High school varsity track athletes compete in the 100-meter hurdles at the Garden City Classic track meet, held at Glenn Hills High School. The two-day event included track and field athletes from Westside, ARC, Josey, Grovetown, A.R. Johnson, Cross Creek, Hephzibah, Davidson, TCM, Butler, Glenn Hills and Laney.
(March 24, 2023 (Augusta, GA) - Photos by Vincent Hobbs/Sports Journal
Betty Pace, MD, Francis J. Tedesco Distinguished Chair of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at the Medical College of Georgia and the Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University, is the recipient of the American Medical Women’s Association’s 2023 Woman in Science Award.
Pace received her award during the 108th AMWA Annual Meeting from March 23-26 in Philadelphia.
AMWA’s Woman in Science Award honors a woman physician who has made exceptional contributions to medical science, especially in women’s health, through her basic and/or clinical research, publications and leadership in her field.
Pace, who joined the MCG faculty in 2010, leads a National Institutes of Health-funded basic/translational research laboratory focused on drug discovery for treatment of sickle cell disease. She served as director
of the Pediatric Sickle Cell Program until 2021, providing medical services for 600 children. She has trained more than 100 young scientists and she directs the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute-funded Program to Increase Diversity for Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research, or PRIDE, a mentored research program that pairs young scientists and seasoned researchers with the goal of helping junior faculty learn what it takes to advance their careers. More than 112 junior faculty members from 50 institutions have completed the PRIDE program, helping to expand diversity of the nation’s biomedical science workforce.
Pace received her medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin in 1981 and trained in pediatric hematology/oncology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.
The Augusta Municipal Golf Course, known as “The Patch,” has been the topic of reams of colorful news copy throughout the years. A host of characters, national and international have had their try and making it a viable enterprise. And now, recent announcements have created a great deal of optimism over the latest proposals for the public course.
The city and Augusta Technical College have proposed to create the nation’s first golf corridor of education. According to city officials, on January 1, 2025, the technical college will take over the operation and management of the golf course. The goal is to make the course a “national exemplar of collaboration between the technical college and Augusta, Georgia.”
Just this week, the Augusta National announced that it will be making significant investments in “The
Patch” along with Augusta’s First Tee Program.
Fred Ridley, chairman of Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters Tournament, announced initiatives aimed to dramatically improve public golf opportunities in the city of Augusta.
Calling it “a new era for public golf in our city,” Ridley said that Augusta National Golf Club would partner with ATC, the First Tee of Augusta and The Patch. “We hope it will be a model for other communities,” Ridley said. “This initiative offers a unique opportunity to contribute to two areas of utmost importance to Augusta National’s mission, our community and golf development.”
Augusta National will be involved in the planning of renovation of both The Patch and The First Tee’s property on Damascus Road. It will bolster its current work with Augusta Tech and the Double Eagle program,
which puts military veterans in position to learn about golf course maintenance and enter that workforce.
Augusta Tech will train college students how to manage a golf course –everything from the turf to clubhouse hospitality, making the historically humble patch of grass a cut above.
“The effort involving The Patch and First Tee will create an affordable and welcoming pathway for anyone who wants to play the game,” Ridley said.
“The resulting synergies will produce innovative programming, provide an affordable and welcoming pathway for anyone who wants to learn the game,” Ridley said. “And finally, we will assist in the master planning and renovation of both courses to present a public golf experience for residents and visitors to pursue a lifelong relationship with the game.”
“The importance of the community to Augusta National is founded in our mission statement,” Ridley said. “It’s
one of our underlying principles. And so if we are true to that principle, then we will continue to look for opportunities to contribute back to the community.”
The announcement was made during Chairman Ridley’s annual press conference at the 2023 Masters Tournament, where representatives of The Patch, Augusta Tech, The First Tee, the City of Augusta and the State of Georgia were in attendance.
Future updates on the partnership and Augusta National’s support will be shared as more information is available.
First Tee - Augusta opened in 2001, on a 40-acre site west of downtown Augusta near Daniel Field Airport and features: 6 holes, a driving range, chipping area, putting green and clubhouse/teaching facility. Although First Tee - Augusta is open to the public youth programming is its first priority.
