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IVY LEAGUEPROFESSOR TOSPEAK, LOCALLYAre our public school

systemsdismantling?Dr.NoliweRooks,associ-

ate professor of AfricanaStudies and Feminist,Gender and SexualityStudiesatCornellUniversity,will lectureabout the topic.

The lecture, “Each OneStill Teach One? Politics ofRace and Gender inEducation Today,” takesplace at 5:30 p.m.Wednesday, Nov. 6 atGeorgia College’s MuseumEducationRoom.

The event is free andopen to thepublic.

“My lecture is going to beabout whywe should noticewhat is happening in manycities where we are startingto see public school systemsbe dismantled,” said Rooks.“Just as public educationbegan in the South after theCivil War in order to find thebest ways to educate thenewly freed slaves, the endof the system will impactblackcommunitiesandpoorcommunitiesmore than anyother.”

Rooks encourages thelocal community to attendsince education, public edu-cation in particular, is a hottopicofdiscussionacrossthecountry formany families.

An interdisciplinaryscholar, Rookswork centersaroundracial implicationsofbeauty fashion and adorn-ment; racial inequality ineducation; race, migrationand urbanization; and blackwomen’s studies.

She has authored threebooks and received severalprestigious awards for herwork.Rooksearnedabach-elor’sdegree inEnglish fromSpelman College. Sheearned a master’s degreeand doctorate in AmericanStudies from the Universityof Iowa.

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CSX may abandon railroadtracks in Baldwin County

If you feel as if you haven’t stoppedfor as many trains lately, you are cor-

rect.CSX’s railroad line through

Baldwin County basically has beendead since the middle of April, whenthe last-ever shipment of coal wasdelivered to Georgia Power’s Plant

Branch. Since that time, several main-tenance deliveries have been made toPlant Branch via train, but that’sabout it. Plant Branch is in theprocess of downsizing, and the coalplant is scheduled to completely closein early 2015.Plant Branch’s impending closing

is a serious headache for develop-ment leaders in Baldwin County. CSXis now considering closing its linefrom Baldwin County to WarrenCounty and abandoning it. Georgia

By Christian [email protected]/baldwinbulletin

Economic consequences could be really, really bad

Milledgeville Police officially take overCentral St. campus

The Milledgeville PoliceDepartment’s territory isgrowing by 1,750 acres.With the Central State

Hospital Police Departmentdisbanding this week, it’snow the MPD’s responsibili-ty to patrol the large campuson the Southside, accordingto a service agreement.“We’re prepared to

respond to 911 calls there,and we’re prepared to patrolthe campus,” said ChiefDray Swicord. “It will be atrial and error thing, but wefeel as if we’ll be prepared.”The MPD will be assisted

by Dynamic Security Inc., anAlabama-based company.

Dynamic Security will stafftwo full-time security offi-cers to provide “buildingchecks” and “rattle doors”around the campus. Thesecurity guards will beunarmed.The state of Georgia still

maintains 41 differentbuildings and 26 state-owned houses aroundCentral State, although mostare unoccupied. The state ofGeorgia is trying to preventthefts and vandalism at thevarious buildings around theCSH campus.The Central State Police

Department was a fullyaccredited police force thatpatrolled the CSH campusand surrounding neighbor-hoods. The final day for itsofficers was Thursday.


Man arrested after secondhigh-speed chase in 3 years

In December 2010, Felton GlenRozier was involved in a high-speedchase. Rozier ultimately drove homeand hid in the woods, turning him-self in later. Alcohol was found inhis pickup truck.

