AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - As part of an effort to beautify Augusta, city leaders launched the Operation City Clean-up initiative on Saturday.

The Mayor’s Office collaborated with the sheriff’s office and other city departments in the Harrisburg corridor early Saturday to clean up trash and debris in the area.

The initiative aims to keep public spaces clean, such as parks, streets and parking lots, to create a welcome environment for the community.

Community rallies around rider involved in hit-and-run in Richmond County

Richmond County deputies say 27-year-old Morgan Gray was hit while turning onto Interstate Parkway when she crashed.

The sheriff’s office believes that it may help deter people from littering.

“[I] might have people that might ride by throwing trash out in the car, y

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