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CVB NETSNEW AWARDThe Milledgeville

Convention & VisitorsBureau was recentlyawarded “Best NewMarketing Campaign” fortheir interactive smart-phone tour by the HistoricHeartland TravelAssociation. These awardsare given biennially and arechosen from a pool of nom-inations within the 19 coun-ty Historic Heartland region.

The interactive smart-phone tour was chosen forthis award by a select groupof advertising and market-ing leaders within the traveland tourism industry. Thesmartphone tour caters tothe tech-savvy traveler,and each individual tour islaunched by scanning a QRcode specifically designedfor that tour.

This award also comeson the heels of beingnamed one of the top 10“South’s Most CreativeSmall Towns” as ‘BestLiterary Town’ by Garden& Gun magazine.

CITY TO HOSTLIT FESTIVALThe Georgia Center for

the Book has chosenMilledgeville as the host cityfor the 2013 GeorgiaLiterary Festival.Sponsored by the GeorgiaCenter for the Book andthe Georgia HumanitiesCouncil, the Festival hascelebrated exceptionalwriting in different parts ofthe state since 1999.

Georgia authors will behonored through read-ings, signings, lectures,tours, and meet-and-greet opportunities. TheFestival will predominantlytake place at various loca-tions in Milledgeville’sdowntown district.

Mark your calendars forNovember 8th, 9th & 10thof 2013.

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Home invasionvictim loses life

MarshallPriceBalkcomThompson

Brunch place opening downtownIt’s easy to find pizza and

hamburgers downtown, butbreakfast and brunch not somuch.Now, one businessman is

hoping to fill a void with TheLocal Yolkal Cafe, a newrestaurant concept that willserve breakfast, brunch andlunch.Construction already is

underway on The LocalYolkal, located in The

Baldwin loft apartment com-plex at 117 W. Hancock Street(the old Horne/Grapevinebuilding).“Right now, the tentative

plan is to open at 6 in themorning and close at 3 in theafternoon,” said Cliff

Charnes, who grew up inHilton Head, SC, but haslived in Savannah for the last15 years. “But, once we’re upand running, we’ll get thefeel for everything and our

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A Milledgeville man passedaway in a Macon hospital onSunday, 40 months after beingrobbed and shot in the head in ahome off of the Sparta Highway.Wilmicaus Rodriquez King,

35, leaves behind a son and twodaughters. King was paralyzedfollowing a home invasion onCicada Drive in October 2009,when four men barged into amobile home and held King andhis girlfriend at gunpoint. On theway out, one of the men shotKing at close range in the backof his head, striking his spinalcord in the process. The injuryleft King a quadriplegic and onthe ventilator for the final three-plus years of his life.Four men were arrested dur-

ing the week that followed theincident and all four eventuallypleaded guilty in SuperiorCourt. Nathaniel Thompson(then 18 and listed with a LocustCourt address) received thelongest sentence, 20 yearsbehind bars. Martegus Balkcom(then 17 and listed with a N.Clarke Street address) was sen-tenced to 14 years behind bars,as was Melvin Price (then 18 and

listed with a W. Mitchell Streetaddress). Also, AdarrellMarshall (then 18 and listedwith a Lake Laurel Roadaddress) was sentenced to 13years behind bars.During the 2010 court pro-

ceedings, King’s mother – BettyJackson – spoke after each manwas sentenced. According tothose present in the courtroom,Jackson spoke eloquently aboutwhat life was now like for hergrandchildren and her son. Shetold the men that she would prayfor them but could not forgivethem. King told Thompson, thelikely shooter, that if it were upto her, she would take his spine,legs and arms and give them toher son, because Thompson hadeffectively taken her son’s lifeaway from him. However, shewould not take Thompson’s mind,she said, because it is “evil.”According to the District

Attorney’s Office, the four offend-ers originally decided to rob thetrailer on Cicada Drive because itwas the home of a woman who col-lected rent for a group of mobilehomes in the area. Once inside,one of the men struck AshleyDawson, 25, in the head with a gun

SEAHAWKS VS. REDSKINS...BALDWIN HIGH VS. BALDWIN HIGH

Linebacker Leroy Hill, left, and offensive linemen Maurice Hurt, right, possibly could have afew big collisions this weekend as Hill’s Seahawks travel to Washington to take on Hurt’sRedskins in the opening round of the NFL playoffs.

Special to The Baldwin Bulletin

Pair of BHS grads will beon the same field duringthis weekend’s playoffs

One is a Hill and the other a Hurt. Bothstarred at Baldwin High. Both are nowplaying in the NFL. After this weekend, however, only one

will still be chasing a Super Bowl ring thisseason.The Washington Redskins play host to

the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday afternoonin a first-round playoff game that will fea-ture two Baldwin High graduates. LeroyHill (BHS Class of ’01) is a starting line-backer for Seattle, while Maurice Hurt(BHS Class of ’05) is a backup offensivelineman for Washington. The game will mark the first time that

two men from Milledgeville havesquared off in the same NFL playoffgame. This presents a problem forCarson Hill, who is Leroy Hill’s littlebrother. Although Leroy and Carsonshare the same bloodlines, Carson also isgood friends with Hurt. Needless to say,Carson Hill has plenty of conflicting

emotions this week.“I booked my flight Monday and I’ll be

in the stadium. I’ll be rooting for bothteams to play a good game, but I’ll proba-bly have to go with my brother in this one.He’s towards the end of his career and he’srunning out of chances to get a (SuperBowl) ring. My brother is basically an oldman by NFL standards,” said Carson. “But,Maurice is only in his second season andhas a long career in front of him. He’ll haveplenty of chances.”Hurt, 25, is a second-year player out of

Florida who’s appeared in 13 games thisseason, including one start at right tackle.Hurt has been the Redskins top backupoffensive linemen this season following astrong rookie year in 2011, when he madeeight starts. Hurt is in the second year of afour-year, $2.1 million dollar contract andis slated to make $465,000 this year in



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The public is invited to the open-ing reception of “Wandering andWondering” on Sunday, Jan. 6 from 1-3 p.m. at the Marlor House, 201 N.Wayne Street.“Wandering and Wondering” is

an exhibit of new works by PamBeagle Daresta. The artist creates

monoprint works inspired by thenatural world and memorable wayswe live and connect with nature.She works with recycled papersand uses a variety of techniquesincluding layering, intaglio print-ing, chine colle and relief processesand often hand colors parts of thefinal image.According to Daresta, “This body

of work originated from my fascina-

tion for the natural world. Watchingthe world of insects and learning thescientific order for the patterns andcycles of the natural world fascinatesme. My works echo the universal con-nectedness I sense with nature as thepoint of inquiry to making art. Theworks are the resonance of my explo-rations and imagination, or my wan-

THE ARTS: New exhibit at Marlor opens Sunday


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To the Editor:

"What's the point of talk-ing, you don't listen to meanyway." Ever heard or saidthat statement before? Ihave.

It starts out ever so inno-cently. A husband tunes in asporting event and tunes outhis wife's attempts to beheard.

A wife gets so wrapped upin her daily problems shebarely listens as her husbandtalks about his own.

