Augusta, GA
North Augusta sophomore breaks barrier on D1 football offers
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – It’s not every day that you see a high school sophomore with multiple division one offers on the table.
But North Augusta’s Malcom Gaston is one of those players.
The junior left guard didn’t start his career with the Yellow Jackets, but his success under Head Coach Richard Bush has put his name on the map.
“Don’t compare yourself to other people,” says Gaston.
Gaston started at McCormick High School but moved to North Augusta High School.
“Going into my sophomore year, I’m gonna go ahead and tell you I did not have any college looks,” says Gaston. “It was hard, but Coach Bush and Coach McCarthy and the rest of the coaching staff helped develop me and helped me become a better player.”
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The 6′6, 340-pound brick wall has helped lead North Augusta to a 3-1 start on the season.
“He’s a big part of our offensive line, you know, he’s developed a lot since he got here, and he’s gotten better each week, and that’s the goal for him personally to get better each and every week,” said Bush.
He might look like a grown man, but Gaston is only 16.
At such a young age, he’s already got plenty of options for his next move in a few years.
His current list of offers includes Jackson State University, Liberty, UNC Charlotte, Georgia and Florida State.
While he hasn’t officially had an offer from South Carolina, he was invited for an unofficial visit last Saturday.
“I love the atmosphere at South Carolina, love the fans too,” says Gaston.
Reminiscing on a slow start to his career with more offers sure to come, Gaston reminds himself that it’s all about betting on yourself.
“If you know how you play, and you know you’re good at it, don’t let no rankings hold you back,” says Gaston. “There’s plenty of offers in the world. God has a plan for each and every one of us. If you stick by His plan, put Him first above everything else, He’s gonna put you on the right path.”
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The second annual Juneteenth trail ride took place on Old Waynesboro Road in Augusta on Saturday.
The event featured trail rides with horses and ATVs, a mechanical bull contest and music.
People shopped at vendors, and there was entertainment for kids, including a petting zoo, inflatables and games.
“It’s really a privilege just to be able to have the opportunity to share my space, to share my area, and to share for an event with so much value, to give back to my community and a place to celebrate,” said Davon Wallace, chief of operations at Crimson Hills.
Wallace said they will be hosting more events, with a haunted trail coming in October.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) — The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office has made multiple arrests in a deadly shooting that left one teenager dead and another injured early Saturday morning.
According to deputies, the incident happened June 20, at approximately 12:50 a.m. in the 200 block of Warren Road, where authorities responded to reports of shots fired involving two gunshot victims.
When deputies arrived, they located two 18-year-old men from Augusta.
Officials identified the victims as Eric Markquis Bartley Miller and Joseph Lamar Thomas.
Investigators say Miller sustained at least one gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Thomas was also found with at least one gunshot wound and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says the circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under active investigation.
As of Saturday afternoon, three teenage suspects have been arrested and charged in connection with the incident.
18-year-old Dmihjay Collins, 17-year-old Tayshaun Thomas, and 17-year-old Joseph Thomas have all been arrested and charged with Murder, Aggravated Assault, and Possession of Machine Guns. They are all currently being held at the Webster Detention Center.
A fourth teenager, 17-year-old Reante Byrd was also arrested, but investigators have not linked him to the murder case. Byrd has been charged with Possession of a Pistol or Revolver by a Person Under the Age of 18. He is also being held in the Webster Detention Center.
No further details in the investigation have been released.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Students showcased drones they built during a two-week summer camp at Augusta Regional Airport on Friday.
12 junior and high school students attended the camp, where they learned to fly and build drones designed to help others.
Anderson Puryear, a student, said the camp focused on delivering small medical supplies.
“It was focused on delivering small medical supplies like an EPI pen or glucose packet for like diabetics and for people with allergies in need in the real world that could obviously help save lives, and if people are like in a place in a boat or like in the desert or in the forest where they can’t easily access those supplies it can save their lives,” Puryear said.
The airport partnered with Georgia Tech, state troopers and the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Department for the Air Edu Summer Camp.
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