Augusta, GA
North Augusta wrestler signs with Newberry College
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – North Augusta’s Nick Moore put pen to paper Sunday signing to wrestle for the Newberry Wolves.
Moore has been wrestling with the Jackets since he was an eighth grader. “We have several other kids who feel like they have to work as hard as Nick does to achieve what Nick is gonna achieve. And so by doing that by working hard, it rubs off and sets a great example for how hard he works. And by working hard, good things come,” said head coach Matt Franklin.
His hard work paid off this season. Moore finished as the Upper State Champion in Class AAAA, he placed second at the state meet.
“Everybody knew the senior season was coming for me there was expecting a good outcome. I had a decent one. Proud, not satisfied. Now I got another year coming up. And just doing this just tells everybody that like my chapter is not over,” said Moore.
The wrestler was surrounded by family, coaches and teammates as he became one of the first to sign to play at the next level for the Jackets.
“He’s my only one so I put my heart and soul in what he puts his into. He’s done great with his grades. He’s maintained two-a-days, either two practices or working out in practice or double workouts. He’s worked his butt off to get here. And I’m excited about his journey,” said his mother, Brittany Cawley.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The South Augusta YMCA will not renew its lease at the Tobacco Road location, the Y confirmed.
The shopping center is being sold, and the current lease ends in October.
The Y has not announced a final day at the current location. Officials said they plan to announce that date and next steps for South Augusta later this month.
The YMCA said it still plans to serve South Augusta after the lease expires.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A man who was previously wanted for questioning in an Augusta deadly shooting has now been charged with murder in the case, according to authorities.
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says Kemfton Quewanaki Kenon, 27, was arrested on Friday in connection to the shooting death of Khyla Rodriguez, of Augusta.
Kenon is booked into the Charles B. Webster Detention Center and charged with murder and possession of a firearm during a crime, according to jail bookings.
Rodriguez, 25, was found dead after deputies received a call about a shooting on May 15 at 1:11 a.m. on Cameron Drive.
The Richmond County Coroner’s Office said Rodriguez was pronounced dead at 2:27 a.m.
Kenon was previously wanted for questioning in the case and was located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. He was interviewed and arrested on an unrelated warrant.
Deputies were also interviewed two other subjects in the case. They were not arrested in the case.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – People who live in South Augusta are raising concerns about the future of the Family Y on Tobacco Road.
Officials say the facility has been operating at a loss for years, and have had a low number of memberships. The location also has a new owner. The cost of the lease is too high and the facility is also in need of renovations, which are said to be costly.
“The reality is we couldn’t afford the current lease that we were in,” said Catie McCauley, president and CEO of Family Y of Greater Augusta. “Over the last 10 years we’ve been subsidizing this lot. So we got to look at a model that we can sustain for the next several generations not just the next couple years.”
The location is set to close in October, but officials say they are working with community members and contractors for a new building that they can move into and are committed to staying in South Augusta.
Photojournalist credit: Gary Hipps
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