Before long, without realiz-ing how ling it came about, a

deadly silence starts to growbetween them.

Listening, like marriage, isa partnership: a sharedresponsibility between theperson speaking and the per-son listening. And if the lis-tener doesn't show genuineinterest and sensitivity towhat's being said, the speak-er will stop talking. And com-munication will fade.

In our personal and busi-ness lives we are constantlytrying to communicate withthe people around us. NoticeI said "trying."

The Bible has a lot to say

about communicating. Overthe years I have found thesebasic communications fromthe Bible invaluable. Theyare all tried and proven. Let'ssee how we can apply them tomarriage:

• Be a ready listener.• Be slow to speak.• Speak the truth always.• Don't allow yourself to

become (involved) in quar-rels.

• When you are in thewrong, admit it and ask forforgiveness. Do not respondin anger. Use a soft and kindanswer.

• Do not blame or criticize.Instead, try to encourage andedify.

• Try to understand yourmate's opinion. Makeallowances for differences.

Love doesn't come auto-matically in marriages, butlove matures in marriage astwo people work to communi-cate. When was the last timeyou really talked with yourspouse?

PAGE 2 THE BALDWIN BULLETIN / JAN. 3, 2013

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Communication is the key to a good, long-lasting marriage

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CommunityCommunity CalendarCalendarThe Old Governor’s Mansion is

open for tours Tuesday - Saturdayfrom 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. andSundays from 2-4 p.m.

Call 445-4545 for information.

Thursday, January 106:30 p.m. - Northside BaptistChurch, 1001 N. Jefferson St., holds“Celebrate Recovery” ministry forthe disease of addiction. Call 452-6648 for information.

7 p.m. - Old Capitol Cloggersmeet at the Baldwin Church ofChrist fellowship hall, 57 MarshallRoad. Call (478) 787-7720 formore information.

Saturday, January 129 a.m. - Oconee Regional Chapterof Project Linus meets in ORMC'sPark Tower Education Center.

10 a.m. - Flannery O'Connor's home,Andalusia, is open to the public. Call454-4029 for information.

Monday, January 1410 a.m. - Flannery O'Connor'shome, Andalusia, is open to thepublic. Call 454-4029 for informa-tion.

Noon - Harriet’s Closet, a freecancer resource center, is relocat-ed next door to Ga. CancerSpecialists at ORMC and openuntil 4 p.m. and on Thursdaysfrom 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

6 p.m. - GreySheeters Anonymous,an offshoot of OvereatersAnonymous, meets at First BaptistChurch on S. Liberty St. Call 454-1720 for information.

7:30 p.m. - Oconee River BuskersSquare Dance Club, BaldwinCounty Rec. Center. Call 452-8035for information.

Tuesday, January 1510 a.m. - Flannery O'Connor'shome, Andalusia, is open to thepublic. Call 454-4029 for informa-tion.

Wednesday, January 1610:30 a.m. - The Low VisionGroup meets, First PresbyterianChurch.

1 p.m. - Falun Gong exercise classin Central City Park picnic areaat no charge. Suitable for all agesand all physical conditions. Call453-4241 for information.

5 p.m. - The Central StateHospital Local RedevelopmentAuthority meets on the fourthfloor of the Powell Building on theCentral State campus.


6:30 p.m. - In Our Best Interestsupport group meeting, First

Presbyterian Church, corner ofWayne and Green streets, freechildcare. Call 445-4445 for infor-mation.


7:30 p.m. - Alzheimer's Associationcaregivers support group meeting,First Baptist Church. Call 453-1374for information.

Saturday, January 1910 a.m. - Flannery O'Connor'shome, Andalusia, is open to thepublic. Call 454-4029 for informa-tion.

Sunday, January 206:30 p.m. - American LegionAuxiliary Post 523 meeting. Allmembers urged to attend. Call452-6041 for information.

Monday, January 2110 a.m. - Flannery O'Connor'shome, Andalusia, is open to thepublic. Call 454-4029 for informa-tion.

Noon - Harriet’s Closet, a freecancer resource center, is relocat-ed next door to Ga. CancerSpecialists at ORMC and openuntil 4 p.m. and on Thursdaysfrom 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

6 p.m. - GreySheeters Anonymous,an offshoot of OvereatersAnonymous, meets at First BaptistChurch on S. Liberty St. Call 454-1720 for information.

7:30 p.m. - Oconee River BuskersSquare Dance Club, BaldwinCounty Rec. Center. Call 452-8035for information.

Tuesday, January 2210 a.m. - Flannery O'Connor'shome, Andalusia, is open to thepublic. Call 454-4029 for informa-tion.

Wednesday, January 231 p.m. - Falun Gong exercise classin Central City Park picnic areaat no charge. Suitable for all agesand all physical conditions. Call453-4241 for information.

6 p.m. - Public hearing on 911Phase II charges and Board ofCommissioners meeting, Suite 319,courthouse.



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Everyone knows it is cold outside,but on Friday it will officially be Chiliin Milly as Milledgeville MainStreetkicks off a downtown chili contest forJanuary’s First Friday.“We’re asking all downtown busi-

nesses to make chili,” said MainStreetExecutive Director Carlee Schulte.Participating downtown businesseswill each submit an 18-ounce portion oftheir chili for judging, hoping to winthe “Best Chili” trophy. The judgingwill be done by Mayor RichardBentley, City Manager Barry Jarrett,and Milledgeville Police Chief DraySwicord, along with certified chilicook-off judges Deborah and Randy

Gilman.Chili lovers will be able to taste

four-ounce samples of chili from differ-ent businesses by purchasing a $1 tick-et for each sample they want to try.These chili tasters will then be able tocast their vote for their favorite chili,

and the business receiving the mostvotes will be awarded the “People’sChoice” trophy. Schulte said that theproceeds from the event will be used tohelp fund future First Friday events.Z-97 radio will be on hand during

the evening, broadcasting live and

announcing the winners at 8 p.m.But the chili eating won’t stop there.

At 6:30 p.m. at Digital Bridges on W.Hancock Street, three City ofMilledgeville firefighters will facethree Baldwin County firefighters in achili-eating contest. Each contestantwill eat as much chili as possible innineminutes and 11 seconds.The teamthat consumes the most chili will bedeclared the winner, receiving a cer-tificate and bragging rights.Schulte said that other scheduled

features include live music and chil-dren’s activities at the OconeeRegionalKid’s Corner. First Friday officiallykicks off at 6 p.m on Friday, Jan. 5.“We want to get everyone involved

and coming downtown,” Schulte said.“We think this will be a lot of fun.”

