Augusta, GA
Some schools face closure under new Richmond County plan
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The Richmond County School System has unveiled a master plan that could combine or eliminate current schools and create some new ones.
School leaders are asking for parent’s feedback on the future plans.
There are still six public sessions for input before the finalized plan will be presented to the school board to be voted on.
“We have voted on nothing,” Richmond County Board of Education President Charlie Walker said during the board meeting on Tuesday night.
In the Facility Master Plan, it shares many data points.
One item addressed is school utilization. For example, some of the low numbers include Hornsby Middle is only 57% utilized, Glenn Hills High School being 57% and Hephzibah at 54%.
With project enrollments close to half of the total school’s capacity, the school system could make possible changes.
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Some changes could include closing Spirit Creek Middle School, sending some Glenn Hill High School students to Butler High School, Langford Middle School students would attend Tutt Middle School, and Glenn Hills Elementary School could be eliminated.
Monique Braswell, candidate for the District 5 seat on the board, said: “When we’re talking about Glenn Hills, we’re talking about something that’s possibly five years down the road. Who knows what’s going to happen within those five years? But at the end of the day, we don’t have enough kids to keep 51 schools open. Where are the children going?”
Laney High School alum Brian Green is also OK with possibly closing schools but thinks there are bigger issues that need to be addressed.
“I feel like they should do what’s necessary. I feel like we have more than enough schools, we don’t need any new schools, merging is one thing but we have to get to the core of the problem. We have to have a learning environment, a safe learning environment,” said Green.
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What has been emphasized is this process is still ongoing, and the community is asked to be a part of the process.
Braswell said: “I think as a community, I think everyone needs to come out of all the appropriate times and be a part of the rest of the process because this is not over yet. This is definitely not over yet.”
Here is a list of dates and locations for each meeting:
- March 4 at 6 p.m. at A. Brian Merry Elementary School
- March 5 at 6 p.m. at Spirit Creek Middle and Gracewood Elementary School
- March 6 at 6 p.m. at Langford Middle and Tutt Middle School
- March 7 at 6 p.m. at Richmond Hill Elementary and Middle School
- March 11 at 6 p.m. at Belair Middle School
- March 12 at Central Office
Braswell says it’s important to make your voice heard.
“Come if you think that your school is in jeopardy of being closed, you need to come out,” said Braswell.
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AUGUSTA, GA (WJBF)- The Augusta men’s basketball team is gearing up to host cross-town rival the USC Aiken Pacers Wednesday night in a Peach Belt Conference matchup.
The Jags held their last full day of practice at Christenberry Fieldhouse before they take the court against the Pacers. Augusta holds a 54-33 lead in the overall series, but the Pacers swept the Jags last season.
Both teams this year off to a slower start in conference play, with just five wins combined between the two programs. So, this matchup will serve as a strong evaluation on where the teams are at now, and what they can improve on moving forward.
“We started the season off a little slow. But each game you can see the progress that we’re making in practice, the progress that we’re making. As a team we’re starting to click and understand what it takes,” said AU point guard Kyndon Wilburg.
“Rebounding the basketball is probably the most important thing, getting back in transition. This would be a huge win for us, coming off a tough loss from lander. I think it would be a great way to kick start what we’re about to do,” Wilburg said.
Tip-off for the men is set for 7:30 p.m. at Christenberry Fieldhouse.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The Augusta Museum of History is launching a new America’s 250th exhibit that showcases the area’s Revolutionary War, Civil War and modern-day connections.
“When people think of the Revolutionary War, a lot of times they think of up north, you know, New England and Paul Revere, but there’s just as much history down here,” Krystal Lyons, head of education, said.
The exhibit is a chronological journey through Augusta’s past
The exhibit moves chronologically through Augusta’s history, telling specific stories through objects that have not been displayed before or in a long time.
The display starts with Native Americans and the Stallings Island community, progresses through the Revolutionary period and into the Civil War and antebellum period before arriving at the modern day.
Visitors should plan multiple visits to see all the historical stories the artifacts tell, as the exhibit will change every three months.
“These stories that each of these artifacts has, it has a little story that we can connect to people today, so it might feel like a long time ago, 250 years ago, but there’s a lot of things that we do that are just the same today as they were 250 years ago.”
You can also visit the Augusta Museum of History’s social media pages as they deep dive into one artifact per week throughout the year.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Video game retailer GameStop is reportedly closing 16 stores in Georgia, including one Augusta location, as part of its “comprehensive store portfolio optimization.”
The store in Augusta is located in the Southpointe Plaza at 3209 Deans Bridge Road.
The retailer announced in an SEC filing that it plans to close “a significant number of additional stores in fiscal 2025.”
While an official list is not available, emails sent to customers and notices sent to employees indicate 16 stores in Georgia are on the chopping block.
All Georgia locations closing include:
- North Point Mall, 1198 North Point Circle, Alpharetta
- Lenox Square Mall, 3393 Peachtree Rd. NE Suite 2027, Atlanta
- Howell Mill, 1801 Howell Mill Rd. NW, Atlanta
- Southpointe Plaza, 3209 Deans Bridge Rd., Augusta
- Shops @ Main Street, 455 Cherokee Pl., Cartersville
- Chamblee Village, 1841 Chamblee-Tucker Rd., Chamblee
- Peachtree Mall, 3131 Manchester Expwy. #34B, Columbus
- Cumming Marketplace, 1060 Market Place Blvd., Cumming
- Dublin Commons, 2421 Hwy. 80 W, Dublin
- Hartwell Station, 115 Walmart Dr., Hartwell
- 4959 Bill Gardner Pkwy., Locust Grove
- McDonough Square, 1144 Hwy. 20-81, McDonough
- Pharrs Village, 1830 Scenic Hwy. N, Snellville
- Stone Mountain Festival, 1825 Rockbridge Rd., Stone Mountain
- Cofer Crossing, 4363 Lawrenceville Hwy., Tucker
GameStop’s board of directors recently approved $35 billion in performance-based stock options for CEO Ryan Cohen, should the company’s market cap hit $100 billion. The company’s market cap is $9.3 billion.
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