Augusta, GA
Numerous people gather over Memorial Day weekend to watch the Augusta Air show
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Another Augusta Air Show is in the books with performances from the Growler team, the Navy Legacy Flight, the Remax Parachute team, the F-22 Raptor Demo team and many more.
The show over Memorial Day weekend also helps honor those who have served.
The rain didn’t stop people from coming out to enjoy the show either.
People even gathered outside of where the main event was held and were sitting on top of their cars, setting up chairs and pulling out their binoculars to watch the planes fly by.
Planes flying across the sky with a sound so loud, you can’t help but watch in awe.
“They kind of encourage you to get ear muffs on the way in, we didn’t hear that so we let it go. But it was great, a great sound it really shook you to your core,” said Tucker Strane, who attended the show.
Planes flipping, turning and showing all kinds of skills for people who were following along from land.
“It’s really cool being out here on the runway. That’s where we’re standing right on. It’s fantastic, really loud plans and a lot of fun,” said Dylan Scott, who attended the show.
Some even traveled in from out state for the show.
“We’re here from Auburn, Alabama. We’re big fans of even aerospace in general. Scott is a pilot, I’m an aerospace engineer and he just likes jets,” said Strane.
And they’re all making memories that’ll last a lifetime.
“My little brother is an enthusiast with military planes and so when we saw the show I just thought it would be a great idea to come and bring him and give him an experience of a lifetime,” said the Scarborhoh family.
Even creating new interests.
“I can say that at first I wasn’t too enthusiastic because I had to make the drive here I wasn’t necessarily into planes myself but its like you said, experiencing it first hand really sparked my interest with it,” they said.
Many making plans to come back next year.
“Hopefully it’ll be a little cooler, yeah, and not raining,” said Scott.
The air-dot show is part of a traveling performance and if you miss them Sunday you can see them October 26 and 27th in Atlanta.
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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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