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Student caught with pocket knife at Lakeside High School
EVAS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A student was caught with a pocket knife Tuesday at Lakeside High School, a day after a student got in trouble at Evans High over a toy gun. At Lakeside, parents were told Tuesday, no direct threats were made. Administrators and school district police received reports...
Golf tournament held in 16-year-old’s memory after his sudden death
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - After 16-year-old Nathan Hibbitts died suddenly in his sleep at his home in Hephzibah, medical examiners ruled the cause to be an enlarged heart. It’s both devastating and ironic because family and friends say he had the biggest heart of anyone they knew. Now, they’re...
Temporary lane closure on Baston Road
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – Drivers need to be aware of a temporary lane closure on Baston Road. According to traffic engineers, one of the southbound left turn lanes will be closed from 9:00 A.M. to 2:30 P.M. starting on Thursday, May 16th to Friday, May 17th. Officials say this is due to utility installation in […]
Evans man reports wife to sheriff's office for alleged bigamy
An Evans man is requesting a warrant be issued for his wife's arrest after he found out she was not divorced from her first husband until after they were married. The 56-year-old Evans man this week told Columbia County Sheriff's Office deputies that he found paperwork stating his wife was not divorced from her first husband until after he and his wife were married at the Columbia County Justice Center, according to an incident report. ...
Man wanted for Aggravated Assault on Peach Orchard Road
AUGUSTA (WJBF) – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man wanted for Aggravated Assault. Authorities say, 38-year-old Jeremy Bolton is wanted in reference to an Aggravated Assault that occurred on May 11th, on the 2400 block of Peach Orchard Road. Bolton is considered to be Armed and Dangerous. If anyone has any information […]
Authorities in Georgia searching for 'armed and dangerous' murder suspect on the run
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Above video: Your Thursday headlines. Authorities in Georgia need your help finding a suspect wanted for murder. The Richmond County Sheriff's Office has identified Ryon McConey Lewis, 39, as the main suspect in a homicide that happened Wednesday in Augusta. Lewis is described as 5 feet...
Final week to advance vote in Augusta: here's what to know
CSRA - It's the final week for early voting in the May primary election. Advance voting ends Friday. The consensus is that turnout has been good, but not great. In Richmond County, 300-400 people are turning out a day to vote. While in Columbia County, officials say they are averaging 100-200 people a day.
Dowdy and Miller are TJA’s valedictorian and salutatorian
On Friday, May 17, Thomas Jefferson Academy will celebrate its 2024 graduation exercises at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Robert D. Gatliff Jr, a 1990 almuni of the school who also graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1994 will give the commencement address. ...
Columbia Co. School District 2024 Commencement Schedule
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – The Columbia County School District has released the commencement schedule for the Class of 2024 graduating class. School officials says that the commencement services will take place at Evans Towne Center Park. These are the following dates and times: District administrators state that in the event of inclement weather, graduations […]
Washington County businesswoman charged with defrauding more than 300 victims over 25 states
SANDERSVILLE, Ga. (WJBF)- A Washington County woman is behind bars after promising keepsakes for loved ones and not delivering on that promise. 32-year-old Destiny Danyell Magoon has been charged with twelve counts of Felony Theft by Deception. Investigators at the Washington County Sheriff’s Office say the number of victims in this case is now over […]
One More Round of Storms Friday Morning
The threat of severe weather for today is OVER! We had numerous severe thunderstorm warnings over nearly a 12 hour period. There has been confirmed wind damage with trees down in Saluda, McCormick, Columbia, Edgefield, and Bamberg counites. There is no confirmed hail, and we did not have any tornadoes. There was also minor flooding, but rainfall totals did not exceed 2 inches. Showers are over with for the northern and central portions of the CSRA, and it will become completely dry within the next couple of hours. Mostly cloudy tonight with lows in the mid to upper 60s.
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