AUGUSTA, Ga. – Augusta fell 66–58 on the road at Carson-Newman on Saturday afternoon inside Holt Fieldhouse.

Augusta led 34–32 at halftime after shooting 50 percent from three in the opening period, but Carson-Newman used a 34-point second half and an 85 percent performance at the free-throw line to close out the game.

Elias Palsson paced Augusta with 18 points, five rebounds, and three steals while knocking down three three-pointers. Charlie McBeath added 11 points, five rebounds, and four assists. Luis Nonfon recorded a 13-rebound performance to go with six points. Tobias Prall scored 11 points on 3-of-9 shooting from three.

Augusta finished 21-for-63 from the field and 8-for-21 from three. The Jaguars collected 41 rebounds, including 13 on the offensive glass.

Carson-Newman was led by Jack Browder’s 26 points and seven rebounds. The Eagles shot 39.7 percent from the floor and went 17-for-20 at the free-throw line.

Augusta returns home on Tuesday, Dec. 2, for the annual Richmond County Education Day Game at Christenberry Fieldhouse. The Jaguars will face Paine College at 11:00 a.m. Watch and follow along live at augustajags.com.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Small Business Saturday is in full swing, and shoppers are flocking to local stores to score big on hometown deals.

Small Business Saturday was founded in 2010. The U.S. Small Business Administration began sponsoring the event in 2011.

It’s a day for people to shop at the local businesses in their community.

Some small businesses in downtown Augusta say this event helps drive sales.

“We do have a great community, people that we see every week or sometimes every other day, and get to be friends. And yeah, it’s really awesome. Like that’s definitely a big plus to being here and having a brick-and-mortar shop is face-to-face communication. You don’t get that with online,” said Evan Grantski, the owner of Grantski Records.

You still have time to stop by local businesses in the community, but remember, you can always find them year-round.

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – More than 700 people enjoyed a free Thanksgiving meal in the comfort of their own homes Thursday.

The Vineyard Church of Augusta delivered 730 hot meals to people in local public housing communities as part of their “Dinner of Love” program.

The initiative targets those who are sick and shut-in and the elderly.

Pastor Mary Margarey Leroy said the church works with the Augusta Housing Authority to identify people in need.

“Oh my goodness it’s why we breath it’s our whole reason of why we exist is to serve others you know we’re a faith-based organization we’re a church so you know Jesus is our model and he said ‘I came to serve and not to be served’ and that is that’s our life blood,” Leroy said.

The church also distributed 275 Thanksgiving meal kits last Saturday.

Vineyard Church of Augusta operates a food pantry that is open Mondays from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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