Augusta, GA

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GROVETOWN, Ga. (WFXG) - The City of Grovetown is canceling its 2023 Spring Fest. In a release sent out Thursday afternoon, the city said it made the decision to cancel the event due to the inclement weather forecast. However, the city says it is partnering with local elementary schools and Columbia County Community Connections to donate 20,000 eggs to youth events. The Easter Bunny and Carol the Carrot will make visits to some Grovetown schools to make up for the cancelation.

Grovetown cancels 2023 Spring Fest

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) - The Richmond County Coroner's Office is investigating a deadly crash on Peach Orchard Rd. in Augusta. The crash happened Thursday afternoon on Peach Orchard Rd. at Phinizy Rd. The coroner's office says twenty-year-old Lamarquez Benning was driving south on Peach Orchard Rd. when his vehicle was struck by another vehicle entering the road from a parking lot.

One killed in Peach Orchard Rd. crash

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(AUGUSTA, GA) - It is officially springtime in the Garden City, as golf returns to Champions Retreat Golf Course. This year marks the fourth playing of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, but for the first time a champion golfer returns. The youngest champion in Augusta National Women’s Amateur history,...

2022 ANWA Champion, Anna Davis, could make history with repeat win

Evans, GA

AUGUSTA, GA (WFXG) - The first round of the Augusta National Women's Amateur is underway. Tee off was at 8 a.m. at Champions Retreat Golf Club in Evans. First to tee off Wednesday morning was Yana Wilson, Miku Ueta, and Monet Chun. Many people this year are watching last year's champion, Anna Davis. Also, all eyes are on Rose Zhang. She made each cut in each of the first three Augusta National Women's Amateurs.

Augusta National Women's Amateur underway at Champions Retreat

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) - A heads-up for out-of-towners and local drivers: there are there will be lane shifts and closures on Riverwatch Pkwy. for Masters Week 2023. These lane changes will be on Riverwatch Pkwy. near Topgolf Way and Cabela Dr. and last through the tournament. Drivers in the area should slow down and use extra caution in the area, as traffic patterns will change. You should also expect delays when driving through the area for the next two weeks.

Traffic changes on Riverwatch Pkwy. for Masters Week

EVANS, Ga. (WFXG) - Anna Davis, 2022 Augusta National Women's Amateur winner is off to a difficult start in this year's championship, receiving two separate 2-stroke penalties on the first hole. Chairman James Hyler, Jr. issued this statement Wednesday from tournament headquarters:. "During play of her first hole, Anna Davis...

Current Augusta National Women's Amateur Champion penalized 4 strokes in opening round

AUGUSTA, Ga (WFXG) - Family and friends are mourning the loss of a 13-year-old. Who lost his life outside of Richmond Summit Apartments. While going to pick up a door dash order, Buddy Brown's life was cut entirely too short at the age of 13. "Everybody loved Buddy and he's...

"He's going to be very well missed": Slain boy's parents speaks out

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Richmond County, GA

Bainbridge, GA

BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (WFXG) - The Georgia Department of Corrections has issued a statewide search for an inmate who they say escaped from work detail. After being convicted of at least 8 charges in Richmond county, Aaron Lee Fore is currently serving a prison sentence at the Decatur County Correctional Institute.

Statewide search for escaped prisoner convicted in Richmond County

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) - The Richmond County Sheriff's Office has arrested an attorney with the Augusta Public Defender's Office for allegedly providing contraband to an inmate. According to the sheriff's office, Rodrequez Burnett was meeting with a client at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center Wednesday, Mar. 29. During that meeting, he allegedly went into a closet and took a roll of toilet paper to the inmate. The inmate allegedly took the wrapper off the toilet paper and put it in his clothing before Burnett returned the roll to the closet.

Augusta public defense attorney arrested for giving contraband to inmate

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) - The Richmond County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man wanted in connection to a shooting at an Augusta motel. Just after 10 p.m. Mar. 25, deputies responded to American Best Value Inn on Deans Bridge Rd. for a reported shooting. When they arrived, deputies spoke with the victim, who reportedly told them he was walking outside the motel when a man shot him in the hand with an AR-15-style rifle. A witness told deputies she saw an unidentified man get into a black vehicle with another man and leave the scene.

Sheriff's Office searching for Deans Bridge Rd. motel shooting suspect

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