THE BALDWIN BULLETIN / JAN. 3, 2013 PAGE 3

SSHHEERRRRIIPPRREESSTTWWOOOODD

Sherri’sCorner

Just so you will understandhow improbable it was for meto have a shot at a normal lifeand a psyche that is undam-aged, more or less, you mustunderstand the roots I have.My grandmother was one

of five children. The youngestgirl, a baby called Roxy (nomiddle name), died of typhoidfever before she was two. Aboy, Clifford Charles, diedbefore I have any memory ofhim. But, the other three weregirls who had been given onlyone name at birth becauseback then (1880s and 1890s) itwas decided girls would takeon their husband’s name anddid not need a middle name.The three girls who lived

decided, as teenagers, to givethemselves a middle name,and in doing so proved theirparents were wiser than they.Granny, whose given name

was Coretta, chose CorettaManila Hartley with no expla-nation why - maybe it was anenvelope fetish; the baby sis-ter opted for Arrie VineyardHartley, also without reason -but she did not become analcoholic; the oldest selectedLillian Gertrude Hartley. Sheshowed some sensibility here,saying if people wanted tocall her by her middle name,they had a choice of Gertie orTrudy.This found its way into my

mind as I reflected on both thepast Thanksgiving dinner(forty guests, more or less) andrecent Christmas dinner(smaller, about twenty-five).Bear with me.When I was twenty-six and

my grandmother, CorettaManila, was seventy, she madeit known through anannouncement by my grandfa-ther, that 1964 was her last bigdinner for the family.Granny was a fantastic

country cook - though her tablewas always appealingly setwith her best china, that I nowhave and do not use, her crys-tal, and her best silver. Therewas a good sized crowd everyyear because she had five chil-dren, their mates, and fifteengrandchildren, plus any otherswho showed.I did not understand the

pronouncement that day aboutbeing so tired just because shehad cooked all day and hadbaked the day before. Nor didI ever show any sympathy forher when she claimed beingnervous or tired, any morethan I understood why she didnot like loud music or a blaringtelevision. And, never would Ihave worn those horribleorthopedic shoes.She would smile and tell me

someday I would understand.After hauling my kitchen to

Leslie’s for Thanksgiving andback again, it took me twelvehours sleep and another day torecuperate. Christmas was notas bad because I cooked hereand was spared loading andunloading my car - twice - to dowhat I had to do. It still tooktwo very slow days to quit shuf-fling through the house.Just so you will understand,

this coming year I will be sev-enty. Well, hello, someday.

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Well, I wouldn’t want to live any further south.Anything below here is in the Gnat Line, andgnats are aggravating...I wouldn’t want to livein Atlanta, of course...There are some niceplaces in North Georgia, places like Dalton and Clayton. But I like it right here in Milledgeville.We have the best climate and the best every-thing else.

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If you didn’t live here, where else would you like to live?

ASK ANOLD TIMER/BLUE HAIR

Burnsville, North Carolina. I went to art school inBurnsville when I was 15 and fell in love withthe place. I spent three summers there painting.I want to be cremated and have my ashes scat-tered in the mountains outside ofBurnsville...Some people like the ocean, but Ilike the mountains. The mountains make mefeel closer to God.

Well, I’ve looked all over Georgia and can’t findany place nicer than Milledgeville. I can’t thinkof any other place I’d rather live. I can think ofsome nice places I’d like to visit. But after your visit, it sure does feel good to see home.

– Compiled by Christian McKearney

THE BALDWIN BULLETIN / DEC. 20, 2013

Good econo-my. Bad econo-my. Regardlessof the economy,there will

always be crime.2012 was no exception

around Baldwin County, aslocal law enforcement agen-cies kept busy. Perhaps thebiggest crime story of theyear was the curious case ofBrittany Palmer, the 23-year-old woman who is accused ofconcealing her pregnancy,giving birth in a bathtub andburying her newborn in theback yard of her familyhome. Palmer was arrestedon Oct. 18 and charged withfalse statements and con-cealing a crime. The DistrictAttorney’s Office is stillawaiting autopsy resultsfrom the GBI crime labbefore recommending moreserious charges.The autopsy is important for

one big reason, according toDistrict Attorney Fred Bright.Basically, the D.A.’sOffice needs to knowif the baby was borndead or alive.“In order to be a

homicide, there mustbe a live baby andnotjust a fetus,” Brightsaid. “Was the babyborn dead or alive?That is what we are attemptingto determine.”Bright prosecuted a similar

case several years ago inWilkinson County. In thatcase, a 15-year-old girl gavebirth to a live baby before suf-focating her baby and placingthe newborn in a drawer. Themother later pleaded guilty toinvoluntary manslaughter andspent two years in aYDC.Palmer, who graduated from

high school in Virginia andmoved toMilledgevillewith herfamily several years ago, report-edly was home alone when shebegan experiencing discomfort,according to detectives. Palmerdecided to take a bath in orderto lessen the pain, which iswhen she unexpectedly gavebirth. It’s not immediately clearat what point the baby died.Palmer then reportedlywrapped thenewborn ina toweland plastic sack and dug a shal-low grave in the back yard.

• • •

Methamphetamines, com-monly known asmeth or ice or

crystal meth,continued to bea major problemfor law enforce-ment agencies

in Baldwin County in 2012.

During one round ofindictments at theCourthouse on March, 10 dif-ferent people were indictedon charges relating to meth,which is a crystal-like stimu-lant that’s showing no signsof slowing down in popularityaround Baldwin County.The frightening part is the

fact that meth is becomingeasier to make and more dif-ficult to investigate. Somenews reports have reportedthat meth use around theUnited States in on thedecline. Don’t tell that to lawenforcement agents aroundhere, however.“It’s as big as ever, and

several of the trends are dis-turbing. Actual meth userscan now make it for them-selves, which wasn’t alwaysthe case,” said Agent KenParker with the OcmulgeeDrug Task Force. “That’s whyyou’re seeing fewer large-scale busts. But,make no mis-take: meth use is still ram-

pant in BaldwinCounty.”The D.A.’s Office

in Baldwin County isno stranger to prose-cuting meth cases.The problem, accord-ing to Bright, lieswith the state’sparole board. Meth

traffickers and manufactur-ers aren’t spending nearly asmuch time in prison thesedays, according to the D.A.“Everyone in prison is

being paroled earlier; there’sno question about it,” Brightsaid. “We’ve had convictedmeth manufacturers here inBaldwin County sent off (toprison) for a few years andthen they were released aftera few months.”Much to Bright’s dismay,

meth sentences should con-tinue to get lighter andlighter. Gov. Nathan Deal,while attempting to take abite out of the state’s huge $1billion Department ofCorrections budget, hasplaced a strong emphasis ondrug courts and paroling non-violent offenders, which isgood news for meth traffick-ers and manufacturers.“It all comes back to the

economy,” said Bright.

• • •

License platereader technolo-gy was intro-duced on patrolcars in 2012 by

the Baldwin County Sheriff’sOffice and the Milledgeville

Police Department.The licenseplate reader cars are capable ofscanning 1,400 license platesper minute and instantlydetect stolen cars, suspendedregistration, expired tags andother violations through anational computer database.Here’s how it works: threecameras are mounted to thetrunk of a patrol car and thecameras take pictures in dif-ferent directions of licenseplates as a cop drives down theroad. The cameras then sendan instant picture of thelicense plate to a computerinside the patrol car and theimage is instantly entered intoa national database. The com-puter lights up and beginsbuzzing if a suspicious licenseplate is detected. The Sheriff’sOffice debuted its license platereader car in earlyMay.Duringits first five days in operation,the system captured picturesof more than 24,000 licenseplates around Baldwin County,with each picture being storedinto a database. With a fewkeyboard strokes, a deputy cantell how many times a particu-lar vehicle has been spotted,where it was spotted, as well aswhen it was spotted. Plenty ofvehicles around town alreadyhave been documented andrecorded dozens of times with-out knowing it.The BCSO currently has

one license plate reader car,while the MPD has two.

