mark Bowen.

After the robbery, deputies were able to identify three suspects and their vehicle.

The vehicle was registered in Burke County, and Richmond County deputies reached out to the Burke County Sheriff’s Office with the information, according to officials.

Burke County deputies say they attempted a traffic stop at 11:25 p.m. Friday at Savannah Avenue and East 17th Street in Waynesboro.

Deputies in Burke County pursued the vehicle in a high-speed chase, which turned into a foot pursuit, officials say.

The driver, 22-year-old Terrance Walker, was arrested and charged with felony aggravated assault, armed robbery, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime in Richmond County.