Last Sunday, meanwhile, Rozierwas involved in a high-speed chase.Rozier ultimately drove home andhid in the woods, turning himself inlater. Alcohol was found in his pick-up truck. This time around, Rozier was

booked at the county jail and

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AIRPORT BYPASSED: Sensing engine problems, pilotmakes emergency landing on 441 near county line

It’s not uncommon to see a car brokendown on the side of US 441.A plane, on the other hand, that’s a dif-

ferent story.Nevertheless, that was the case

Tuesday afternoon, as a Florida man pilot-ing a single-engine plane made an emer-gency landing in the southbound lane ofUS 441 South, roughly halfway betweenMidway school and theBaldwin/Wilkinson County line.Jim Burton, a Central Florida man, told

The Baldwin Bulletin that he began expe-riencing engine trouble at some point overWilkinson County. Burton’s initial planwas to land at the Baldwin County Airport.At some point, however, the engine failedand Burton quickly lost altitude.“I was able to dip underneath these

power lines and land on highway 441. Afterthat, I eased off of the road,” Burton said.

Burton’s intended destination wasLawrenceville in suburban Atlanta. Now,he’ll likely be spending a day or two inMilledgeville.


Runners, walkers and baby strollers crossed the finishedline in support of heart disease this year.The second annual Mel T. Ingram 5K Memorial Race

attracted more than 100 participants from Milledgeville andMacon to Denver, Colo.Its goal: to bring awareness about

heart disease and celebrate the lives ofdeceased, retired and active U.S. armedforces.“The event raised $5,000 in scholar-

ship funds, which the Ingram FamilyFoundation presented to Savannah StateUniversity during its recent homecomingthis fall,” said Barbara Ingram-Stone,race coordinator. “The Milledgeville

community really pulled together to support our cause. As aresult, we were able to help a deserving student continuetheir education.”The race funds help support the Willie R. Ingram Jr. and

Race named in honor of latelocal war veteran a success

Melvin T. Ingram

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By Candace [email protected]/baldwinbulletin

WHAT’S ALL THIS NOISE ABOUTKITCHENS ROAD? SEE PAGE 7 Big game on Log Cabin: page 4

Laurie Calvert continuesto move and shake well forher age.The 97-year-old

Milledgeville native stilldrives, loves to travel andbelieves in a good laughevery single day.“I guess the patrolman

will start watching for menow because I’m always onthe go,” said Calvert, chuck-ling. “It’s part of my person-ality. Plus, I have arthritis,so staying active is my wayof not letting it get the bestof me.”Tuesdays Calvert gets in

her car and heads to CaféCentral located at FreedomChurch off Underwood

Road.As the café’s oldest vol-unteer, she helps preparedesserts during lunchtime forup to 500 visitors in need of ameal.“Volunteering at the café

gets me out so I can meetnew people and see familymembers and friends,” saidCalvert, who started volun-teering this year.Whatever is needed,

Calvert is willing to help out,

confirmed three-year volun-teer Jeanene Vinson.“We appreciate her so

much,” said Vinson. “I’veknow her most of my life, andshe’s all about teamwork andfellowshipping.”Calvert raised four chil-

dren. Before retiring, sheserved as a secretary atCentral State Hospital for 15years. When she is not volun-teering, she works on quilt-ing projects while watchingTV. Her most recent quilt hastaken her three years to com-plete.“I’ve definitely worked

most of my life,” Calvertsaid. “Now that I have time, Idesign yo-yo quilts, whichlook like blocks of flowers. Ioccasionally enter my quiltsin surrounding contests; how-ever, my next big project iscleaning out my house. I saveeverything.”She also collects postcards

from every place she has vis-ited home and abroad.With a group of friends,

Calvert journeys across theglobe, visiting places likeChina, Germany, France and

Italy. She already makes plansfor her next adventure too.

Calvert also lives by andoffers a few simple words ofwisdom, especially for theelderly:“You have to keep on

keepin’ on,” she said, “andenjoy life because you’re notgoing to get out of it alive.”Interested in contributing

to or volunteering with CaféCentral? Call 478-453-4400.Cash and food donations arealways welcomed too. Sendto P.O. Box 1277Milledgeville, Ga. 31059.Make checks out to CaféCentral.

