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The American Cancer Society reports that as many as 10 percent of breast cancer cases are thought to be caused by gene changes passed down through families.Those changes, also known as mutations, can affect a number of genes, including the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, which both play a role in tumor...

The effects of breast cancer on the body

The World Health Organization reports that breast cancer was the most common form of the disease among women in 164 of 186 countries in 2024.

Early voting kicking off

Christmas will be here before you know it, and election day will be here even sooner than that.Early voting begins Monday morning at the new county government annex on North Columbia Street. The Monday through Friday hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., while the Saturday hours are 9 to 5.

NORTHCOLUMBIA NEWBIES

DUTCH BROS COFFEE, WHATABURGER EN ROUTEThe banda music was blaring, and the framing was going up fast.Indeed, work continued at a very brisk pace earlier the week at the site of the new Dutch Bros Coffee, located at 2345 N. Columbia St., previously the location of the “BB&T northside branch.”

Road rager jailed

Gunshots rang out on Lake Laurel Road around lunchtime Monday, and two different people in the area called 911.Also calling 911 was a 53-year-old Milledgeville woman who was there when it happened.The woman then met a deputy at the Whisky Tunnel liquor store at the corner of Ga. 22 and Kings Road.

Lake home could set local record

It would set the record for the most expensive singlefamily residential property sale in county history.The property at 166A PA Johns Road, located near the country club, currently is on the market for $2.95 million dollars.

What’s next for Joseph Robert Vazquez?

Joseph Robert Vazquez faces a long and winding road through the legal system.Vazquez was arrested early Saturday morning and charged with second-degree murder and child cruelty after his three-year-old daughter was fatally wounded by one of her siblings.A similar court case played out in Metro...

Fuel tax suspension makes comeback

Four-dollar gas prices have led to a recent increase in fourletter words around Milledgeville.The statewide average for a gallon of regular unleaded reached $4.18 late last week, which was the highest since the summer of 2022, according to GasBuddy’s database.With these economic anxieties in mind,...

Downtown foot chase doesn’t last very long

A 20-year-old man was arrested during late-night bar hours after reportedly punching somebody and running from cops.Maddox Keith Robinson, listed with a Greensboro address, was charged with one count of battery and two counts of misdemeanor obstruction of an officer.

Milledgeville Garden Club holds annual luncheon

The Milledgeville Garden Club held its annual luncheon at First Baptist Church in Milledgeville, kicking off another year of gardening programs. Molly Kimler, chair of the Community Wildlife Project representing the Azalea District, spoke on the “Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program Certification.”