• • •A l t h o u g h

2012 was anelection year,Sheriff BillMassee wasn’t

doing any campaigning.Massee, who’s been BaldwinCounty’s sheriff since 1988,ran unopposed this year andwas the only name on the Nov.6 ballot.Massee, who turned 66 in

October, said that he has “noplans to retire.”“I’m in good health. I try

hard to exercise and stay ingood physical condition,” hesaid. “Unless there weresome unexpected healthproblems that crop up in the

future, I have no plans toretire.”Massee had a health scare

several years ago, when hewas diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer.Doctors caught it in plenty oftime, however, and radiationtreatments eliminated theproblem, said Massee.“I feel great,” he added.

• • •

Local detec-tives made itthrough the first302 days of the

year without any homicideinvestigations. Then, betweenHalloween and Christmas,there were two.The first homi-cide occurred on Halloweenmorning on Treanor Drive,which is located off of KingsRoad across the river. Awoman on Treanor Drive wasdriving her children to schoolwhen she noticed a body lyingon the side of the road.Detectives arrived and discov-ered the body ofTravin Montez Davis,a 30-year-old NewtonCounty man.Arrested two

days later wasArtenimus Rayshun“Ray” Mack, 25, aGwinnett Countyman who grew up inWashington Countyand was familiar with thisarea. Mack later told detec-tives that he and Davis “meteach other in the dope gamein Atlanta.”“We believe that the two

men were riding in the samecar when a dispute betweenMr. Mack and Mr. Davisbegan over money and drugs.It escalated at some pointand ended in the worst possi-ble way,” the sheriff said.Mack is expected to be

indicted at some point withinthe next few months.Meanwhile, a 21-year-old

man reportedly barged intohis ex-girlfriend’s apartmenton Christmas Eve and shotthe woman multiple times.The man – Travis Anderson –then turned the gun on him-self and took his own life.Thewoman – JaLisa Scott, 22 –later passed away at OconeeRegional Medical Center.Anderson and Scott both

worked at Walmart and had asix-month-old child together,although they were not a cou-ple during the time of the inci-dent. Scott was a 2008 BaldwinHigh graduate, whileAndersonwas a 2010 BHS grad. The inci-dent took place in an upstairsbedroom in the GeorgetownApartments off of Ga. 49 nearBaldwin High School.

• • •

A man who’sbeen on DeathRow for 15-plusyears for killing

a local sheriff’s deputy appar-

ently is running out of time.RobertWayne Holsey lost a

Federal appeal of his deathsentence in July and it’s nowpossible that he could be exe-cuted as soon as this summer.Holsey was sent to death rowin 1997 for the December 1995killing of Dep.Will Robinson.Holsey’s last real chance is

to have his attorney file apetition for a Writ ofCertiorari with the UnitedState Supreme Court. Thisdocument asks the SupremeCourt to review the decisionof the lower courts, and theSupreme Court can choosewhether or not to grant theWrit. Should Holsey lose thatappeal, his last chance is topetition for clemency fromthe Georgia State Board ofPardons and Paroles.In other words, the clock is

clicking.

• • •

An Eatontonman went onthe biggestlocal crimespree in at least

10 years during the late-night hours of Sept. 20 andthe early-morning hours ofSept. 21. Shawn Horatio Hill,34, finally was captured inPutnam County on thatFriday afternoon following a15-hour crime spree that hadlaw enforcement agencies onhigh alert.

Sheriff Masseehas been in local lawenforcement formore than 40 yearsand said that hecan’t ever recall atime when so manybusinesses wererobbed in one night.“During my time,

we have had a few instanceswhere multiple businesseswere robbed over a period ofdays or weeks, but I can’tever recall a time when three(different businesses) wererobbed in such a shortamount of time,” said thesheriff.Hill didn’t use a gun in any

of the robberies and latertold detectives that he “did-n’t want to hurt anybody. Thefirst robbery took placearound 10:30 on Thursdaynight at the Jet store besideDairy Queen. According to apolice summary, “Hill lungedat the register, pushing theclerk back, while grabbingmoney from the register. Hillthen exited thestore, and jumpedinto his vehicle flee-ing the scene travel-ing north on WayneStreet.”Next up was the

downtown GoldenPantry, followed bythe Flash Foods onN. Jefferson Streetbeside Church’s Chicken.Hill eventually became

caught in a high-speed chasein Putnam County andwrecked his car into a tele-phone pole and sign. He wasarrested without incident.“During his interview, he

basically told us that he wasdrunk and high. He also toldus that he’d been havingsome money problems and‘needed money but didn’twant to hurt anybody,” said

Maj. Reggie Hill with theMilledgeville PoliceDepartment.

• • •

S u p e r i o rCourt JudgeHulane George,who alreadyoffers a drug

court, added a mental healthcourt to her arsenal in 2012,thanks in part to a $1.2 mil-lion federal grant. BaldwinCounty was one of just ahandful of communitiesacross the United States tobe awarded the grant.The two courts offer real

alternatives to prison foroffenders with drug and men-tal health issues. The courtsoffer treatment and counsel-ing, help offenders to findjobs, and hold them account-able for upholding the lawwhile under the auspices ofthe courts. The payoff comeswhen the offenders completethe programs and start newlives.

• • •

A s h l e i g hRicks andAndre Brownboth had their

day in court in 2012, andboth are now sitting inprison as convicted murder-ers.On April 26, Brown

pleaded guilty to felonymurder and received a sen-tence of life in prison.Eight days later, Ricksentered the same plea andreceived the same sen-tence. Under currentGeorgia law, each mustserve at least 30 yearsbehind bars before becom-ing eligible for parole.Ricks, 24, and Brown, 37,originally were arrested inOctober 2011 and accusedof killing Ricks’ stepfather– Mandle “MC” Waters.Brown and Ricks wereboyfriend and girlfriendand met online.

• • •

Twelve yearsafter receivinga 120-year sen-tence for inde-

cent activities with children,a Baldwin County man leftprison in November aftersuccessfully appealing theconviction on a technicality.Thomas Lee Ramage, 55,

was convicted by a BaldwinCounty jury in 2000 on 11

counts of aggravatedchild molestation,child molestation andincest. At the time,Superior Court JudgeHugh V. Wingfield,III sentencedRamage to 60 yearsin prison and another60 years on proba-tion. Ramage was

found guilty of engaging insexual acts with a 13-year-oldfemale relative, without herconsent.However, Ramage ulti-

mately was successful inhis quest for a new trial,convincing the Court ofAppeals that his lawyertook actions on his behalfwithout his approval. TheDA’s office will not re-trythe case, making Ramage afree man.

