Augusta, GA

Water fills ditches, yards after hours of steady rain in Augusta

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2 years ago

February 12, 2024

Water fills ditches, yards after hours of steady rain in Augusta

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – After at least 12 hours of steady rainfall, water was pooling on roadways and yards across Augusta on Monday afternoon as the saturated ground seemed unable to absorb more.

News 12 meteorologists issued a FIRST ALERT with a chance of strong winds and flash flooding.

The rain was expected to dissipate by late afternoon, bringing at least a couple of days of sunny skies.

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But along with those sunny skies, there will be wind gusts. With the soil loosened by rainfall, that’s often a recipe for trees toppling in the CSRA.

Traffic accidents stayed at a minimum through much of Monday, with one big exception: A crash closed the westbound lanes of Interstate 20 for about three hours in Taliaferro County. Traffic was flowing again by 2:20 p.m.

With a forecast of up to 3 inches of rain, water filled ditches – and in some cases, yards – in typically flood-prone parts of Augusta, like the Ellist Street neighborhood adjacent to Calhoun Expressway.

Here’s a look at the situation by midafternoon:

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Augusta, GA

Local group holds 4th annual walk against autism

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8 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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Augusta, GA

From Augusta roots to Nighthawks leader: Nolan Belcher comes home

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20 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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