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Ashley Jones

Reporter · US

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Sep 16, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Ashley Jones

    Last Seen: Family seeks answers nearly 7 years after Aiken County man’s killing (opens the original)

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    AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Investigators and family members of Willie James Simmons Jr. are asking anyone with information about his 2019 killing to come forward as the anniversary of his death approaches. Simmons was shot and killed inside his home along Silver Bluff Road on Oct. 6, 2019. His wife and two daughters were inside the home at the time. Ellen Simmons, Willie’s mother, said she was on the phone with her oldest sister when she heard shots outside. She said she was a few blocks away wh

  2. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Ashley Jones

    Last Seen: Family continues search for Screven County man last seen in 2016 (opens the original)

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    SWAINSBORO, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - It has been more than 10 years since a Screven County father was last seen. Travis Tankersley disappeared in August 2016 from a home near Buck Creek Road. His son was 16 years old at the time. Now 26, he and his mother are speaking out for the first time. Trent Tankersley said his father was more than a parent. “For 16 years, you follow one person and that’s what you want to grow up and be like. And just out of nowhere, that’s gone,” Trent said. “From then on, I kin

  3. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Ashley Jones

    Last Seen: Son still seeks answers 46 years after parents’ murder in Aiken County (opens the original)

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    AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A son of Charles and Mary Holaway says he still has questions 46 years after his parents were shot and killed while working at a convenience store on Whiskey Road in Aiken County. Charles and Mary Holaway were parents to six boys. They were working at the store, then known as Zip Mart, when they were shot and killed. Their six sons were staying at the eldest brother’s home that night. Bryan Holaway was 15 years old at the time. “Everything seemed normal other than us st

  4. Article · Aug 3, 2026 · Ashley Jones

    Plant Vogtle powers Georgia classrooms as students head back to school (opens the original)

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    WAYNESBORO, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - As students across the CSRA prepare to return to classrooms, the workers at Plant Vogtle are already on the job — long before the first bell rings. Hundreds of employees report to the Waynesboro facility around the clock, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, monitoring operations, maintaining equipment and protecting the site. Plant Vogtle now has four operating nuclear units, making it the largest nuclear power plant in the United States by generating capacity. Units o

  5. Article · Jul 30, 2026 · Ashley Jones

    Martinez Elementary teacher returns to Columbia County to fulfill teaching promise (opens the original)

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    MARTINEZ, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Days before the first bell rings, the halls of Martinez Elementary are already active. Teachers are setting up classrooms, arranging shelves and preparing lessons ahead of the new school year. For first-grade teacher Bailey Ledbetter, the moment carries added weight. It is her first year in her own classroom — and a return to the community where she was raised. Ledbetter’s path to teaching began during her freshman year at Evans High School, where she enrolled in a te

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