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CommunityCommunity CalendarCalendarThe Old Governor’s Mansion isopen for tours Tuesday throughSaturday from 10 a.m. until 4p.m. and Sundays from 2-4 p.m.Call 445-4545 for information.

Friday, Nov. 14 p.m. - The Fall Line FarmersMarket meets each First Fridayfrom May to November on thefront lawn of First PresbyterianChurch downtown. Local farm-ers and local vendors, plusregional shrimp and seafood.

6 p.m. – FIRST FRIDAY!

7:30 p.m. – John Milledge vs.Gatewood, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 29 a.m. - The Greenway FarmersMarket is held at the OconeeRiver Greenway every Saturdaythrough November. For moreinformation, call (478) 464-6101

10 a.m. - Flannery O'Connor'shome, Andalusia, is open to thepublic. Call 454-4029 for infor-mation.

Monday, Nov. 410 a.m. - Flannery O'Connor'shome, Andalusia, is open to thepublic. Call 454-4029 for infor-mation.

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

5:15 p.m. - City Planning andZoning Board meets, City Hall.

6 p.m. - GreySheetersAnonymous, an offshoot ofOvereaters Anonymous, meetsat First Baptist Church onSouth Liberty Street.

7:30 p.m. - Oconee RiverBuskers Square Dance Club,Baldwin County Rec. Center.Call 452-8035 for information.

Tuesday, Nov. 510 a.m. - Flannery O'Connor'shome, Andalusia, is open to thepublic. Call 454-4029 for infor-mation.

4 p.m. - Milledgeville Farmers'Market sells fresh produce,baked good and handmadeitems on the lot next to GoldenPantry on E. Hancock Street.

6:30 p.m. - American LegionAuxiliary Post 523 meeting. Allmembers urged to attend. CallCall 452-6041 for information.

6:00 p.m. - County Commissionmeeting, Suite 319, Courthouse.

Wednesday, Nov. 61 p.m. - Falun Gong exerciseclass in Central City Park pic-nic area at no charge. Suitablefor all ages and all physicalconditions. Call 453-4241 forinformation.

3:30 p.m. - Baldwin CountyBoard of Assessors meet at thecourthouse.

Thursday, Nov. 76:30 p.m. - Northside BaptistChurch, 1001 N. Jefferson St.,holds “Celebrate Recovery” min-istry for the disease of addiction.Call 452-6648 for information.

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

7:30 p.m. - Alzheimer'sAssociation caregivers supportgroup meeting, First BaptistChurch. Call 453-1374.

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The Twin Lakes LibrarySystem is all set to host the2013 Georgia LiteraryFestival.

The festival will take placeSaturday, Nov. 9 and Sunday,Nov. 10 at different locations

around Milledgeville.According to a library

press release, “Georgiaauthors, living and deceased,will be honored through read-ings, signings, lectures, tours,and meet-and-greet opportu-nities. Given its beauty andhistorical significance, theFestival will predominantlytake place at various loca-

tions in Milledgeville’s down-town district. The Festival issure to be a valuable resourcein attracting new visitors tothe Milledgeville area.”

For more information,please visit our Facebookpage at facebook.com/geor-gialiteraryfestival.

If you or your business isinterested in sponsoring thisevent, please contact BarryReese at 452-0677 ext. 25 oremail at [email protected] more information, pleaseemail Sarah Hamil [email protected]. For moreinformation about theGeorgia Center for the Book,visit their website atwww.georgiacenterforthebook.org

The keynote speakers forthe 2013 Georgia LiteraryFestival are Sean Hill andJudson Mitcham. Sean Hill isa Middle Georgia native whois currently the Poet-in-Residence at UA Fairbanksin Alaska. Judson Mitcham

was named the 2012 GeorgiaPoet Laureate and is present-ly the Senior Lecturer inEnglish at Mercer Universityin Macon, GA.