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G e o r g i aM i l i t a r yCollege wasn’ta very attrac-tive place dur-

ing the 1980s and early ’90s.There were cracks in theparking lot and cracks in theface of the Old CapitolBuilding. Students werecrammed into small and out-dated classroom spaces.Then, one day, Peter

Boylan showed up and startedgiving orders and cleaning upthe place. Boylan,GMC’s presidentsince 1992,announced this yearthat he is retiring inJune after more than20 years at GMC.GMC’s transfor-

mation duringBoylan’s tenure hasbeen nothing shortof remarkable.Perhaps Boylan’s greateststrength is his understandingof the legislative process andhis ability to convince thegovernor and GeneralAssembly to set aside moneyfor GMC. Tens of millions ofstate tax dollars were allocat-ed for a long list of projects atGMC – the renova-tion of the OldCapitol Building, twolarge new academicbuildings for theschool’s junior col-lege, a new dormito-ry and athletic com-plex, a new three-story prep schoolfacility, as well as anew health and well-ness center. Nowadays,thanks to Boylan, GMC’s cam-pus is something straightfrom a postcard.Boylan also has been a

civic leader in Milledgevilleand he’s the man largelyresponsible for the OconeeRiver Greenway park. Boylanalso has championed literacyand continuing education pro-grams around BaldwinCounty, especially in some ofthe more impoverished partsof town.

• • •

While PeterBoylan waspreparing toexitGMC,a newpresident was

welcomed at Georgia College.Dr. Steve Dorman was

installed in September as theuniversity’s 11th permanentpresident. Dorman came toGeorgia College from theUniversity of Florida, a mas-sive school with more than51,000 students, which iseight times larger thanGeorgia College.While at UF,Dorman served as the deanof the College of Health andHuman Performance.According to UF’s website,the College of Health andHuman Performanceincludes roughly 1,850 stu-dents, 60 faculty members,three departments and threeresearch centers.Former Sen. Johnny grant

hoped Dorman's backgroundin health education would bebeneficial for BaldwinCounty’s economy. Local lead-ers currently are trying toredevelop a portion of theCentral State Hospital cam-pus into an entity that willdraw jobs and economic devel-opment to the region. FormerGeorgia College PresidentDorothy Leland favored aCenter For Rural Healthcare.Dorman’s focus, however,

seems to be on the creation ofan Innovation Center for busi-ness incubation.

• • •

B a l d w i nCounty madenational head-lines in Apriland welcomed

another media circus to town.The whole ordeal began on

a Friday afternoon atCreekside Elementary, whena kindergartner at the schoolwas handcuffed by a police

officer and transport-ed to theMilledgeville PoliceDepartment. Whilesome members of thenational media wereextremely critical ofhow the situation washandled, the largemajority of people inBaldwin County

seemed to rally around theschool and the MPD, placingthe blame on the kindergart-ner’s parents, if anybody.Before being handcuffed,

six-year-old Salecia Johnsonreportedly pushed students,threw items off a teacher’sdesk, and ran screaming downa hallway before tearing

items off the wallsprincipal DiannePopp’s office andthrowing furniture,striking Popp in theleg with a smallshelf.The girl report-edly bit the doorknob of the office,jumped on the papershredder and tried

to break a glass frame as well.Officer Scott Rodgers withthe Milledgeville PoliceDepartment reportedly triedto calm Johnson down, butplaced the girl in handcuffs“for her safety as well as oth-ers” when she reportedlybegan actively resisting andfighting with Rodgers. WhenRodgers was unsuccessfulafter several attempts toreach the child’s mother bytelephone, he transportedJohnson to the MPD head-quarters downtown. The girlwas released without beingcharged.After the incident, the

child’s parents retained anattorney and sent the City ofMilledgeville notice that theyintended to seek $50,000 indamages. The parents alsotransferred their children toanother school system in anearby county.

• • •

The wheelsof justicemoved slowlyin 2012, asnothing was

resolved from an October2011 lawsuit filed by aBaldwin High School viceprincipal and head basketballcoach. Included among theclaims in the lawsuit wereconspiracy, slander, breach ofcontract, and infliction ofemotional distress.Lawyers for Ulysses Foston

Jr. initially filed the civilaction against BaldwinCounty SuperintendentGeneva Braziel, Baldwin HighPrincipal Dr. Jessica Swainand school board memberHarold Simmons in BaldwinCounty State Court on Oct. 19,2011. The “Complaint ForDamages,” filed by Atlantaattorney Karen J. Malachi,centers on Foston’s dismissalas Baldwin’s head basketballcoach in Dec. 2010.

Foston’s complaint allegesthat Braziel, Swain andSimmons worked to disparagehis professional career, andinterfered with the perform-ance of his duties, ostensiblybecause they favored RechardLarkin for the position.Foston claims his coachingcontract was terminated togive the position to “a candi-date of there (sic) choice,”and that he was not relievedof duty for legitimate reasons.

• • •

Constructioncontinued atCentral GeorgiaT e c h n i c a lCollege on Ga.

22, as the school prepares toopen its new Health SciencesBuilding in 2013.The three-story, 70,000

square foot facility will house ahost of newprograms and class-es at the school and be able toaccommodate 450 students.

• • •

G e n e v aBraziel spokeat a Chamberof Commerce’sEggs and

Issues breakfast in October.The school superintendent’spresentation centered on thenew accountability system foreducation in Georgia, and shetalked about the implementa-tion of Common CoreStandards, which ultimatelywill hold different racial andsocio-economic subgroups ofstudents to different expecta-tions of achievement.The CC standards were

partially introduced inBaldwin County in schoolyear 2012-2013. CC standardsin English-Language Arts arebeing implemented in allgrades, K-12, this year, whileCC standards in Math arebeing introduced to stu-dents in grades K-9.Students in grades10-12 will continuewith the currentmath classes.The CRCT and

the High SchoolGraduation Testare beingphased out,and high school stu-dents are now being heldaccountable through end-of-course testing. Although stu-dents must pass each course,Braziel said, they do NOT needto pass the end-of-course tests.The high school will be heldaccountable for students’ suc-cess on the end-of-course tests.Federal requirements have

created several categories ofschools, based on successrates. These include: priorityschools – the lowest five per-cent of schools in the State;and reward schools – the high-est performers. Georgia hasadded a third category – focusschools, which show a dispro-portionate gap between thehighest and lowest perform-ing subgroups of students atthe schools. Currently, EagleRidge Elementary is classi-fied as a focus school becausesuch a gap exists betweenwhite students and studentswith disabilities at the school.

• • •

In April, theG e o r g i aDepartment ofE d u c a t i o nreleased a

newly calculated, four-yearpublic high school graduationrate for Georgia - 67.4 per-

cent. The new calculation,known as the adjusted cohortrate, allows states to uniform-ly compare graduation ratesacross the nation.Baldwin County’s new four-

year rate is 68.39 percent,lower than the 77 percentshown on 2011 AYP reportsissued by the state. Althoughthis figure is slightly higherthan the state average, itmight still come as a shock tolocal education administra-tors who are familiar with thefact that BHS had a tradition-al graduation rate of 77 per-cent onthe 2011AdequateY e a r l yProgress( A Y P )r e p o r t sissued bythe state.T h e

n e w“four-year adjusted cohortgraduation rate” defines thecohort based on when a stu-dent first becomes a fresh-man. The rate is calculatedusing the number of studentswho graduate within fouryears and includes adjust-ments for student transfers.In contrast, the rate

Georgia previously useddefined the cohort upon grad-uation, which sometimesincluded students who tookmore than four years to grad-uate from high school.

