Augusta, GA

Summer season brings months of events in the CSRA

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June 16, 2023

Summer season brings months of events in the CSRA

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Summer season in the CSRA brings events of all kind for everyone to enjoy and get the most out of their vacation.

Here are some upcoming events you can add to your calendar!

This weekend

Free-ish Art Show – The show is designed to intentionally create artistic space for the community to showcase its depth of black talent in the arts and to appreciate the continued contribution of art by African Americans to the American culture.

Paranormal Cirque 3 – For the first time in Augusta see the new R-rated horror circus located at the Augusta Mall Parking Lot

June 16 – 7:30 p.m.
June 17 – 6:30 and 9:30 p.m.
June 18 – 5:30 and 8:30 p.m.

Augusta Fire Boot Drive – The Augusta Fire Department will host a Boot Drive to benefit the Burn Foundation. You can drop off donations at the Augusta Mall and the Wal-Mart on Wrightsboro Road.

June 17 – 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Game Day – Epic Youth presents a day with a game truck, food and more at the Mosaic Church.

Juneteenth Mega Festival – Vision2020 and Beyond will host its 3rd festival with vendors, Black Business Expo, Southern soul food, music, performances, James Brown Tribute, Kids Zone and more. Located at 23 Bogus Hill, North Augusta.

June 17 – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Community Day Festival
June 17 – 6 to 10 p.m. Southern Soul concert and Backyard dance party

Downtown Warrenton Juneteenth Celebration – Vendors, program, raffle, fashion show, kids activities, grill off, bake sale and more.

June 17 – 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Augusta Parade, 2nd annual Drumline Stick-off – The parade will begin at 13th Street and Broad Street, and the Drumline Stick-off begins at 1:30pm at the James Brown Arena parking lot.

Saluda County Juneteenth Celebration – The family, public event will educate, entertain attendees and will include exhibits, events, food and merchandise vendors, genealogy and more.

Wild Woods Fest – The first Wild Woods Fest at the Back to Nature Garden Center including a night of music, lights, vendors and more for an immersive celebration of summer.

Savannah River Brewing Company Adoption event – Go get a drink and meet some adoptable kitties from Roxy’s Second Hope.

Shepeard Community blood drive for teen injured in Aiken Walmart shooting – The family of Ashton Rickard, 13, is asking the community to help by donating blood at Mercy Church, 2700 Whiskey Road, in Aiken. The drive will be held in the gym at the church’s family life center.

Juneteenth Augusta Festival – Band of Brothers Augusta is excited to announce the 7th Annual Juneteenth Augusta located at the Augusta Common.

Kid-friendly

Summer of Coding – Join Alex for a fun filled summer of coding with Minecraft Education. Alex will use block code and Python to teach a fun lesson. Ages 8+. This course will have a new lesson each week, but the same class will be taught on both Tuesday and Thursday.

Celebrations

Augusta Pride

Pride Night Out – Savannah River Brewing Company will host trivia, silent auction, drag show, food, music and more.

Beats on Broad: The Rainbow Party – Bring your friends and family for a night full of performances at the Augusta Common.

Augusta Pride Parade – The parade will line up on Jones Street, between 10th and 11th Streets. We will march from Jones Street; south on 11th Street to Broad Street; east on Broad Street; north on 8th Street. Marchers should continue on to the Festival grounds from Reynolds Street while floats can return to Jones Street for cleanup.

City of Aiken Juneteenth celebrations –

Juneteenth Paint and Sip – June 20
Freedom Day Cocktails and Conversations – June 21
Juneteenth Greek Night – June 22
Juneteenth Movie Night – June 23

Juneteenth Festival at Founders Park

Summer Solstice – A celebration of the Augusta River Region at Savannah River Brewing Company and as a tribute to the joys of summer camp.

Entertainment

Street Scenes performance – The Aiken Department of Public Safety and Applied Theatre Center will present Street Scenes, a show on critical issues such as: guns, drugs, and violence. The show will be held at the South Aiken High School Auditorium.

Outdoor Adventures

Food Truck Friday – Head over to Evans Towne Center Park for live music, food and beverage vendors and more!

June 23 – 6 to 9 p.m.
July 28 – 6 to 9 p.m.

Heart of Augusta Tour, Cycle the Soul City – Cycle with Bike Bike Baby and experience the highlights of Augusta. You will explore the downtown core to discover amazing public art, historic sites, flavorful restaurants, local businesses, and the fingerprints of the Godfather of Soul.

Eco Explorers, Citizen Scientists – Become a scientist at Phinizy Swamp Center and Nature park.

Charity events

5th Annual Knock Out the Need Book Bag Drive – Augusta Boxing Club will be giving away book bags, supplies, food and beverages.

Indoor fun

Summer movie series at the Columbia County Library- Different movies every Wednesday during Summer Learning. Get a break from the afternoon heat with a free movie.

Skateland of Augusta

Bartender for a Day – Experiment the craft of making cocktails with renowned Augusta bartender. The demonstration includes hands-on education while making three different drinks.

Time Detectives, Augusta Museum of History – Help the Augusta Museum of History foil the plot of Reggie Racoon and his band of mischievous malcontents to restore the spacetime continuum.

Mystery at the Morris – As you tour this one-of-a-kind collection of Southern Art or by Southern artists watch out for a rogue “journalist,” as they try to reveal the mystery.