The Mayor’s Masters Reception was held at the Augusta Common on Sunday, April 2. The annual event was the first one co-hosted by Mayor Garnett Johnson. The event featured musical performances and amusement activities for kids.
Editor of my high school paper, and I went on to college majoring in Mass Communications.
UPW: Was your love of writing as a high school or college student inspired by any particular writers, movies, music or educators?
Olivia is a USA Today Best Selling, Emma Award, and multiple award-winning author who loves a good laugh coupled with some steam, mixed in with a man and woman finding their way past the words of “I love you.” An author of contemporary romances, she writes heartwarming stories of blossoming relationships filled with heart and humor. The Technicians, The Blakemore Files, and the Modern Mail Order Brides, are one clicks for thousands of readers. When Olivia is not writing, she enjoys quilting, playing Scrabble online against other word lovers and spending time with her family. She is an avid world traveler who writes many of the locations into her stories. Most of the time she can be found sitting quietly with pen and paper plotting more adventures in love.
Olivia lives in Hephzibah, Georgia with her husband, son, grandson and snotty evil cat, Katness Evermean.
UPW: Few writers reach the USA Today best-seller list. How did it feel to have reached that level of sales? Was it a total surprise or shock to you or were you the beneficiary of a successful planning and marketing campaign?
OLIVIA GAINES: Yes, making the USA Today Bestseller’s list is hard to do, and what makes it even more of an accomplishment is that ‘the list’ is on hiatus. [The long-time editor of the list was laid off during budget cuts in December of 2022.]
As an author, especially and independent, or an Indie Author, it is difficult to say the least. When an author, indie or otherwise crosses the threshold to hit the list, it does change how you see yourself as a writer. Writing no longer becomes a hobby to you or the IRS, and from this point forward, it becomes about the craft of storytelling.
Yes, it took a hard-line approach to marketing, starting a year out on a title to get the sales in eBooks from Apple, Barnes & Nobel as well as Kindle on Amazon. The team closely monitored the pre-orders so when the book released, it was in the window to make the list and seeing it in print felt like winning a small lottery.
UPW: Where were you born and where did you attend your early school years? What are some of your childhood experiences that may have foreshadowed a career in writing?
OLIVIA: I grew up in Birmingham, Alabama and graduated from Ramsay High School. My English teacher, Ms. Nelson, I shall never forget. We were given a writing assignment to walk a five-year-old through tying a shoe. I was one of five students in the class whose instructions actually worked, but even then, I saw in myself, the humor in life creating a fire in my words to make others laugh. The success of that one story landed me a position of Assistant
OLIVIA: As I mentioned earlier, my high school English teacher lit the fire under me to tell stories, but I was in love with books long before the tenth grade. Growing up, most of the kids in my neighborhood chased the ice cream truck. I chased the book mobile. One Summer, realizing I’d read all the books in my elementary school library, and what Mr. Willie had on the book mobile, I took a bus downtown to the main library in Birmingham. In those walls Maya Angelou came to life as I found out why the caged bird sang. My imagination was set free as I rode down the great Mississippi River with Huckleberry Finn, shivered on the frozen tundra with Jack London, then spent the night in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City with E. L. Konigsburg’s, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. I knew, my job in life were to tell stories.
UPW: At some point you decided that romance and humor would factor hugely in your writing. Can you recall what circumstances led you to that decision?
OLIVIA: That question, is multi-layered answer. My sister Melanie was an avid reader of romances, I mean she devoured a Harlequin a day. I tried reading them, but the characters and scenarios were foreign to me. In 1988, I stumbled onto Julie Garwood’s The Lion’s
“One of the top achievements for an author is hitting the USA Today best-seller list. It’s considered such a noteworthy accomplishment because it ranks best-selling books based on sales, not editorial preferences, and only 150 top-selling books are featured every week, among millions of books available for purchase.”OLIVIA GAINES Photo by Vincent Hobbs
Lady which was the first romance book I read which was funny. I then began to devour everything she wrote, learning cadence, pacing, sub plots mixed in with a dash of action adventure. Those are the stories I wanted to write, but my stories would feature LaQuanda and TataLavisha from Compton.
