Augusta, GA

Parking concerns rise after SUV crashes into N. Augusta business

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2 years ago

March 14, 2024

Parking concerns rise after SUV crashes into N. Augusta business

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) – Concerns about safety and parking in downtown North Augusta are rising after an SUV crashed through a store front.

The Town Square Olive Oil and Wine are back to business after a crash on Tuesday night on Georgia Avenue.

A 34-year-old man is behind bars on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Police say there were two kids in the car with him at the time of the crash.

Trying to find a place to park on Georgia Avenue or use the crosswalk can be dicey.

Businesses say there needs to be a change on this road, especially after Tuesday night’s crash.

“Avoiding the minor situations could ultimately lead to completely avoiding the bigger situations so just doing the small stuff can help,” said Adyson Courtney and Samantha Pinkstock, Vampire Penguin employees.

North Augusta Forward is hoping to make some changes downtown. Local businesses are hoping it will help some issues that have been around for a while.

“Parking is probably the most typical part of shopping down here. I would say I’ve tried to avoid coming down here just because of parking or having to cross the street back and forth,” said Courtney and Pinkstock.

It’s already hard to find a place to park, and even harder to get to another business on the other side of the street once you do.

“I definitely think people crossing the road, obviously doesn’t happen as much as I think it should be because of how busy the road is,” the pair said.

Some even worry about being safe on the sidewalk.

“That was really scary. A car got hit right in front of us. The tail end of their truck got hit and then it just kind of followed down two doors down. Yes. So, it was definitely a lot and I do you think it’s because people can speed on that on this road,” said Courtney and Pinkstock.

As downtown continues to grow, North Augusta Forward hopes to add more parking to some of the back-alley alleyways, more greenery and bigger crosswalks, making it safer and more enjoyable to be downtown.

“I’ve honestly parked in the parking garages sometimes just to get to something down here before which is a far walk. And I think if there was another parking lot that was accessible beside the alleyway that barely anyone knows about in the first place,” said Courtney and Pinkstock.

To see more about the plans North Augusta Forward has for downtown, visit their website.

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Augusta, GA

Historic Masters landmark purchased and renovated by local resident

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9 hours ago

May 9, 2026

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Augusta, GA

Georgia governor candidate Olu Brown campaigns in Augusta

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21 hours ago

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, GA

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

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1 day ago

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.