Augusta, GA

Registration deadline and other details on Augusta election

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April 16, 2024

Registration deadline and other details on Augusta election

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – On May 21, voters in Augusta-Richmond County will head to the polls to cast a vote in the general primary and nonpartisan election.

Augustans will be voting on a referendum to give the mayor an equal vote on the Augusta Commission. The mayor right now can only vote in a tie – and some commission members have found ways to avoid ties by abstaining.

The voter registration deadline is April 22. Any changes or updates to your registration will have to be made by then., You can check your registration or register online at https://mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/.

Voters have many options for casting their ballot, including:

Voting by mail: Ballots will be mailed out starting April 22, and applications are being accepted now. You’ll find an absentee ballot request form at www.augustaga.gov/vote, and you’ll need to get it to the Richmond County Board of Elections by mail at 535 Telfair St., Suite 500, Augusta, Georgia, 30901, by fax at 706-821-2814 or by email at richmondelections@augustaga.gov. Voters can also apply for a ballot by visiting the online absentee portal at securemyabsenteeballot.sos.ga.gov/s/. The last day to request a ballot is May 10. Voted mail-in absentee ballots must be received by 7 p.m. May 21.
Advance in-person voting: This will be held beginning, April 29 in the Linda W. Beazley Community Room in the Augusta-Richmond County Municipal Building, 535 Telfair St.; the Charles Evans Community Center 1866 Highland Ave.; the Robert Howard Community Center 103 Diamond Lakes Way; and the Warren Road Recreation Center, 300 Warren Road. Times: 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and May 4, and May 11; and May 12 in the Linda Beazley Room only from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Voters must provide one of the six acceptable forms of photo identification. Voting is not permitted on the Monday prior to the election.
Election Day voting: This will be available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 21, 2024, and all polling locations in Augusta-Richmond County will be open. Voters must report to their assigned precinct.

Sample ballots will be available at voting sites or can be viewed at the Board of Elections Website at www.augustaga.gov/vote or www.mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/. For more information, call 706-821-2340.

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Augusta, GA

Historic Masters landmark purchased and renovated by local resident

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May 9, 2026

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Georgia governor candidate Olu Brown campaigns in Augusta

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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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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.