The parts of my stories which make readers laugh the hardest are the everyday scenarios which are familiar. Friends, family and the fights at the cookout which are inevitable when certain factors are mixed in, connects with readers. It is in here; I found my niche and created my brand. I draw on my experiences as a young Army officer, my years as a faculty member teaching English courses, and the wonderful people I have met over the years working in various Fortune 500 companies. Those experiences I revisit and bring to life in my stories.
UPW: Tell us a little about how the concept of The Technicians, The Blakemore Files, and the Modern Mail Order Brides all came about.
OLIVIA: Funny you should ask, about those series. My Modern Mail Order Brides were hashed up on an annual writing retreat with two other local authors, one who, at the time, wrote traditional mail order brides. I put a spin on it, taking successful black women who’d broken through the glass ceiling, but had tired of the dating game and wanted to be married to a man who wanted to be married to them. I pair these dynamic women with men who live off the land, taking the fish out of water story to hilarious new levels.
The Blakemore Files, were in essence a fluke which became an international best-selling serial. A serial, not a series, because the stories were told in real time, each episode picking up where the last one left off. I took the concept of what if…added in a glass of Malbec and it went ‘a writing’ from there. The Blakemores are Mr. and Mrs. Smith, running through Central American breaking up human trafficking rings, but with an out of this world cast of characters that readers love. I ended up with a spin off of the series, and crossed the worlds of the Blakemores, with the Delgados and the Technicians.
The Technicians are near and dear to my heart. After watching John Wick, I began to think, what if, the other assassins in The Continental also got married, but didn’t leave the life. The entire crew,
from the people who cleaned up the bodies, to the dispatchers, are given a story in my world of the Technicians. By book five in the series, I’d mastered the concept, and earned the Emma Award for Blind Copy. I recently wrapped up book ten in the series, closing out my first crew of Technicians in the Southeast, the Directions. A crew of ten specialized technicians, including a sniper, a tracker, a poisons expert and a femme fatale. Mr. Exit, in Blind Copy specializes in Human Resource terminations, but what if, the bad guy, wasn’t so bad after all, he simply does a job not many have the stomach to handle. I wanted him to have love as well, plus a family.
UPW: To the aspiring writers who are reading this, is it enough to write a book or maybe two and then wait for the sales to roll in?
OLIVIA: I often ask writers who say they want to write fulltime, what does that author life look like in their heads. There are some writers who get lucky with that book deal, writing one book that blows up, setting the author up for a sweet life. Normally, you are well into the fifth of sixth book before gaining any national attention. A working author is constantly writing, creating, and preparing the next book for market. A working author is also not sitting back waiting on anything, you have to work. It doesn’t matter if you have a book deal with a publishing house, a PR team, or a virtual assistant; you have to work your business. This means podcast interviews, book signings, social media and more.
UPW: Is talent, alone, all that is required to become a successful writer?
OLIVIA: Talent will get you in the door, but hard work earns you a seat at the table. If you want to eat well, sitting at the table is not enough. A successful writer has a series that is the bread and butter of the author’s brand. Just like a cola company, there is the major brand, but the company also makes other flavors of sodas, because not every drinker wants the sweetness or caffeine of a dark cola.
The same concept can be applied to authors. Highly successful authors, once established will have more than one brand. Nora Roberts, famous for her romance books also writes as J.D. Robb as a crime thriller novelist. My sugges-
tion to any new writer, master your genre first, then branch out to other genres, mixing tropes and filling in the gaps between what is out there already and what is missing.
On top of the writing, a successful writer has to understand social media. Posting daily of buy my book wears thin, really fast. Readers want to see a day in the life of an author, go backstage into the writer’s lounge to see the workspace and the building of your writing world. Today’s authors must have a website, and at least two social media channels that work for their genre and demographic. Long gone are the days of a simply writing a book and going out to sign copies for the fans.
UPW: Should aspiring writers also study salesmanship and strategic marketing?
OLIVIA: Any business, no matter how large or small, should understand the market in which they are trying to break into and make a dent. There are now websites out there to help guide the new author, or refresh the author facing new challenges in publishing. Sites such as All Author. com and Kindleprenuer.com list tons of strategies and resources to guide the author in making budget conscious decisions for their brand.
UPW: After writing over 100 books, what keeps you planning for even more?
