Augusta, GA
Study finds Ga. food deserts growing at alarming rate
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Nearly a million people living in Georgia have limited access to a full-service supermarket, according to a study by the Reinvestment Fund.
The “limited supermarket access analysis” found the disparity is growing due to rapid population growth in the state.
Christina Szczepanski with the Reinvestment Fund says more people are moving into rural or urban communities that lack resources, “Retail lags. It takes a much longer time frame for grocery stores and other types of retailers just can’t catch up.”
As defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a food desert means people have to travel more than a mile to a grocery store for fresh food.
In Augusta, having to travel on multiple buses just to gain access to fresh food used to be the reality for Harrisburg and Laney Walker neighbors.
Part of that is being addressed by the Veggie Park farmers market at the HUB for Community Innovation on Chaffee Avenue.
Every week 200 to 400 people walk inside the HUB looking at the fresh food options.
There’s also help through the Georgia Food for Health Program.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Construction continues on the James Brown Linear Park in downtown Augusta, with ceiling tiles now installed inside the park structures.
The tiles feature designs showcasing the Godfather of Soul from different years in his career.
According to the city, the completed park will include an interactive water feature that will “dance” to Brown’s greatest hits. A statue of the music icon will return to a new stage at the park.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The city of Augusta is hosting an Independence Day event to celebrate America’s 250th birthday and the city’s 290th birthday.
Augusta is partnering with North Augusta for the event, telling the communities to meet at the river.
There will be food, music, crafts and more. Attendees are asked to bring their own lawn chairs.
The event starts at 5 p.m. with fireworks going off at 9:30 p.m. on July 4.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – An Augusta man has been sentenced to nearly 6 years in federal prison on an illegal firearm charge, according to the United States Department of Justice on Wednesday.
Chauncey Lavon Feby, 20, was sentenced to 71 months in prison and a $1,500 fine, followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to Illegal Possession of a Machinegun.
In November 2024 in Richmond County, Feby was reportedly found with a Glock Model 45, 9 mm pistol which had been modified with an auto sear, converting the pistol into a fully automatic machinegun.
“We will continue to support our law enforcement partners in their efforts to remove these dangerous weapons from the streets and to keep our communities safe,” said U.S. Attorney Margaret Heap. “The U.S. Attorney’s Office remains committed to hold accountable those that unlawfully possess these lethal weapons.”
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