Retired man explores city of Augusta in a unique way

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January 4, 2024

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Retired man explores city of Augusta in a unique way

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – After you retire, what do you like to do in your free time?

We caught up with one man who has a unique way of keeping busy.

Dennis Bradish spends a lot of time with Ruth.

“People love her. I mean, who wouldn’t? Just look at the curves on her,” he said. “What a beautiful little cycle she is.”

Ruth is Hebrew for “friend.” Bradish says it’s a fitting name for his Honda Metropolitan.

Using his Metropolitan, he explores the Augusta Metropolitan Area.

“What I’ll do is just go and explore and see whatever catches our attention. The whole goal is to capture Augusta,” he said.

Bradish rides with Ruth through neighborhoods all over. If something catches his eye, he stops to take a look.

“You’ve got pockets of history throughout the area,” he said.

He’s seen that firsthand over the last two years. Bradish says it all started in the Harrisburg neighborhood.

“I wanted to know what this blank area over here is,” Bradish said, pointing to the former Rollersville Cemetery. “That used to be a cemetery, but there’s no headstones in it.”

When he finds places like this, he’s driven to learn more and share what he sees.

Ruth is one camera-friendly scooter.

Bradish takes pictures everywhere they go and puts them in a Facebook group he created called Dennis’ Metropolitan.

He says it’s all about spreading positivity.

“Every community may have its problems, but let’s focus on something different,” he said. “Let’s focus on the good in Augusta, let’s focus on what you can find and learn and see and touch.”

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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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