Augusta, GA

Tiger Woods makes Masters cut for record 24th time in a row

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2 years ago

April 12, 2024

Tiger Woods makes Masters cut for record 24th time in a row

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) – Tiger Woods claimed more history at Augusta National on Friday, making the cut for a record 24th consecutive time.

Of course, his sights were fixated on a far greater goal — a record-tying sixth green jacket.

Woods broke the cut record he shared with three-time champion Gary Player, who advanced to the weekend 23 straight times beginning in 1959, and 1992 winner Fred Couples, whose own streak lasted until 2007.

“It means I have a chance going into the weekend,” said Woods, whose even-par 72 left him 1 over through 36 holes. “I’m here. I have a chance to win the golf tournament. I don’t know if they’re all going to finish today, but I’m done. I got my two rounds in. Just need some food and some caffeine, and I’ll be good to go.”

It was a grueling day for the five-time Masters champion, even more so considering the 48-year-old has endured numerous injuries, countless surgeries and a devastating car wreck that nearly cost him his right leg.

Woods was back at the course before sunrise to finish up the final five holes of his opening round, which was cut short by darkness after storms Thursday morning delayed the start of the tournament by 2 1/2 hours.

He made a couple of bogeys to complete a 73, then had less than an hour to rest up for another 18 holes.

With the wind howling again at Augusta National, Woods had to do all sorts of scrambling to compensate for one wayward approach shot after another. But he kept pulling off nifty chips and clutch putts to keep his score safely above the cut line, which was projected at 4 over when he finished his round.

“I was forced to get up-and-down a few times today, and I was able to do that,” Woods said. “A lot of those chip shots I was able to get up-and-down because I left it in the perfect spot, and that’s understanding how to play this golf course. … Most of the up-and-downs I was in a perfect spot.”

Woods went through a stretch of six straight hole s before the turn where he made nothing but birdies or bogeys, but he settled things a bit on the back nine with a single bogey at the 14th — where his approach from 150 yards sailed into the gallery behind the green — and a two-putt birdie at the par-5 15th after clearing the pond with two booming shots.

Woods headed into the weekend likely to face a daunting deficit, with leader Bryson DeChambeau at 7 under with three holes remaining.

But Woods, of course, still thinks he has a chance to equal Jack Nicklaus’ record of six green jackets.

“I’m right there,” he said. “I don’t think anyone is going to run off and hide right now, but it’s really bunched. The way the ball is moving on the greens, chip shots are being blown, it’s all you want in a golf course.”

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Augusta, GA

Man wanted for Augusta child cruelty case, considered armed and dangerous

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2 hours ago

May 8, 2026

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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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Augusta, GA

Augusta mayor candidate: Lori Myles

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14 hours ago

May 7, 2026

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Dr. Lori Myles says Augusta has been running without real accountability, and she wants to change that.

The former educator is one of four candidates running for Augusta-Richmond County mayor. Myles said the city’s most pressing issues are not new — they have just gone unaddressed.

“One of the things that I truly believe that the city of Augusta has gone through is that there was no accountability,” Myles said.

Myles has run for mayor before. She said her first days in office would be spent visiting each commissioner’s district to see what needs attention.

“I wanna go to their best places. I wanna see their dirt. I wanna see those things that need to be fixed in their parts. I wanna see the infrastructure of the city of Augusta, but yet, I wanna see the pride of Augusta in their districts,” Myles said.

Homelessness focus

Myles pointed to homelessness as one of Augusta’s overlooked issues.

“You’re dealing with different entities of homelessness. You’re dealing with them as far as mental health. You’re dealing with them as far as their children, as far as their children going to school. Imagine, and I’m about to quit, darling, but children having to sleep in tents at night behind these trees and then still go to school,” Myles said.

City department management

Myles also takes aim at how the city manages its departments.

“There should be a performance-based structure of leadership, a transformation that has a shared vision, a shared vision for not only the millennials, the, not only the, uh, what is it? Generation Z, but for everyone. It’s not a color, it’s not an option, it is all shall be able to have the best of Augusta in the best of Augusta,” Myles said.

Myles said if elected, she wants to bring Augusta’s city departments under one unified standard of accountability.

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New Marriott property poised to break ground soon in downtown Augusta

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1 day ago

May 7, 2026

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New Marriott property poised to break ground soon in downtown Augusta

A new Residence Inn by Marriott is set to be built in downtown Augusta.
The hotel will be located on a 2-acre site at the corner of 13th and Walker streets.
This project is part of a broader trend of hotel construction and renovation in the area.

Another downtown Augusta hotel is preparing to go vertical four years after the city approved the project.

Augusta has seen a spate of hotel construction and renovation recently. The former Sky City building on the 1100 block of Broad Street has been demolished to make way for an Embassy Suites. In November 2025, interior demolition began at the Ramada by Wyndham Augusta Downtown Hotel and Conference Center at 640 Broad St. to transform it into a distinctive Marriott property called The Conroy.

Now, subcontracting bids are being tendered to construct an extended-stay Residence Inn by Marriott at the corner of 13th and Walker streets. Plan holder Optum Construction of Gainesville, Ga., is accepting bids until 1 p.m. on May 13.

American Concrete successfully petitioned the city in 2022 for a zoning variance on the property to allow the hotel’s construction.

The land was sold in November 2022 to a limited-liability company associated with PeachState Hospitality. The Warner Robins-based company’s property portfolio includes the Residence Inn and the SpringHill Suites at 1110 and 1116 Marks Church Road, respectively, and the Fairfield Inn & Suites at 3023 1/2 Washington Road.

The 2-acre parcel of property shaped like a piece of pie was the former site of local business American Concrete, now on Wheeler Road.

The land had been an industrial site for much of the past century, as the longtime site of Perkins Lumber, then of paving contractor Southern Roadbuilders.

Now the property finds itself amid a downtown revitalization, including improved roads and riverside activities, such as a pedestrian bridge and a planned outdoor activity center featuring a zipline over the Savannah River. The future hotel would sit near downtown, the city’s bustling medical district, and a new entertainment complex taking the place of the former James Brown Arena.

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