Jeremy Turnage
Digital Content Manager
Augusta, GA
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Jeremy Turnage is the digital content manager of WRDW/WAGT and has been in that role since February 2019.
Jeremy comes to Augusta, GA via Columbia, SC where he spent nearly a decade at WIS News 10 in various digital content roles. He has covered three presidential elections, numerous hurricanes, the Dylann Roof trial, the removal of the Confederate flag from the State House grounds, and countless University of South Carolina football games.
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will be in Augusta on Thursday to visit the site for the new Hub for Community Innovation.
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Aiken County Schools asking parents to weigh in on school schedules. Fewer than a quarter of parents have responded so far.
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Augusta’s redistricting map is in the hands of the Richmond County School Board, the last stop before heading to state lawmakers.
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As parents, the Children’s Hospital of Georgia is a place you hope you never need, but one we are so thankful is there if we do.
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A new building for North Augusta Public Safety is closer to reality. City leaders hosted an open forum for people in the city to come out and share their feedback.
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Two dozen people are suing a plant that sterilizes medical equipment in Augusta, claiming it knowingly exposed them to ethylene oxide.
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The school district wants to hear from you about what the next school year will look like. There are three calendar options on the table.
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We’re looking at a major project in Augusta that will soon be home to a brand-new Boys & Girls headquarters and a new outreach center.
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Ethylene oxide is something you’ve probably never heard of, but it’s a toxic gas that's being blamed for problems in our own backyard.
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November 2 at 6:43 pm. Richmond County Deputies responded to the 2300 block of Martin Road in reference to a disturbance. Upon their arrival, deputies located a female victim who had been assaulted and deceased on the scene.
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Big changes could be coming to Aiken County schools. The idea is to send your kids to school year-round and add more breaks.
In Aiken County Board of Education meeting the superintendent mentioned the idea of a modified academic calendar.
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The Aiken County school district continues to see a decline in the number of students infected with COVID and quarantined. The board is also working to address bus driver shortages in their schools.
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Filming is underway at Lake Olmstead Stadium for a new movie called "The Hill." Film Augusta is looking for paid extras to portray baseball players.
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It took a few hours behind closed doors for officials in the city known for being the crossroads of the South to no longer be crossways with one another.
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Fort Gordon is relieved to report Spc. Staley is alive and safe, and is being returned to the unit after being reported missing Monday night.
Fort Gordon is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Spc. Tyeisha A. Staley.
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We’re hearing from the mayor of Swainsboro for the first time after three of his own City Council members filed a lawsuit against him.
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After a zoom meeting three black city council members are now filing suit accusing the mayor and city of illegally shutting down meetings to keep them from voting.
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Local superintendents say when it comes to the latest social media trend enough is enough. School leaders are concerned about a new challenge for the month of October and it involves hitting a teacher.
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Richmond County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to the scene of an armed robbery at Marco’s Piza located at 229 Furys Ferry Rd at 2:16 p.m.
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Richmond County schools sent a letter home with all students addressing current destructive social media trends and student behavior.
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School leaders say they’re making the move because COVID cases are decreasing. Last week’s reported cases are the lowest they’ve seen all year.
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Parents in Richmond County can be on the lookout for Georgia Milestone scores. The district says they’ll be sending them home with students tomorrow.
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To stop serving alcohol or adult entertainment. It’s the choice strip clubs in downtown Augusta now face after a new court ruling.
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Clinging to life, an Augusta woman dials 911 but we uncovered video that shows for more than 15 minutes firefighters never tried to get inside to save her.
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Aiken County School Board called a special meeting Tuesday as they deal with the loss of two students and one staff who recently died.
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Alvin Mason was voted in as the temporary replacement for suspended District 4 Augusta Commissioner Sammie Sias. He was sworn in right away.
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It’s 75 feet tall and stands right in the heart of downtown Augusta. Conversations picking up once again about the fate of the Confederate monument.
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The I-Team uncovers another incident of a crime on school grounds in Columbia County not being reported to the sheriff’s office.
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Gov. Brian Kemp has suspended federally indicted Sammie Sias from his position on the Augusta Commission, based on a panel's recommendation.
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Parents want to know why law enforcement was not informed of two potential threats in Columbia County schools.
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A 13-year-old Greenbrier Middle School student is facing felony terroristic threat charges after sending a violent and graphic text about shooting another student.
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has granted an extension to Augusta Commissioner Sammie Sias’ review panel with a deadline of Sept. 8.
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After an uptick in complaints about panhandling, some Augusta city leaders are trying to put an end to it. But that may be easier said than done.
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After threatening to sue Burke County over budgetary issues, Sheriff Alfonzo William got his wish to have full control over his agency’s budget.
Monday is the last day for a panel to decide whether Sammie Sias should keep his seat on the Augusta Commission.
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Hundreds of local families now have more time to avoid eviction. The CDC issued a new moratorium banning evictions through Oct. 3.
Augusta Commissioner Sammie Sias has has posted $5,000 bond under the counts he faces in federal court.
Commissioner Sammie Sias didn’t say anything as he walked into federal court with his attorneys, facing two counts.
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Facing federal charges, Sammie Sias must pay $5,000 in bond money by Monday and abide by several conditions set by the court.
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City leaders met to iron out some of the questions they had about the results of an internal audit into the mayor’s spending.
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The results are in for an internal audit investigating the Augusta mayor’s credit card spending. It comes after our I-Team started asking questions about how the money spent was being tracked.
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News 12 has gotten an advance copy of the Augusta mayor’s internal audit results. Learn what the audit found.
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Drug overdose deaths skyrocketed nationwide during the pandemic. The I-Team analyzed deaths in Georgia and South Carolina and found the story is even worse.
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Today during the Augusta commission meeting the city administrator announced a new credit card policy is ready. It comes after concerns over the mayor’s credit card spending shed light on the fact Augusta did not have a policy in place at all.
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Sammie Sias’ future hangs in the balance tonight. The district 4 commissioner could lose his seat and his freedom for up to 20 years if convicted.
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The owners of a raided Augusta restaurant will close it after the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office sought punishment following a raid by deputies.
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We told you earlier this month Augusta commissioners would be hearing about the allegations against Southbound Smokehouse. That will happen this Thursday.
Punishment is sought for a restaurant deputies raided a couple of weeks ago on suspicion it was serving alcohol to minors and operating as an unlicensed dance club.