Results are in: Who won, lost seats on Augusta Commission

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2 years ago

May 22, 2024

Results are in: Who won, lost seats on Augusta Commission

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Half the seats were up for grabs in the Augusta Commission on Tuesday in the Georgia primary election, and the results are in:

Commissioner Jordan Johnson kept his seat with 59% of the vote, vs. 31% for Matt Aitken. 9% for Jo-Rae Jenkins and 1% for Kenny Osorio.
Commissioner Catherine Smith McKnight kept her District 3 seat with 68% of the vote, compared to 24% for Carol Yancy and 8% for Joidaz Gaines.
DC Clark defeated Bobby Williams for the District 5 seat, 53% to 47%.
Tina Slendak took the District 7 seat with 63% of the vote, compared to 37% for Marshall Bedder.
Francine Scott defeated former Commissioner Marion Williams for the District 9 seat. Scott has 64% of the vote, compared to 36% for Williams.

In this election cycle, only Districts 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 were on the ballot in the nonpartisan race.

There’s a lot on the table, and that’s because commission plays a big role in your everyday life.

They determine your property taxes or whether the pothole on your street gets paved. They also approve new developments and ordinances like Sunday liquor sales.

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Local group holds 4th annual walk against autism

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March 29, 2026

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Local group holds 4th annual walk against autism

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – April is Autism Awareness Month, and one local group raised awareness with a walk in Augusta on Sunday.

The fourth annual autism walk was hosted by Moving Over Mountains Against autism at Lake Olmstead Park.

All proceeds from the walk support autism awareness initiatives.

We spoke with the CEO and founder of the group, Deidre Roberson, who said this year they are dedicating the walk to their photographer, who died recently.

Roberson told us what she looks forward to the most.

“I look most forward to seeing the different people every year. We always meet different people, new people, and they come from all over the CSRA, so Washington, Wilkes, Carolina,” she said.

There were also several vendors providing resources to families.

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From Augusta roots to Nighthawks leader: Nolan Belcher comes home

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March 29, 2026

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From Augusta roots to Nighthawks leader: Nolan Belcher comes home

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF)- Augusta University baseball is in a three-game series matchup against the University of North Georgia.

AU is currently down in the series 0-2 after a close loss Friday and a loss Saturday.

But we aren’t focusing on the Jags, we’re going to take a look at North Georgia’s head coach, Nolan Belcher.

He is an Augusta native who began his career at Greenbrier and Augusta Christian.

He won three state championships, which then led him to play for the South Carolina Gamecocks.

There he won back-to-back national championships and finished runner up in 2012.

His coaching career began after that where he eventually joined the Peach belt Confrence, coaching at USCA and GCSU.

Now in his first season as head coach for the Nighthawks, he is happy to come home and coach in front of his friends and family.

“I’m very fortunate that I got family that, one is still around and they can come watch me do what I love. And, they’ve shown me, nothing but support throughout my whole coaching career and even back on my playing dates are very thankful and appreciative for everything they’ve done for me.”

AU and UNG will have their final series match on Sunday.

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