Promenade and Paint – You’ll first take a guided stroll through downtown Augusta stopping to appreciate the public art sculptures, murals, and art projects like Art the Box which turns a traffic box into a work of art.

The Curated Palette – In this behind-the-scenes experience, you’ll engage with the curators of the Westobou Gallery and learn the ins and outs of selecting art for the gallery.

Canal to Cloth, A Day at the Mill – In this one of a kind experience, you’ll see how the canal still generates power for Augusta today and plays a crucial role in the community of the river region.

Augusta’s Black Caddies – You will learn about the lives of the caddies, you’ll hear their highs and lows both on and off the golf course. And you get a chance to meet a living legend, ask him questions, and enjoy a lunch together.

Tea with mother of President Woodrow Wilson – Meet her in her home and learn about the Wilson family.

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‘We need help’: Ga. airport underfunding could hinder expansions

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January 16, 2025

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‘We need help’: Ga. airport underfunding could hinder expansions

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) – Municipal airports across South Georgia could see improvements paused or canceled because of a lack of funding from federal and state officials.

Regional Airports need $83.5 million per year for improvement projects, but Albany, Valdosta, Savannah, Augusta, Macon, Brunswick, and Columbus only receive $16 million from the FAA and $2.8 million from the state.

Airports outside of Atlanta are receiving the shorter end of the stick when it comes to federal and state funding. Airport officials say that they hope that with more grant funding and the expansion of a few projects, it will increase more revenue right here in the Good Life City.

“If we don’t improve our infrastructure and our facilities, we will continue to lose our business aviation to other states. Some of the other states are receiving anywhere from 30 to 80 million dollars worth of funds, where we’re getting around 19 to support 7 airports outside of Atlanta and that’s a challenge,” officials say.

In Albany, the airport has upcoming projects to bring bigger planes, more commercial flights, and Cargo airplanes to the city. But with the lack of funding, the completion of that project is at risk.

“We’re looking at a runway extension which will be a huge project over 100 million dollars and funding has not been identified for that project. So where would we get that money? Well, we need the Federal Administration and the State of Georgia to give us more support,” officials say.

While officials say the airport needs some improvements, passengers say they love the convenience of being able to travel right outside their backyard.

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North Augusta Baseball gets one last swing at Riverview Park

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January 16, 2025

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North Augusta Baseball gets one last swing at Riverview Park

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – We’re just under two months away from baseball season and this year will be a bittersweet one for North Augusta’s baseball and softball teams.

While many players would much rather play at a brand-new facility, Riverview Park has been home to the Yellowjackets for a long time now.

After this season, however, North Augusta will finally have a new place to call home.

But, they will have one more chance to close out a phenomenal season before transitioning to the new stadium next year.

You’ve seen the construction and you can see the vision.

In just a few more months, across the street from North Augusta High School will be two brand-new facilities.

The newest home of the Yellowjackets baseball and softball teams.

“It’s a chance to have something that is ours,” said Lynn. “Our own atmosphere at school. It’s going to be exciting.”

The over $8 million project was slated to be completed ahead of this year’s season, but after multiple delays like the impact of Hurricane Helene and just how big of a project it truly is, the facilities are still several months from being ready for play.

In the event construction concludes as originally planned, Head Coach Kevin Lynn says the team has no plans to move fields in the middle of their 2025 season.

“I don’t want to have summer ball starting there, I want our kids to start a regular season there,” said Lynn. I want them to open the season up and have a true home opener.”

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The good news is, nothing about this year will feel different for the team.

The Yellowjackets have called Riverview Park home for over 40 years and they’ll get one more chance to send it out with a grand slam.”I grew up watching my brother play here and many people before him, so being able to play here one last time feels really good.”

“I’d like to go out on a high note and finish up strong here. Our goal is to win all of our games at home since we play here all the time and know the layout more than anybody else. It’d be nice to accomplish those goals in our last season.”

Lynn’s team will open up on the road against Strom Thurmond on Feb. 11.

The Yellowjackets are 40 and 40 under Lynn as head coach.

It’s hard to believe we’re almost to baseball season, before we know it we’ll be talking about the Masters.

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2 young males dead after boat overturns in Screven County

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January 15, 2025

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2 young males dead after boat overturns in Screven County

SYLVANIA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Two young males are dead after their boat overturned while fishing, according to the Screven County Sheriff’s Office.

According to a press release, around 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, emergency services received a call about a boat overturning in a pond off Poor Robin Road.

Upon arrival, deputies spoke with a young adult male who was located at the scene. The male reported he had been in a boat with two other young males fishing when their boat overturned.

The young male was treated for his injuries and released, according to officials.

Additional agencies arrived on the scene including the Screven County Marine Rescue Squadron and several local scuba divers.

“After an extensive 5-hour search, in 46-degree water, the bodies of the remaining two young males were located in the pond,” said Sheriff Norman Royal.

The investigation into the circumstances that led up to these deaths is still ongoing, but no foul play is suspected at this time, according to officials.

Screven County EMS, Screven County Fire, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Effingham County Fire and Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office, also assisted in the response.

Sheriff Royal sends his thoughts and prayers to the families of these two young men and thanks all agencies that assisted and made their recovery possible.

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