Augusta, GA

The Augusta Players sign lease on new home

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2 years ago

May 25, 2024

The Augusta Players sign lease on new home

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – After almost 80 years of essentially being homeless, the once-nomadic Augusta Players signed a lease for a new building on Thursday.

The practice space is right in the heart of Augusta’s growing Theatre District.

The new building is downtown on Ellis Street. It sits on the same block as Le Chat Noir and the Jessye Norman School of the Arts.

It’s right across the street from the back door of the Miller Theater and just a block away from the Imperial Theatre.

The Augusta Players have purchased a building in the heart of Augusta’s growing Theatre District.(WRDW)

Scott Seidl, Executive Director of The Augusta Players, says the location makes perfect sense.

The building is believed to be an old firehouse, so if those walls could talk, they would tell stories of fighting flames, but now different stories – some of them musicals – are igniting a much different spark.

“It’s a place where you can come and be creative and be a part of the process,” Seidl said.

Plans also include a warehouse for costume and prop storage and a scenic shop where volunteers can build state-of-the-art sets. There is space for a dance studio, offices, and even lounge spaces for rest or work between rehearsals or classes.Seidl says the possibilities are endless.

“We’re looking at being able to teach technical theater in this space as well. So, there’ll be lighting and sound equipment,” he said.

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Local group holds 4th annual walk against autism

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5 hours ago

March 29, 2026

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Local group holds 4th annual walk against autism

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – April is Autism Awareness Month, and one local group raised awareness with a walk in Augusta on Sunday.

The fourth annual autism walk was hosted by Moving Over Mountains Against autism at Lake Olmstead Park.

All proceeds from the walk support autism awareness initiatives.

We spoke with the CEO and founder of the group, Deidre Roberson, who said this year they are dedicating the walk to their photographer, who died recently.

Roberson told us what she looks forward to the most.

“I look most forward to seeing the different people every year. We always meet different people, new people, and they come from all over the CSRA, so Washington, Wilkes, Carolina,” she said.

There were also several vendors providing resources to families.

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From Augusta roots to Nighthawks leader: Nolan Belcher comes home

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17 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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