Augusta, GA
Super Bowl Players with ties to Georgia and South Carolina
Photo taken by Ben Parsons
AUGUSTA, Ga. –
Super Bowl LVIII is just two days away and there are plenty of participants that have ties to both the Peach and Palmetto states.
In this article, we will start by grouping the athletes by where they played in college:
- Mecole Hardman, WR, Kansas City Chiefs (Born in Bowman, GA) – Played high school football at Elbert County
- Malik Harring, DE, Kansas City Chiefs (Born in Forsyth, GA) – Played football at Mary Persons High
- Robert Beal Jr., DL, San Francisco 49ers (Grew up in Duluth, GA) – Played for both Norcross and Suwanee
- Chris Conley, WR, San Francisco 49ers – Played for Went to North Paulding High School in Dallas, GA
- Charlie Woerner, TE, San Francisco 49ers – (Born in Tiger, GA) – Played for Rabun County
- Harrison Butker, K, Kansas City Chiefs (Born in Decatur, GA) – Played for The Westminster Schools
- Jordan Mason, RB, San Francisco 49ers (From Tennessee)
- Javon Kinlaw, DT, San Francisco 49ers – Played for Goose Creek High School
- Deebo Samuel, WR, San Francisco 49ers (Born in Inman, SC) – Played for Chapman High School
- Justyn Ross, WR, Kansas City Chiefs – (From Alabama)
- Ray-Ray McLoud III, WR, San Francisco 49ers (From Florida)
- Javon Hargrave, DL, San Francisco 49ers (From North Carolina)
Other football players from Georgia
- Jaylen Watson, CB, Kansas City Chiefs (Born and grew up in Augusta) – Played for Lucy B. Laney, transferred to Curtis Baptist School
- Wanya Morris, OT, Kansas City Chiefs (Born in Grayson, GA) – Played for Grayson High School
Be sure to root on these athletes as they battle for a piece of football history.
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Augusta, GA
Georgia governor candidate Olu Brown campaigns in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Democratic candidate for Georgia governor Olu Brown visited Augusta on Friday evening, stopping near the Sand Hills Community Center as early voting continues.
Brown is one of six candidates in the Democratic primary.
Campaign priorities
Brown said his vision as governor would focus on three main areas.
“One, it’s affordability around health care and making sure we expand Medicaid and expand Peach Care and make sure we continue to make our rural health care systems healthy and vital,” Brown said. “Number two, we’ve got to address education in all of Georgia, making sure every kid in Georgia gets an excellent education, and we’re paying our teachers more. And number 3, we’re protecting the rights of all women. Folks in the Gold Dome shouldn’t be making decisions about their bodies or the choices that they make.”
Brown is running against Amanda Duffy, Derrick Jackson, Geoff Duncan, Jason Esteves, Keisha Lance Bottoms and Mike Thurmond.
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Augusta, GA
Augusta Prep student arrested over picture of LEGO gun, threat he called a joke
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – An Augusta Prep student was arrested on a charge of terroristic threats over a picture of a LEGO gun he posted on social media.
It happened Wednesday, according to an incident report from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.
Eric Hedinger, the principal of Augusta Preparatory Day School, told deputies a student had uploaded a picture to Snapchat of a “pistol” with the caption “shooting up the school so I don`t have to take the stats exam tomorrow. Don`t come yall!”
The principal said he spoke to the student and his father about the photo.
The principal also provided deputies with the student’s address in Grovetown.
A deputy went there and was told by the student that the “pistol” was a LEGO set that he had built.

He also said the comment he made was supposed to be a joke because he was not looking forward to taking his Advanced Placement statistics test this week.
The student showed the deputy the box that the LEGO set came in, and how the set was already disassembled.
The deputy also looked in the boy’s room to make sure he was not in possession of any weapons.
The mother advised that there was one firearm in the residence but it was locked up.

The deputy contacted Judge Leslie Morgan and she issued a warrant for terroristic threats.
The student, age 18, was taken into custody and transported to the Columbia County Detention Center.
News 12 is not reporting his name or publishing his photo since the LEGO gun could not have actually harmed anyone.
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Augusta, GA
Man wanted for Augusta child cruelty case, considered armed and dangerous
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a wanted man.
35-year-old Oniel Gary Cameron is wanted for an incident that occurred on Bridgewater Drive in Augusta Thursday.
Authorities say his charges include:
- Cruelty to children 3rd Degree
- Criminal Damage to Property 1st Degree
- Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon
Cameron reportedly has warrants on file with RCSO and is known to drive a black Toyota Seqoia with a Georgia tag of D-E-E-8-6-7-2.
He is believed to be Armed and Dangerous.
Anyone that comes into contact with Cameron or has any information on his location is urged to call the Richmond County Sheriff’s office at 706-821-1020 or 706-821-1080.
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