Richmond County School System

to host Walk-In Wednesday Job

The Richmond County School System will host a series of job fairs to recruit employees for open positions.

The recruiting began on Wednesday, March 22 and will continue until July (See schedule below). Recruiters and hiring managers will be on-site to conduct interviews and discuss open positions.

“We are looking for some talented and dedicated individuals to join our high-performing workforce to support the educational offerings and resources required to educate more than 30,000 students. Our employees are eligible for excellent benefits and we offer professional development and a collaborative work environment,” says Dr. Cecil Clark, Richmond County School System Chief Human Resources Officer.

The job fair will be held at the Central Office, 864 Broad St., from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Future job fairs dates are April 12 and 26; May 10 and 24; June 7 and 21; and July 5 and 19.

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Richmond County Inmates earn certification as forklift operators

On March 14, 2023, twelve Richmond County Correctional Institution (RCCI) inmates completed Augusta Technical College’s Forklift Operator’s Program. Augusta Technical College taught the two-day course at RCCI, providing formal classroom instruction with evaluation and hands-on training following the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards. Individuals who completed the course earned their certificates as forklift operators. Augusta, Georgia’s partnership with Augusta Technical College aims to help inmates have employment opportunities when they leave the correctional institution.

Located at 101 Riverfront Dr., the facility was one of the few destinations that brought people to East Augusta.

Here’s how we got here according to recent media reports.

The Boathouse Community Center, home of the Augusta Rowing Club, already needed major repairs before a burst pipe partially flooded the facility over the Christmas holidays.

Augusta commissioners approved their staff looking for bids to clean and restore the Boathouse at 101 Riverfront Dr., to make it usable for the Augusta Rowing Club again.

Mold, holes and other damage was dealt on the structure after a pipe burst during the holiday season. While the building is in need of a lot of other work, these particular issues required immediate assistance.

The cleanup and restoration is estimated to cost between $300,000 and $700,000, according to Augusta’s Interim Central Services Director Ron Lampkin. Roughly $580,000 in old sales tax funds have already been allocated to help the Boathouse.

However, the pipe burst only accelerated an already-present problem. The more than 30-year-old, riverside property has been in need of a lot of help for some time, so much so that Lampkin estimated a total renovation would cost as much as $5.8 million. Repairs are needed for the interior, exterior and deck, plus a new roof, water lines and fire protection.

Augusta’s Interim City Administrator Takiyah Douse expressed an interest in looking for bids for the full project as well. However, with the level of repairs needed, the idea of replacing the Boathouse altogether has not been taken off the table.

The rowing club is still storing their boats and equipment in the Boathouse’s lower level, but because the water isn’t running, the city has provided porta potties and may provide further help if it’s needed.

History behind the Boathouse

The building was initially constructed in 1987 as a 250-seat restaurant called “Palmer’s Seafood House,” which not long after became “The Leavee Restaurant.” The lower area was opened in 1997 to offer proper storage, a training facility and headquarters for the rowing club. It was renovated for $850,000, which with inflation comes out to almost $1.6 million, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Davidson student named Finalist in National Merit Scholarship Program

SONG TING TANG, a senior at John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School, has been named a finalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program.

Tang is the only student in Richmond County to achieve this status in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Less than one percent of students who took the PSAT in Fall 2021 were named a National Merit Finalist.

Tang competed against more than 16,000 semifinalists to be named a National Merit Finalist by submitting an essay, letters of recommendation, SAT scores, transcripts, and documentation of school involvement and community service.