OLIVIA: I like to eat; quiet mouths, and quiet keyboards don’t get fed, so I have to work. I love my job and what I do, because for the first time, I’m doing what I enjoy the most. I have an entire wall painted in chalkboard paint so I can see my year, plot out stories and plan the next great adventure into love. My technicians have more bad guys to handle and my brides have only covered 15 of the states in America. I look forward to hitting the road to seek new corners of the country to set my stories in as
well as the stories which are set right here in Augusta.
UPW: Tell us about your involvement in a local Writers Group and how can our readers get involved.
OLIVIA: Currently, I am the Vice President of the Authors Club of Augusta. The Authors Club of Augusta was founded in 1928, one of the oldest cultural organizations in the CSRA. Past members include Louise Shivers, Starkey Flythe, and Edward Cashin. Present members include award-winning and best-selling novelists, poets, children’s authors, essayists, academic writers, and screenwriters. Many of our members have been nationally published and recognized. We are actively recruiting new members, but it is a private group, open by invitation only. Interested members should email us at authorsclubaugusta@gmail.com, with their name, genre, and website.
We are planning to feature our members at the Arts in the Heart this year with readings and book signing in our tent. So, keep watch for more info, which is coming soon.
UPW: When is your next book ready for the market and what’s the title?
OLIVIA: Believe it or not, my next Mail Order Bride is coming out this month on the 18th of April, where we head to Marked Tree, Arkansas for some Down-Home Cooking. Each of the Mail Order Bride book titles are a play on words for what the states are famous for, like Georgia is On A Rainy Night in Georgia, Kentucky is Bleu, Grass and Bourbon, see what I did there, but his name is Bleu.
Down Home Cooking is available on all eBook retailers and will be available in paperback as well. My latest Technican book came out in Janaury. You can read any of these books as a stand alone, but the series of each are addictive. https://amzn.to/3I21mGN
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Live your best life! That is my motto. My name is Menia L. Chester, I am a chef and owner of Desserts by Latrell and Southern Jazz and Sweets. My goal is to teach you about food, finance, anything about the home, gardening, and healthy living.
Baked ham is a part of many traditional Easter menus. How can you use the leftover bone from the ham? Make soup! It is easy and simply delicious! The smokey flavor blends well with the other vegetables in the soup. If you prepare a ham and you are not ready to make soup immedidately, just freeze the bone and the meat. Here’s my take on ham bone soup!
Serves 10
1 leftover bone from a smoked ham plus 3 cups of diced ham
1 clove garlic, minced
1 yellow onion, diced
1 ½ cup carrots, diced
½ cups cup diced potatoes
1 cup celery, diced
2 15 oz cans white cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
½ teaspoon dried basil
8 cups water
Salt and Pepper to taste
chopped parsley, for garnish
1. In a large pot add the ham bone, chopped ham, garlic, onion, carrots, celery, cannellini beans, thyme, water, salt and pepper.
2. Bring to a boil with out lid.
3. Turn down heat and let simmer until all vegetables are tender.
4. Remove the ham bone.
5. Serve hot with a salad and warm crusty bread.
If you have questions, would like to see other recipes, or would like to learn about events by Latrell, please visit my website and send an email via the contact form.
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April 21 - 22, 2023 • 1301 Greene Street, Augusta •
SacredHeartGardenCityFestival.com • 706-826-4700
The 2023, the Garden City Festival at Sacred Heart will encompass two full days of excitement. Noted as one of the Top 20 Festivals in Georgia, the event features two celebrated soirees, garden and floral exhibits, engaging speakers, a Vendor Market, new pop-up workshops, familyfun Seedling Saturday, and private garden tours. Festival proceeds benefit the programs and ongoing preservation of Sacred Heart Cultural Center.
GARDEN FESTIVAL HOURS & TWODAY TICKETS Friday and Saturday, April 21 & 22: 9 am - 5 pm $25
Festival and Garden Tour (After April 20, tickets available for $30 at the gate) $10 Festival-only – (Does NOT include Garden Tour. After April 20, tickets available for $15 at the gate)
TOUR OF GARDENS Friday, April 21- Saturday, April 22, 11 am - 5 pm This program offers tour participants the opportunity to visit exceptional and inspiring private gardens, not generally open to the public. Tours are throughout Augusta including historic Summerville.