• • •

The BaldwinCounty schoolboard’s budgetfor Fiscal Year2013 included

some cuts in middle schoolathletics, contract reductiondays for employees, $150,000in utility savings, and no stepincreases for classified andcertified personnel.The board made the cuts

after facing projec-tions of a morethan $3 millionshortfall in rev-enue. But afterthe budget wasapproved, theschool board wasfaced with more

bad news - a shortfall ofroughly $700,000 in proper-ty tax collections. At ameeting a few months later,board members voted toincrease the property taxmillage rate to 17.06 mills,.99 mills more than the pre-vious rate. The new rate isexpected to bring in roughly$913,600 in additional rev-enue. This resulted in aproperty tax increase of$39.60 per $100,000 ofvalue.


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County in 2012.Included was a young

golf prodigy who nearlywon a national champi-onship. Ashlan Ramsey, aJohn Milledge Academysenior, currently is rankedin the top five worldwideamong female golfers underthe age of 18, according tomultiple golf publications.Ramsey was a first-teamRolex All-American and therunner-up at last summer’sUSGA Public Links champi-onship.Ramsey will enroll later

this year at ClemsonUniversity in South Carolina,where she will be on scholar-ship with her older sister,Taylor, who’s also a national-ly-ranked golfer.

• • •

Speaking ofJohn Milledge,the school’sfootball teamhad perhaps

its best season in programhistory. The Trojans wontheir first 12 games of theseason before being beatenby eventual state championValwood Academy in theGISA Class AA semifinals.Head Coach J.T. Wall, aJMA alum and the mostaccomplished player inschool history, had his teamplaying extremely hard anddisciplined.

• • •

The GeorgiaMilitaryCollege prepboys crosscountry team

brought home the state title,which was GMC’s first statetitle in any sanctioned sportsince 1976.Will Archer, TomDrew and Matt Wilson allfinished in the top 10 at thestate championships, whileEthan Spires and CodyMeeks finished in the top 20.Around that same time,

the GMC prep softball teamadvanced to the GHSA ClassA Public state champi-onships in Columbus, fallinga few innings short of win-ning a state championship.First-year Head Coach JulieBrooker had an extremelyyoung team this season andthe Dawgs likely will be thefavorites to win the statetitle in 2013.

• • •

The BaldwinHigh Braves’football teamfinished with a6-5 record, its

worst record since 2004.The Braves were throttledby Wayne County 35-14 inthe first round of the stateplayoffs.The loss marked Baldwin’s

second straight first-roundexit from the state playoffs,and the Braves have onlywon one playoff game in thelast three years. During thefive seasons before that, theBraves had won seven stateplayoff games.

• • •

The GMCprep footballteam under-went a regimechange

towards the end of the year.Brad Owens, who com-

piled a 19-21 in four seasonsat the school, announced inNovember that he wasresigning. Owens cited “per-sonal reasons,” but addedthat he still intends to stay inthe coaching profession, justnot in Baldwin County.The following month, the

school named StevenSimpson as its new headcoach. Simpson is aMilledgeville native hasserved as defensive coordina-tor at the school since 2007.

• • •

The GMC JCfootball teamhad a nicebounceback sea-son, going 7-4

and playing in the CHAMPSHeart of Texas Bowl.The Dawgs already have

five sophomore committed toplay for major college pro-grams:• Trenton Brown – Florida• Tiquention Coleman –

Arkansas• Ronnie Martin – South

Carolina• Mario Alford – Arizona• Brandon Golson –Arizona

• • •

GeorgiaCollegeannounced thisyear that it wasstarting a

women's volleyball program.The Volley Cats team will

begin play this fall and theirgames will be held on themain court at the CentennialCenter.

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Cleotavis Jordan, 22, has beenfterreportedly stealing a television andsome beer fromWal-Mart.Other charges stemming from an

automobile accident with injuriesare pending from the Georgia StatePatrol.Officers responded to a shoplift-

ing call at Wal-Mart and reviewedsecurity tapes which showed ablack male with dreadlocks pulledinto a pony tail pushing a buggycontaining a large black box whicha Wal-Mart employee identified asa 50-inch Hi-Sense television val-ued at $548.00. The employee saidthe buggy also contained roughly

$20 worth of beer.According to the report, the

black male left the scene in aToyota Camry, exiting through theHillside Drive exit. An anonymouscustomer identified the male as“Tay” who worked at the northsidePiggly Wiggly. The Piggly Wigglymanager said that “Tay” – CleotavisJordan – had not worked at thestore in several months. He provid-ed officers with a copy of Jordan’sjob application. Using that informa-tion, officers obtained a copy ofJordan’s license information, show-ing his license was revoked withmultiple suspensions.The investigating officer

returned to normal duties, but laterreceived a call from Wal-Mart per-

sonnel saying that the Jordan andthe Camry had been spotted at theElbert Court Apartments. Whileproceeding to the scene, the officer“observed the Camry travelingnorth on N. Jefferson Street nearValley Road and turned to followthe vehicle. According to thereport, the officer “was traveling80-90 mph and was not catching upto the vehicle.” Activating his lightsand siren, the officer continued thechase before being advised to stopnear the city limits boundary.After stopping the chase, the

officer continued his patrol andobserved a traffic accident occurbefore Log Cabin Road. Only onevehicle was found at the scene; theinjured driver said she was struck

by another vehicle.The officer advised responding

units there was a second vehicleinvolved, and another officer locat-ed the driver “walking a short dis-tance down Log Cabin Road” andplaced him under arrest. The driverwas identified as Cleotavis Jordanand transported to theMilledgeville Police Department.The Georgia State Patrol handledthe accident investigation.Jordan was question by MPD

officers, and according to thereport, provided them with aMilledgeville Manor address wherethe stolen television could be found.The address was the same as theaddress of the registered owner ofthe Camry.

Upon arrival at The Manor, theofficer made contact with theowner of the Camry. According tothe report, “she stated Jordan washer baby’s father and he had hercar. (The officer) asked Reavesabout the stolen television andbeer. Reaves stated the T.V. was inher room and the beer was in theliving room. The beer was notopened. (She) advised Jordan toldher the items were given to him byhis ‘sugar momma.’ (She) statedshe did not know the items werestolen. Reaves stated Jordan wasalone when he brought the itemsto the apartment.”All stolen items were recovered

and placed into evidence atMilledgeville Police Department.

