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CRIME WATCH

Customer leaves without paying for gas On Oct. 23, law enforcement was dispatched to the Jet Food Store, 301 E. Hancock Street, in reference to a tan older model Chevrolet truck driving off without paying for their gas.

Wilkinson Co. teacher dead, passenger hurt in crash

Two Wilkinson County teachers were involved in a vehicular crash Oct. 20 on U.S. 441 near State Route 540, according to the Georgia State Patrol.

Former clerk pleads guilty to theft of $575,000

A former payroll clerk for the Milledgeville Housing Authority has pleaded guilty in federal court in Macon to stealing more than $575,000 by overpaying herself. Jennifer Kay Smith, 49, of Eatonton pleaded guilty Monday to one count of federal program theft.

Central State’s history tied to current mental health woes

(Ed. Note: This is the first in a series of articles on the disease of mental illness as seen from a Baldwin County viewpoint. This week the focus is on one man’s experience with and at Central State Hospital.

GCSU hosts Water Education Day

Georgia College & State University’s (GCSU) Academic Outreach Department and Aquatic Sciences Center hosted Water Education Day Oct. 21. Debuting alongside Deep Roots, the event was hosted outside of the Integrated Science Center. Director of the Aquatic Sciences Center Dr.

Traffic signal goes live

Cars wait at the newly lighted intersection on North Columbia Street at the Milledgeville Mall. The new signal was set to be activated Thursday. Visible are cars waiting to exit the mall while another waits to turn left into the mall’s parking lot.

ARREST REPORTS

Oct. 18 Caden Anderson Bassett, 20, of Athensprobation violation Kevin Anthony Blackwelder, 56, of Milledgeville - probation violation; probation violation; possession of methamphetamine Kiara Shaquanna Higgins, 23, of Macon - printing, executing, negotiating checks, drafts, etc.

CRIME WATCH

Unknown suspect damages window On Oct. 19, law enforcement was dispatched to an apartment on West Franklin Street in reference to a potential burglary. The complainant stated the resident contacted him regarding the window screen of the apartment being damaged.

NCHD to REACH improved health in Baldwin

North Central Health District (NCHD) received $1,021,899 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the first year in the five-year Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) cooperative agreement.