In addition to the listedkeynote speakers, there willbe three tracks for Festivalattendees to choose from dur-ing Saturday, November 9th:the Literary Track, theThriller Track, and theLiterary Soul Food Track.Featured authors includeBret Lott, Alice Friman, AnyaSilver, David Muschell, AmyZipperer, Peter Selgin, KevinCantwell, Gregory Fraser,Renee Dodd, SandraWorsham, Man Martin,Martin Lammon, EustacePalmer, Sarah Gordon, AllenGee, Tom Kohler, Susan Earl,Tony Martin, RuthSchowalter, Patti Digh,Nagueyalti Warren, SeanTaylor, Van Plexico, AndreaJudy, Bobby Nash, BarryReese, and Alex Hughes.

One!Two!Three!Georgia Military College

(GMC) students counted asCol. John Thornton, prepschool principal, gave 10pushups as part of a recentcan food drive bet.

“We had a friendly rivalrygoing on against the collegecadets,” said Thornton. “Theprep school was just 200 cansbehind the college. It was aclose competition for a greatcause, so the pushups wereworth doing.”

Prep school cadets, collegecadets, commuter students,faculty and staff participatedin the three-week competi-tion to collect the most canfoods as part of October’sNational Make a DifferenceDay. The total number of canscollected: roughly 17,000.

“This food drive became away for our campus to getinvolved in service to ourcommunity,” said Col. PatBeer, dean of students andcommandant of cadets.“Hunger is a chronic needwithin our community, so thiscompetition really showedhow much our students care.Plus, it saved me from havingto do pushups.”

In addition to the fooddrive, students helped cleanbridge graffiti at the OconeeRiver Greenway and create agarden at the Georgia WarVeteran Home, which is an

ongoing project.Make a Difference Day is

the largest national day ofcommunity service.

Millions of volunteersglobally unite to improve

the lives of others and cele-brate neighbors helpingneighbors.

Locally, GMC studentsdecided to donate can goodsto both Milledgeville’s soup

kitchen and food pantry.“I’m so proud of all our stu-

dents and everyone who par-ticipated,” said Thornton. "Wehope to make this can fooddrive an annual event.”

First Friday is gettingcharitable.

The First FridayC o m m i t t e erecently invit-ed all localcharities andnon-profits tocontribute andparticipate in this localcharity month First Friday.

The event is set for 6 p.m.through 9 p.m. Friday.

Main StreetMilledgeville DirectorCarlee Schulte is ready toembrace the holiday seasonwith the spirit of givingthanks.

“This month we hope toinform the community ofthe many charities that aredoing great work in ourarea and encourage commu-nity members to explore allthat downtown has tooffer.”

Among the variety ofcharities, the Students help-ing Students led by GeorgiaColleges’ SGA philanthropyalong with live entertain-ment performed by the pop-ular Fall Line Ramblers.Right outside the LemonTree on Wayne St., theChard Wray Food Pantrywill be collecting canned

goods for their latest fooddrive. Additional charitiesthat will be in attendanceinclude the LifeEnrichment Center &Creative Expressions,L.O.V.E. For Haiti,

A m e r i c a nLegion Post 6,and several oth-ers.

Also, do notmiss the kids’

activity corner hosted bythe Oconee RegionalMedical Center where theycan make their very ownturkey headdress. They willalso receive glow sticks toshine as they adventuredowntown. Georgia Collegewill be generously showingthe movie, “The Angels’Share,” a bitter sweet come-dy, in the A&S Auditoriumfrom 7 p.m. until 10 p.m.

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What on earth did people do before the days of reliable home heating?

When you’re young, you don’t feelthe cold like you do when you’re old.Right now,my feet are freezing and thethermostat says that it’s 74 degrees.I’m always cold nowadays.

I remember that we had a fireplacethat never worked.

– Christian McKearney

In those days, no one had botheredto think of insulation; there was nosuch thing as insulation. A lot of homeshad“trash burners,” which were cheapstoves made out of thin metal. Peoplewould burn anything they could gettheir hands on in those things.