Milledgeville PD• Several suspects werearrested and transported tothe Milledgeville jail afterbecoming rowdy in theRoberson Mill Road HuddleHouse. Arrested and chargedwith disorderly conduct wereSShhaanneeiikkaa DDeenniissee WWiinnkkffiieelldd,19, listed with a Grimes Ave.address; KKeeyyeerrrraa WWiinnkkffiieelldd,21 (Pebbleridge Road);AApprriillee RR.. HHooggaann, 25(Pritchard Street); JJaaqquuaannnnaaSShhaannaa BBuunnddrraaddggee, 22(Harrisburg Road); CCaarreeyyAAnnttrroonn HHaavviioorr, 23 (BlackSprings Road); and JJeerrrreellllAAnnttwwooiinn SSttuubbbbss, 27 (HelenCircle). An officer workingcrowd control at the HuddleHouse early Sunday morning,Dec. 23, reported that a fightstarted in the restaurant justbefore 2:30 a.m. According tothe report, the officer “wit-nessed Shaneika Winkfieldand Keyerra Winkfield walkinside the location. When

they entered they beganyelling at some unknownfemale. Immediately follow-ing a fight started. When (theofficer) got inside of the loca-tion (the officer) pulledAprile Hogan out of the mid-dle of the crowd. She wasswinging and being struck byseveral females. (The officer)placed her into handcuffsand put her inside of (his)patrol vehicle. (The officer)went back into the locationand pulled Carey Havior outof the location. He was strik-ing females. (The officer)placed him into handcuffsand put him inside of mypatrol vehicle. (The officer)went back into the locationand searched for Keyerra andShaneika but (the officer)was unable to locate them.”The report states that HuddleHouse workers wanted thepolice to clear everyone outof the restaurant. Whiledoing so, the officer reportedthat “Jerrell Stubbs began

yelling gang slurs and hold-ing up hand signals. At thattime, (the officer) placed himinto cuffs and placed him in(another officer’s) vehicle.Jaquanna Bundrage was alsoarrested for fighting.”According to the report, thetwo Winkfields turned them-selves into the MilledgevilleDetention Center after beingcontacted by the officer.

• MMiicchhaaeell DDyyllaann WWeebbbb, 22,was arrested and chargedwith criminal damage toproperty in the seconddegree after reportedlypunching and breaking thefront window of Chops on S.Wayne Street.

• A patient at OconeeRegional Medical Center wasdischarged and escorted fromthe premises after hospitalofficials said they did notwant to prosecute her fortheft. According to an inci-dent report, police officers

responded to the hospital inreference to a theft case. Theofficer was informed that apatient was taking food fromthe employee’s lounge, evenafter being advised not to.The hospital employee alsostated the patient asked forsome socks, but before theemployee could providethem, she noticed the patientwearing a new pair. Officerssearched the patient and apatient bag she had, andfound a box of gloves, twopacks of electrodes, and abottle of hand sanitizer.Hospital personnel identifiedthe items as having comefrom the hospital.

• LLaauurreenn WWeeaavveerr, 19, andWWiilllliiaamm SShhaannee HHaarrttmmaann, 23,both listed with a CollinsCircle address, and MMiirraannddaaSShheerrrreerr, 17, listed with aRoberts Drive address, werearrested and charged withtheft by shoplifting afterreportedly attempting to

steal several items from Wal-Mart. According to the policereport, a store employee toldlaw enforcement that “theywatched the subjects gatheritems and place them in oneof the subjects’ purse. (Theemployee) stated the sub-jects paid for some itemsbut not the ones they hadplaced in the purse.”

• A man remains at largeafter reportedly fleeing frompolice officers and crashingthe vehicle he was drivinginto a mobile home, thenfleeing on foot. According toa police report, the driver ofa suspicious vehicle onOconee Street fled from lawenforcement when the policeofficer turned on his bluelights. The officer pursuedthe vehicle for a short whilebefore discontinuing thechase at the intersection ofOconee and N. Elbert streets.The officer checked the areafor the vehicle and noticed

“individuals in the area ofthe trailer park at 310 E.Camden Street.” As the offi-cer approached, he“observed the suspect vehi-cle heavily damaged andresting against a mobilehome.” The resident at thatlocation said that the driverran from the scene. The offi-cer ran the tag and contactedthe vehicle’s owner, who saidthat her boyfriend, AlvinWendell Clowers, may havebeen driving. According tothe report, Clowers is wantedin Wilkinson County for rob-bery and in Bibb County forfailure to appear.

• JJoohhnnttaavviioouuss RRoobbeerrssoonn, list-ed with a W. Charlton Streetaddress, was charged theft byshoplifting after reportedlyattempting to steal a smallbag of dog food, dog treatsand several snack items val-ued at $50.38.

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Toyota dealership hit again

A break-in was reported at LouieHerron Toyota on N. Columbia Street forthe second time in less than six months.According to a Milledgeville Police

Department press release, “The intrud-er(s) made entry into the business bybreaking a panel in one of the bay doors,in the service area. Once inside the busi-ness, access to the operations area wasgained through a fire door... Severaloffices throughout the business were

entered; some of which items were taken.The video system hard drive wasremoved in order to conceal the identityof the perpetrator(s). The only clearmotive we believe, is that the businesswas targeted for a theft. Several itemswere taken into evidence for processing.” The incident occurred on the night

before Christmas Eve. On July 6, mean-while, an employee at Louie HerronToyota told officers that roughly $8,000was missing from the business’ safe.According to a police report, “(The com-plainant) stated the money was deposited

into the safe on Saturday, July 21 by(another employee who has worked forLouis Herron for the last 13 years) at 3p.m.... (The employee) stated he countedthe cash in front of the customer to verifythe amount... (The employee) advised heplaced the cash in a white in color LouieHerron envelope. (The employee) statedhe then placed the envelope into the safe.” Another employee reportedly opened

the safe two days later and took all of theenvelopes in the safe upstairs to becounted. None of the envelopes con-tained $8,000, however.


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Planning is almost com-plete for the pavilion the Cityis planning to construct on thegrassy lot next to the GoldenPantry on E. Hancock Streetdowntown.Milledgeville MainStreet

Executive Director CarleeShulte said that the site planis finished and the City cur-rently is waiting approvalfrom the U.S. Department ofAgriculture before puttingthe project out for bid.USDA approval is neces-

sary because the Cityreceived a $42,000 USDAgrant to help construct thepavilion, which will be thenew home for MainStreet’s

farmer’s market when com-pleted.“The USDA gets a lot of

applications for this specificgrant,” Schulte said. “We did-n’t get as much money as wehoped for, so we asked our-selves, ‘Can we do it?’”The original price tag for

the project, not includinglabor, was estimated to runabout $75,000. As originallyenvisioned, the pavilion wouldbe 40 feet wide by 80 feetlong, and would include 22vendor spaces, two handicap-accessible bathrooms, andstorage. When not in use bythe farmers’ market, the spacecould be rented out by the cityfor various community func-tions.The new plans offer the

same layout, Schulte said, butfeature a much simpler exteri-or. Instead of the originalcolumns and other design fea-tures planned for the outside,the new plans will have thestructure looking “more like areal farmer’s market,” shesaid. The structure will stillhave ceiling fans and electri-cal outlets as originallyplanned.Schulte said that the City is

hoping to have constructioncompleted by April 1, in orderto be ready for the reopeningof the farmer’s market for2013.“The farmer’s market

already pulls people down-town,” she said. “We believethis will draw more vendorsand customers to the farmer’s

market because of better pro-tection from the heat.”

