Putnam teen’s death over holiday weekend associated with drowning

A Putnam County teen who was rescued from the bottom of Lake Sinclair Saturday evening succumbed to his injuries Sunday at a Macon hospital.Kayden Weathers, 13, of Long Shoals Road, died at 4:17 p.m. Sunday at Atrium Health Navicent Children’s Care in Macon, said Putnam County Coroner Hollis...

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.The decision last week reversed the state Court of Appeals, which had ruled that the Georgia Racketeer Influenced...

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.MV Realty also was barred from doing business in Georgia, state Attorney General Chris Carr announced...

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.

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.While officers were attempting to break up a fight in the parking lot outside of the establishment, a gun fell out of a...

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.Later this month, county residents will receive their bright red roll-off...

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.