Eatonton News

The Milledgeville Chapter Junior Board of the Watson-Brown Foundation also awarded Georgia's Old Capital Museum Society with a $5,000 grant to help cover a portion of an estimated $15,000 cost to repair and restore plaster in the wall and ceiling area of the upstairs portion of the Brown-Stetson-Sanford House.

Alexander Cain With growing signs that the Milledgeville Mall will not hold a fireworks display this year, local residents may be seeking other locations to view beautiful bangs over the skies of Milledgeville this year.

Dr. Bob Wilson, Professor of History at GCSU, will speak. Please call the LIR office at 445-1239 for reservations.

The chief federal prosecutor for the Macon area is leaving his job after nearly eight years.

As mentioned before, with just three races left in the series, area runners will need to finish the 2009 season strong in order to edge out the competition for the title of XTERRA Georgia Regional Champion.

For more information, contact J. Akhras at 456-2592. 11 a.m.: The Milledgeville Police Department will host registration for its summer MPD Junior Police Academy at the MPD substation at the Milledgeville Mall.

Cultivate mind and body with five sets of easy-to-learn exercises suitable for all ages and all physical conditions.

A 20-year-old Covington man died this morning in a traffic crash on Georgia Highway 83 about four miles north of Forsyth, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.

Charges are pending against a 19-year-old Eatonton man accused of racing a car early Saturday morning just prior to a crash that killed another 19-year-old Eatonton man, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.

Three Eatonton men were sentenced to serve life in prison today after being convicted of fatally shooting a man in the head four times in February 2004, according to the Ocmulgee District Attorney's Office.

Rick Gasaway of Marietta, Ga., won the Walmart Bass Fishing League Bulldog Division tournament on West Point Lake Saturday with a five-bass limit weighing 14 pounds even.

The exit onto Interstate 75 southbound from Interstate 16 has re-opened after a log truck overturned this afternoon, causing standstill traffic in the area.

The CVB board meeting scheduled for today has been rescheduled for 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday May 19.

Georgia's Old Capital Museum is closed to visitors until Monday, May 11, for extensive exhibit maintenance.

During the first four months this year, Macon native Jennifer Bridger applied for more than 100 jobs.

William Glenn 'Billy' Vaughn, 48-year-old son of former Ledger-Enquirer publisher Glenn Vaughn, died in his sleep early today in his Watkinsville, Ga., home.

It spans more than seven cities and encompasses over two centuries worth of history - yet few may have even heard of its name.

Tri-County EMC celebrated Earth Day Wednesday with a slew of opportunities to educate members on the importance of energy efficiency and recycling.

Obama's choices of Cabinet members do not make a road well traveled. - Mary Cason Macon It's real important that our president be given an honest try to rectify the problems that he inherited.

Through Sept. 23. Free. Hours vary. Schatten Gallery and New Books Rotunda, Robert W. Woodruff Library.