Travis Terrell Anderson, Sr.Travis Terrell Anderson,

Sr., 21, passed away Monday,December 24, 2012.He is survived by his son,

Travis T. Anderson, Jr., moth-er Melissa A. Butts; fatherChristopher Randall; and sis-ters Lesley Anderson andBrittany Anderson.Peoples Funeral Home had

charge of the arrangements.Services were held MondayDecember 31 at FriendshipBaptist Church, with inter-ment following at WallsCemetery.

Rozier ArnoldRozier Arnold, 68, passed

away Friday, December 28,2012.Slater’s Funeral Home,

Inc. has charge of thearrangements.

Billy Ray BerryBilly Ray Berry, 76, passed

away Thursday, December 27,2012.He is survived by his broth-

ers,DannyL.BerryandHowardBerry of Greenwood, SC.Moores Funeral Home had

charge of the arrangements.Services were held Saturday,December 29, at the chapel ofMoores Funeral Home, withburial following at

Greenwood MemorialGardens Cemetery inGreenwood, SC.

Shirley Ann BloodworthShirley Ann Bloodworth,

59, passed away Wednesday,December 26, 2012.She is survived by her

daughter, Kathy Williamsonof Milledgeville; motherDorothy C. Johnson ofMilledgeville; brothers VanJohnson and Morris Johnsonof Milledgeville; and sisterTracie Wallace of Macon.Williams Funeral Home

had charge of the arrange-ments. Services were heldSunday, December 30, inWilliams Funeral HomeChapel, with interment fol-lowing atMt. Pleasant BaptistChurch Cemetery.

Ruby Mae CummingsRuby Mae Cummings

passed away Sunday,December 30, 2012.Slater’s Funeral Home,

Inc. has charge of thearrangements.Doris Pignitaro DoblerDoris Pignitaro Dobler, 91,

passed away Thursday,December 27, 2012.She is survived by her son,

Al Dobler, Sr. of Milledgeville;daughter Kathleen Heiser ofRevere,MA; and sister Elenor

Ferigno of FL.Williams Funeral Home &

Crematory had charge of thearrangements. Services wereheld Sunday, December 30, inWilliams Funeral HomeChapel.

Sherry Hill GardnerSherry Hill Gardner, 65,

passed away Tuesday,December 25, 2012.She is survived by her son

Craig Gardner, brother RayHill, and sister Coni Redfern.Williams Funeral Home &

Crematory had charge of thearrangements. Services wereheld Saturday, December 29,in Williams Funeral HomeChapel, with interment fol-lowing at CrestlawnCemetery.

Jess A. GraceJess A. Grace, 56 passed

away Thursday, December 27,2012.He is survived by his wife,

Melanie Fowler Grace ofAndersonville; sons Dylan S.Grace of Gainesville, andDustin C. Grace ofStatesboro,; and sister TonyaG. Perry of Milledgeville.Moores Funeral Home has

charge of the arrangements.Memorial services will beheld at 3 p.m. SaturdayJanuary 5, 2013 at the chapel

of Moores Funeral Home.

Wilmicaus R. KingWilmicaus R. King, 35,

passed away Sunday,December 30, 2012.Slater’s Funeral Home,

Inc. has charge of thearrangements.

Carrol Boggs McQueenCarrol Jonette Boggs

McQueen, 62, passed awayTuesday, December 25, 2012.She is survived by her hus-

band, Dennis McQueen ofSparta; children RobinGibson and Alan Gibson all ofMilledgeville, Lisa Gibson ofSparta, and Douglas Pitney ofTocoma, WA; sisters PhyllisKindalin, Joyce Boggs, andLinda Cross; and brothersPaul Boggs, Don Boggs, andSam Boggs.Williams Funeral Home &

Crematory had charge of thearrangements. Services wereheld Saturday, December 29, inWilliamsFuneralHomeChapel.

Scarlet ParhamScarlet Parham, 71, passed

away Saturday December 29,2012.Peoples Funeral Home has

charge of the arrangements.

JaLisa ScottJaLisa Scott, 22, passed

away Monday, December24, 2012.She is survived by her

parents, Michael andJanice Harris Scott; sonTravis T. Anderson, Jr.; sis-ters Crystal Speights,Santeva Speights, andShartreese Cobb; brotherTremaine Speights; andgrandparents Lena Pearland Willie G. Macon, Jamesand Bobbie Jean Harris,Sr., and Shirley Pearsonand Albert Walker.Peoples Funeral Home had

charge of the arrangements.Services were held Saturday,December 29 at The Chapelof All Faiths, with intermentfollowing at Scenic MemorialGardens.

Madison C. WhortonMadison C. Whorton, 87,

passed away Saturday,December 29, 2012.He is survived by his wife,

Anne Whorton; childrenConnie Bentz of Forest Park,Libby Lupo of Brunswick, EveWilliams of Powder Springsand Russell Whorton of JohnsCreek; and sisters EdythCalloway of Panama City, FL,Dorothy Lynn of Brunswickand Ann Hughes of Griffin.Moores Funeral Home had

charge of the arrangements.Services were held Monday,December 31, at MooresFuneral Home, with inter-ment following at ReynoldsChapel Cemetery inDevereux.

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This April, for the first time in 10years, the Heart and Soul Bus Tourwill roll through Milledgeville. The13th annual bus tour will bring ineconomic developers, business lead-

ers, political officials and membersof the Georgia MunicipalAssociation and the board of direc-tors for the Georgia CitiesFoundation.“It’s exciting to be chosen,” said

Milledgeville MainStreet ExecutiveDirector Carlee Schulte. “It’s a great

opportunity to have these importantpeople from all over the State ofGeorgia looking around our city.”Shulte said that Milledgeville was

placed on the list of cities the tour isvisiting because of The Baldwin – arehabilitation project costing morethan $3 million located in the heartof downtown. The three-story W.Hancock Street building, which pre-viously housed Belk, Family Dollarand Grapevine Antiques, wasrehabbed by owner FrankPendergast into a combination ofretail and residential space. Schultesaid that the Georgia CitiesFoundation funded roughly $400,000of the project.“This has had a big impact around

the state, and they want to show itoff,” Schulte said.A planning committee also will

select a couple of other downtownprojects featuring impressive reha-bilitation of space or innovative con-struction. Schulte said that the city’snew pavilion on E. Greene Streetnear the Golden Pantry might beshowcased if completed in time, andAubri Lane’s restaurant and DigitalBridges may be added to the list aswell.“You want to show them what’s

going great in your community, butyou also want to show one or twoprojects that would be great fordevelopment,” Schulte said. Timepermitting, the tour members may

be shown the old Dennis Furniturebuilding on N.Wayne Street and theold pool hall on S. Wayne Street aspossible redevelopment opportuni-ties.The tour will roll into

Milledgeville onApril 3 as its secondstop, right after having lunch inEatonton. Other cities on the tourinclude Macon (overnight),Hawkinsville, Columbus,West Point,LaGrange (overnight), Newnan andCarrollton.Members of the City Council, the

Board of Commissioners and otherofficials and community memberswill be asked to join the tour while itis stopped in Milledgeville, Schultesaid.

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