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ARREST REPORT

News Staff
Thursday, March 26, 2026
MONDAY, MARCH 16• Ryshon Carswell, 44, of Milledgeville – child support, probation violation• Samantha Renee Jones, 30, of Milledgeville – failure to appear (possession of methamphetamine), probation violation• Devonta Mosley, 29, of Milledgeville – criminal trespass• Rui-James Pereira, 22, of...
Wendy Stevens

Wendy Stevens

Like mother, like daughter, in this case

Christian Mckearney
Thursday, March 26, 2026
A mother and daughter were booked at the county jail last week on a relatively obscure charge — unlawful eavesdropping or surveillance.Wendy Leighanne Stevens, 43, and Scarlett MacKenzie Stevens, 24, were released on a $1,000 property bond. Each is listed with the same Spurgeon Drive address.
Pictured is a rendering of the plans for the property at 107-115 South Wayne Street, which operated as a poolroom prior to the roof caving in 2018.

Pictured is a rendering of the plans for the property at 107-115 South Wayne Street, which operated as a poolroom prior to the roof caving in 2018.

A FIRST OF IT’S KIND FOR DOWNTOWN

Christian Mckearney
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Times flies, and it may be hard to believe, but Memorial Day will mark eight years since the roof of the old poolroom on the 110 block of South Wayne Street collapsed, thus creating an eyesore downtown that’s been hard to miss ever since.
PRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM GASBUDDY.COM

PRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM GASBUDDY.COM

Fuel tax suspension beginning to kick in

Christian Mckearney
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Regular unleaded was spotted around town at $3.30-something per gallon on Tuesday afternoon, four days after Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill suspending the state’s motor fuel excise tax for 60 days.This equates to 33.3 cents per gallon on gasoline and 37.
NO WARNING

NO WARNING

NO WARNING

Christian Mckearney
Thursday, March 19, 2026
It was a very tense few minutes around Midway Hills Primary last Thursday morning, when the school was in the direct path of an EF0 tornado.The sun was still coming up, which only added to the tension. Students were crying, and the trauma was real.

Mayor calls for unity

Brianna Heard
Thursday, March 19, 2026
The Milledgeville City Council held a brief meeting March 10 at City Hall to discuss community updates and announcements.Mayor Mary Parham-Copelan mentioned she had received several threatening emails during the past week and encouraged the community to stick together.“We are one Milly.
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