Georgia Supreme Court rebukes appellate decision, confirms RICO Act applies in family lawsuits

A 1980s law originally aimed mainly at organized crime can be used in domestic disputes, the Georgia Supreme Court clarified in a ruling involving a legal clash between former spouses.

Real estate brokerage ordered to pay $1 million in restitution to Georgia homeowners

A real estate company that gave homeowners money in exchange for a pledge to use its services when they sold their homes decades later has been ordered to pay $1 million to hundreds of Georgians.

ARREST REPORT

TUESDAY,JUNE30• Sherice Sparks, 17, of Milledgeville – disorderly conduct, underage possession of alcohol // Baldwin County Sheriff 's Offi ce (BCSO)•MartaviousAdams , 32, of Milledgeville – DUI, turn signal violation // Georgia State Patrol (GSP) WEDNESDAY,JULY1•MadisonUniqueLamar, 17, of...

Childs enjoying banking career more than ever

To say John Childs grew up amongst a large family would be an understatement. His grandparents had nine children, and seven of them lived in Gray all their life.“Very unusual,” Childs declared recently, adding that the other two children of D.V. Childs Sr.

Gun goes off in the Walmart parking lot

The Milledgeville Police Department dealt with a very tense situation early Saturday morning in front of Jolly Roger’s, a new restaurant and bar in the Walmart shopping center.

STORK STATS

The Georgia Department of Health maintains a thorough database on a number of topics, ranging from births to deaths and many things in between those two events. For example, the DPH can tell you the 50 most popular baby names for seven different racial subgroups.

County switching up solid waste services

County roads soon will become much more red, as the Baldwin Board of Commissioners recently approved a contract with Ryland Environmental, a Dublin-based company that’s set to take over trash collection services on Aug. 1.

Curfew appears on pace to pass

Roughly two dozen people attended a town hall meeting earlier this week at the City Annex, where the topic was a proposed under-16 curfew.The City Annex is the 107-year-old building located to the left of City Hall.

GWM interview: Charles Seabrook and Ann Litrel

Charles Seabrook was an environmental writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for 35 years, and Ann Litrel is a nationally recognized nature artist. Together, they have created a stunning new coffee table book to help with your in-state travel plans.

Local prosecutors elected to State Bar of Georgia board

Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit Assistant District Attorney C. Blayne May of Greensboro was elected, and his fellow Assistant District Attorney Stephen R. Morris of Madison was re-elected to serve on the Board of Governors of the 56,000-member State Bar of Georgia. They were installed June 13.