Teen says girls beat her with baseball bat

An Augusta teenager was treated at a hospital after telling police she was assaulted by several girls with a baseball bat after a weekend high school football scrimmage.

The 16-year-old Lucy C. Laney High School student told authorities she had argued Saturday night with a group of girls, who she thought had left the scene.

When the girls returned in a gray Dodge Stratus, one of them struck her in the head with the bat, the victim told police.

On Sunday night, a Medical College of Georgia Hospital spokeswoman said the girl had been treated and released.

Man says he was shot in leg outside home

Police investigated a report of a shooting at a south Augusta trailer park during the weekend.

Sirrico Miguel Wilson, 19, told authorities he was standing outside his home in the 2900 block of Glenn Hills Drive at about 8 p.m. Saturday when he heard what sounded like a gunshot. He then noticed blood trickling down his leg.

According to a Richmond County sheriff's report, deputies interviewed two witnesses at Emery Hills Trailer Park but couldn't confirm that any shots had been fired.

Mr. Wilson was treated and released from Medical College of Georgia Hospital.

Traffic update

Richmond County

- An eastbound and possibly the westbound lane of Bobby Jones Expressway will be closed between Scott Nixon Memorial Drive and Wheeler Road today through Friday from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.

- Drivers should expect periodic lane closures on the eastbound and westbound sides of Interstate 20 west of the Belair Road exit from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

- A portion of Walton Way from St. Sebastian Way to D'Antignac Street will be closed from 9 p.m. Tuesday to 3 a.m. Wednesday while crews install utility poles. Traffic will be detoured to 13th Street.

- Crews plan to close the onramp from Interstate 20 westbound to Davis Road next week. They also plan to shift traffic on westbound lanes of I-20.

Aiken County

- Bluff Avenue will be closed between Georgia and West avenues for reconstruction.

- Part of Gray Mare Hollow Road is closed to through traffic as crews fix a culvert.

Watering tips

When to water

You cannot water today in Columbia and Richmond counties, which are under Level Two restrictions.

No watering is allowed on Mondays, but on other days, watering is allowed from midnight to 10 a.m. on an even-odd system based on street address.

Odd-numbered addresses: Water on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

Even-numbered addresses: Water on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

There are no water restrictions in South Carolina's Aiken, Edgefield, Barnwell and McCormick counties.

How to save water

Support projects that use reclaimed wastewater for irrigation and other uses.

Source: wateruseitwisely.com