THURSDAY NIGHT PREVIEW PARTY
Thursday, April 20, 6 pm- 9 pm The evening premiere of the Festival featuring delectable cuisine, musical and artistic entertainment and the first glimpse of extraordinary gardens and floral exhibits, unique plants and garden accessories in the Garden Market and a silent auction of locally sourced items.
FRIDAY NIGHT GARDEN SOCIAL
Friday, April 21, 5 - 9 pm Great toe-
tapping music by local band, The Mason Jars, and a catered Pot Smoker BBQ dinner welcome guests to enjoy a casual party in the vibrant Sacred Heart courtyard garden! Prior to dinner, visit the exhibits and shop our unique Festival vendors. Separate ticket required.
SPEAKER SERIES Friday, April 21 9:30 & 11:00 am and Saturday, April 22, 9:30 & 11:00 am, and 12:30 pm Hear experts during this series including Allen Armitage, Judy Kirkland, Jennifer Millwood, Elliot Price, and Ransom Schwerzler.
SEEDLING SATURDAY Saturday, April 22, 9:00 am– 5:00 pm Families can experience and learn about gardening and pollinators with handson activities and crafts. Youth 12 and
under are FREE with a ticketed adult.
FESTIVAL POP-UP DEMOS Friday, April 21 and Saturday, April 22 scheduled throughout both days Enjoy a selection of miniworkshops led by vendors and local guests featuring unique garden, home and lifestyle themes.
BIRDHOUSE-THEMED DESIGN CONTEST Friday and Saturday, vote for and bid on your favorite birdhouse-themed floral design! Selections will be located throughout the sacred Heart Festival area. Take home a taste of springtime to delight you and your neighborhood birds!
Join The Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History on its out of town day-trip to Charleston, South Carolina on Saturday, April 22nd.
Enjoy the featured destination of the newly opened International African American Museum! Also shop and enjoy lunch in the Charleston City Market. Bus leaves from and returns to the Laney Museum of Black History.
Early Bird Cost is $85
Cost AFTER February 1st is $100 Register by calling 706-724-3576. Deadline to register and pay is April 11th.
If you have questions please email cynthia@ lucycraftlaneymuseum.com
Our SUPERHERO FAMILY FUN DAY is the epitome of inclusion, and diversity for children and individuals with special needs. Diversity is the hallmark of our society. To celebrate this diversity and cultivate harmony and respect for all children and individuals, we are hosting an event that highlights their super abilities instead of their disabilities. Our vision is to combat discord by promoting positive behaviors among the youth in our community.
We here at SWAT Foundation are taking action by fostering a sense of belonging for all children who have disabilities and their families. To do this, We are hosting a Superhero themed family fun day.
This event will provide community resources, access to health screenings, and fun for all youth. This event will be a youth led initiative that promotes respect for all people.
We are asking all attendees and vendors to wear something SuperHero themed such as a cape, mask, or tshirt. This event will be held Saturday April 22, 2023, 11am-1pm.
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Vendor Registration
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RICHMOND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
B-21-005-4060
Bond Issue Program ARC – HISTORIC RENOVATION OF 3-STORY CLASSROOM BUILDING
Sealed proposals from Contractors will be received by The Richmond County Board of Education for the ARC – Historic Renovation of 3-Story Classroom Building project until 3:00 P.M. local time, TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2023 This will be a public bid opening, read aloud in the Richmond County Board of Education Conference Room located at 864 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. 30901. No extension of the bidding period will be made.
A Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. local time on the project site, Academy of Richmond County Cafeteria, 910 Russell St, Augusta, GA 30904.
Drawings and project manual on this work may be examined at the Department of Maintenance and Facilities, Richmond County Board of Education, 2956 Mike Padgett Hwy, Augusta, G A 30906, Tel: (706)737-7189
ELECTRONIC BIDDING DOCUMENTS MAY BE OBTAINED DIRECTLY FROM THE ARCHITECT. REQUESTS MAY BE MADE BY PHONE OR EMAIL BY CONTACTING JACKIE PARISH AT 706-722-7488 OR JPARISH@DICKINSONARCHITECTS.COM A LINK WILL BE PROVIDED FOR IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. ONLY REGISTERED PLAN HOLDERS REQUESTING THE DOCUMENTS FROM THE ARCHITECT WILL BE NOTIFIED OF PUBLISHED ADDENDA.
