Augusta, GA

Tensions rise in Augusta neighborhood over proposed Parker’s Kitchen

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9 months ago

July 4, 2025

Tensions rise in Augusta neighborhood over proposed Parker’s Kitchen

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – District 7 Commissioner Tina Slendak, Sheriff Eugene Brantley and more officials met with over 40 members of the Montclair neighborhood Thursday afternoon.

The meeting took place because the neighbors strongly oppose the possibility of a new Parker’s Kitchen being built in a vacant lot.

The original plan was to build a doctor’s office, and the neighbors feel lied to as the new plan seems to mean more traffic to the area.

“The traffic is a big concern. Where there were 34 accidents last year, 18 so far this year, and three in one day,” said Thomasine Deer, lives in Montclair.

Slendak says the plan for a doctor’s office fell through.

“I really think the neighborhood didn’t think it was going to be rezoned to anything that would allow for a convenience store, and I think that’s the surprise right there,” said Slandak.

Slendak says not to be upset with Parker’s or at the planning and zoning committees.

“If you want to be mad, you know your beef is with the developer,” said Slendak.

Deer says neighbors weren’t told anything, and that this caught them by surprise.

“For some people, the largest investment that they have is their home. And so you know that’s unfortunately, that’s what we’re having to go through,” said Deer.

Slendak says she is going to do everything she can to help, whether that means the project shutting down or it gets sent back to rezoning, but she isn’t sure how the ordinance would get changed.

With the number of accidents that occur in the neighborhood, Deer says having fuel trucks going in and out would be a bad idea.

The proposed Parker’s Kitchen is still in the early stages of planning, but neighbors say this was the first of many meetings, and they plan to reach out to more city leaders and explore legal actions.

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From Augusta roots to Nighthawks leader: Nolan Belcher comes home

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7 hours ago

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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