AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Some schools in Richmond County had a battle of the bands Sunday.

This was the eighth annual event, this time at Butler High School.

Eight teams across the Richmond County school system are participating, including ARC, Butler, Cross Creek, Glenn Hills, Heaphzibah, Josey, Westside and Laney.

We spoke to an organizer from the Richmond County School District about the night.

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“This is an event that will help endorse our bands. It helps to give our students a vision to become musicians in college. As you can see, for the crowd, it’s a big event every year,” said Lynwood Holmes, Fine Arts

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