Applications for documents, together with refundable deposit of $200.00 per set, should be filed promptly with the Architect. Bidding material will be forwarded (shipping charges collect) as soon as possible. The full amount of deposit for one set will be refunded to each prime contractor who submits a bona fide bid upon return of such set in good condition within 10 days after date of opening bids.
Contract, if awarded, will be on a lump sum basis. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of 35 days after time has been called on the date of opening.
Bid must be accompanied by a bid bond in an amount not less than 5% of the base bid. Personal checks, certified checks, letters of credit, etc., are not acceptable. The successful bidder will be required to furnish performance and payment bonds in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive technicalities and informalities.
To promote local participation, a database of Sub -contractors, Suppliers, and Vendors has been developed by the Program Manager, GMK Associates. Contact Jeanine Usry with GMK Associates at (706) 826-1127 for location to review and obtain this database.
Bids shall be submitted: Dr. Kenneth Bradshaw
County Board of Education of Richmond County Administrative Office
864 Broad Street Augusta, Georgia 30901
c/o: Mr. Bobby Smith, CPA
Sealed proposals from Contractors will be received for the C.T. Walker Magnet School Playground Addition Project by the County Board of Education of Richmond County at the address below until April 25, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. local time, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read. No extension of the bidding period will be made.
A Pre-Bid Conference will be held April 13, 2023 at 10:00 a.m., local time at the project site, C. T. Walker Magnet School,1301 Wrightsboro Road, Augusta, Georgia 30901.
Drawings and project manual on this work may be examined at the Department of Maintenance and Facilities, Richmond County Board of Education, 2956 Mike Padgett Hwy., Augusta, GA 30906, Phone: 706-737-7189
. Bidding documents may be obtained at the Office of the Engineer: Bluewater Engineering Services, 4210 Columbia Road, Building 16, Unit B., Martinez, GA 30907, Phone: 706-364-5220. Applications for documents together with refundable deposit of $ 75.00 per set should be filed promptly with the Engineer. Bidding material will be forwarded (shipping charges collect) as soon as possible. The full amount of deposit for one set will be refunded to each prime contractor who submits a bona fide bid upon return of such set in good condition within 10 d ays after date of opening bids. All other deposits will be refunded with deductions approximating cost of reproduction of documents upon return of same in good condition within 10 days after date of opening bid.
Contract, if awarded, will be on a lump sum basis. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of 35 days after time has been called on the date of opening.
Bid must be accompanied by a bid bond in an amount not less than 5% of the base bid. Personal checks, certified checks, letters of credit, etc., are not acceptable. The successful bidder will be required to furnish performance and payment bonds in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive technicalities and informalities.
To promote local participation, a database of Sub-contractors, Suppliers, and Vendors has been developed by the Program Manager, GMK Associates. Contact Jeanine Usry with GMK Associates at (706) 826-1297 for location to review and obtain this database.
Bids shall be submitted and addressed to:
Dr. Kenneth Bradshaw County Board of Education of Richmond County Administrative Office
864 Broad Street Augusta, Georgia 30901
c/o: Mr. Bobby Smith, CPA, CFO
The following public meetings for the Richmond County Board of Education will be held on the dates listed below at 864 Broad Street, Board Room Auditorium, Augusta, Georgia 30901:
TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2023
Committee and Regular Board Meeting – 4:00 p.m. (Regular Board will immediately follow the Committee Meeting)
WED., APRIL 19, 2023 –
Meet and Greet between the Richmond County Board of Education and the Augusta County Commissioners –Reaching Protentional Through Manufacturing (RPM), Meeting Room, 2920 Mike Padgett Highway, Augusta, Georgia 30906 – 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The Bayvale Park track.
The Augusta Commission approved a memorandum of understanding with Augusta R/C Supercross, Inc., a local nonprofit organization, for the operation of Bayvale Park at Bayvale Park, at 3470 Milledgeville Rd. The nonprofit organization has utilized the park for remote control car racing for many years. The park has a racetrack and facilities to host racing events and practice. The MOU provides the means to formalize a partnership with R/C Supercross. R/C Supercross will assist with the maintenance of the park and invest generated revenues in park improvements and programming opportunities.
