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Friday | Union-Recorder

Teen driver survives wreck

An 18-year-old Milledgeville woman survived a Wednesday afternoon wreck that sent her and the driver of a log truck to two different emergency rooms.

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Related Topix: Milledgeville, GA, Oconee, GA

Sat Jul 05, 2008

Union-Recorder

Brown-Stetson-Sanford house stays in public eye

Milledgeville is a city where local citizens take pride in historical preservation and the historically-preserved structures that dot the landscape along the skyline as eyes turn in the direction of Sparta and ...

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Related Topix: Milledgeville, GA

Mon Jun 23, 2008

Knoxville News Sentinel

Secret City revels in past

The grounds of A.K. Bissell Park became the fields of France on Saturday as the Axis and Allied powers battled once again.

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Fri Jun 20, 2008

The Macon Telegraph

Sparta man robs store, dies in crash

A Sparta man died early Tuesday morning after robbing a convenience store clerk at knifepoint and leading authorities on a chase through Hancock County, authorities said.

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Related Topix: Hancock County, GA, Milledgeville, GA

Tue Jun 17, 2008

13WMAZ-TV

Robbery Suspect Dies After Chase

One man died early Tuesday morning after a police chase in Hancock County. According to Marc Mansfield, Assistant Special Agent in Charge at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's Milledgeville post, the chase ...

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Related Topix: Milledgeville, GA, Hancock County, GA

Sun Jun 08, 2008

Union-Recorder

Deputies make big drug bust

The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office Traffic and Narcotics units intercepted about 15 pounds of marijuana as it traveled through South Milledgeville Thursday.

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Related Topix: Milledgeville, GA, Baldwin County, GA, Drugs

Thu May 29, 2008

Union-Recorder

Crime Digest, May 28, 2008

Daniel McDonald and Scott Teague Milledgeville Police Department - Simple assault, theft by taking Someone tried to steal something from the Dollar General location on North Columbia Street May 19.

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Related Topix: Milledgeville, GA

Tue May 20, 2008

Union-Recorder

Crime Digest, May 20, 2008

Scott Teague and Alexander Cain Baldwin County Sheriff's Office - Attempted burglary A woman discovered someone trying to enter her Frank Bone Road home Friday morning through the rear window and rear sliding ...

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Related Topix: Baldwin County, GA, Hancock County, GA

Fri May 09, 2008

The Macon Telegraph

The daily reminders of Miss Magnolia

“You can be poor, but poverty doesn't have to be in you. We were never poor in values.”

Lonzy Edwards keeps the memory of his mother close to his heart. Her life. Her love. via The Macon Telegraph

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Related Topix: Hancock County, GA

Tue May 06, 2008

WRDW-TV Augusta

Sex Sting Sentencing

Six men are fined and given six months probation for soliciting sex from other men at two Augusta parks. via WRDW-TV Augusta

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Related Topix: Augusta, GA, Hephzibah, GA

Tue Apr 15, 2008

Union-Recorder

Daybook, April 15, 2008

“Georgtown Village Apts. has it for YOU!”

Noon: The Grumman Retiree Club Peach Pit Chapter meets at Golden Corral, Hwy. 441 N. 12:45 p.m.: The Milledgeville Kiwanis Club meets at the Milledgeville Country Club. via Union-Recorder

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Related Topix: Eatonton, GA, Milledgeville, GA, Oconee, GA, Baldwin County, GA

Fri Apr 04, 2008

The McDuffie Mirror

Five boats damaged after car slams into business

“We heard the tires swilling, but all we could see was a big cloud of dust”

A 24-year-old Hancock County man was seriously injured after he lost control of his car causing it to smash and damage five boats parked in front of Hillbilly Marina in the Raysville Community of McDuffie ... via The McDuffie Mirror

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Related Topix: Hancock County, GA, Thomson, GA

Fri Feb 29, 2008

Union-Recorder

Old Governor's Mansion holds new tour

“The house could not have functioned without the slave staff. They were an integral part of the family, and their stories need to be told”

From under the rug to out in the open, slavery at the Old Governor's Mansion is being explored and explained during a new tour of Georgia's old seat of power. via Union-Recorder

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Sun Feb 24, 2008

Spartan Daily

Sparta Guide

Thursday Live Music: Vocal Jazz Featuring jazz singer Anita McClintick and Frank Sumares, piano. via Spartan Daily

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Fri Feb 22, 2008

Union-Recorder

Diversity comes from heart for GCSU staffer

“People have [diversity] in their minds, but I'm not sure that it's in people's hearts”

Nadirah Ross is a Motown peach. A Detroit native, Ross and her family moved to the bucolic Hancock County seat of Sparta in 1997 when she was 11. via Union-Recorder

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Related Topix: Hancock County, GA, Milledgeville, GA

Wed Feb 20, 2008

Spartan Daily

Sparta Guide

Today Lecture: How to Think Like a Librarian School of Library and Information Science Colloquia Series. via Spartan Daily

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Related Topix: Libraries

Sat Feb 09, 2008

Augusta Chronicle

Across the area

Mobile store owner is released on bond A judge granted bond Friday to the owner of four Columbia County cell phone stores arrested Monday on fraud and counterfeiting charges. via Augusta Chronicle

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Electronics, Evans, GA

Mon Jan 28, 2008

The Macon Telegraph

Couple trace footsteps of Civil War legends

“The Union corps had engineers traveling with them, and they made very detailed maps of their routes that we still have today”

Rick Joslyn examines a memorial to early Georgia Gov. Jared Irwin that he says may have suffered damage from couple of bullet fired by Gen. via The Macon Telegraph

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Related Topix: Macon Metro, Macon, GA, Georgia, Mystic, GA, Irwinville, GA

Thu Jan 24, 2008

Union-Recorder

Crime Digest

Timothy L. King, 40, of Sparta, was arrested for shoplifting on Friday afternoon after he reportedly attempted to steal a digital camera, memory card and MP3 player at Wal-Mart, a police report states. via Union-Recorder

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Thu Jan 10, 2008

Union-Recorder

Traffic stop leads to copper arrests

“Through interviews, it was discovered that the copper came from Hancock County. They will face charges of either theft or burglary in Hancock County”

A routine traffic violation stop Wednesday morning by the Georgia State Patrol resulted in the discovery of a large amount of stolen copper and aluminum. via Union-Recorder

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Related Topix: Baldwin County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Oconee, GA

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