There wasn’t a (dang) thing goodabout the“good ol’ days.”The“good ol’days” never existed.The human mindhas a tendency to remember the goodthings and disregard the bad things.Thecold weather used to hit people like aton of bricks. It was a bad situation.

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When I was growing up, we hadheat in one room in the house. Wecalled it the family room, and theentire family pretty much lived in thatroom during the winter. It wasn’t awhole lot of fun. We slept with somuch cover at night that I used to feellike I was suffocating. I remember mymother would get up once or twiceevery night and make sure that all ofus children had enough cover. Thosewere some cold, frigid nights.

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GMC collects awhopping 17,000cans for Make A Difference Day

Between its prep school and college, GeorgiaMilitary College trulymadea difference onMake A Difference Day, collecting enough food to feed anarmy.Above, GMCprepPrincipal John Thorntonperformsa fewpushups,presumably to let off some frustration. Thornton is oneofMilledgeville’sforemost Florida Gator fans, and this football season has been especial-ly frustrating for the Gators and its poor, downtrodden fans.

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Milledgeville hosting one of thePeach State’s biggest literary fairs


LAST TIMEGeorgia Military College prep’s 22-8 victory

over Hancock-Central on Friday night atDavenport Field was large.It meant nothing in terms of region seeding

or playoff positioning, but it meant a great dealin terms of the direction of the football pro-gram. The Dawgs had been hunting for a pro-gram-building victory for several years.On Friday night, they finally got it.GMC’s defense dominated their Sparta

counterparts, while the Dawgs’ offensechurned out several long drives.When it was allsaid and done, GMC’s players and coaches cel-ebrated at midfield after their first-ever victo-ry over Hancock-Central.“It felt great from the standpoint that our

players were able to experience success andunderstand that hard work really does pay off,”said first-year Head Coach Steve Simpson.“Ourprogram needed something like this.”To understand the importance of the victory,

you must first understand GMC’s back story.GMC finished the 2007 season at 0-10, which wasthe first winless season in school history. All butone of the losses came by at least 28 points.Afterthe season, school administrators got togetherand decided to stop playing a traditional regionschedule, which equaled the likes of LincolnCounty and Wilkinson County. Instead, GMCwould begin playing a non-region scheduleagainst hand-picked opponents that were muchweaker (charter schools, start-up private schools,etc.) GMC did this for four seasons, compiling a19-21 record in the process.Then, in 2012, administrators decided that the

football program had improved enough to returnto playing a traditional region schedule. TheDawgs on Sept. 28, 2012 played their first regiongame in four years. The result wasn’t great.Wilkinson County beat GMC 56-12.A 57-7 loss toLincoln County would follow. GMC’s lone regionwin of the season came against Warren County,which only dressed 21 players.2013 began in much the same fashion.

Wilkinson County beat the Dawgs 32-0 in theregion opener, which was followed by anotherregion loss. Three weeks ago, however, GMCdefeated Warren 21-8. Then, last week, theDawgs went toe-to-toe with perennial powerLincoln County, the winner of 14 state champi-onships. GMC actually led after the first quar-ter and was tied at halftime with the RedDevils, who eventually pulled away in the sec-ond half.That set the stage for last Friday’s matchup

with Hancock-Central. GMC was a decidedunderdog, and Hancock-Central was a playoffcontender. GMC never flinched, however, andwon the game. It was the Dawgs’ first regionvictory over a legitimate opponent since itsreturn to the region in 2012.

THIS TIMEThe good times might last long, as GMC

heads east to Augusta to take on Aquinas.Aquinas, a small Catholic school, was an

afterthought in football for many years. In thelast few years, however, The Irish have becomea wrecking ball. Aquinas is 8-0 this season andranked second in the state by the AtlantaJournal-Constitution and third by the

Associated Press. All but one of the Irish’s vic-tories have been by at least 24 points. At thispoint, Aquinas basically has become aRichmond County all-star team, as the schoolhas managed to lure some of the top athletes inits county. Brendan Douglas, the freshman tail-back for the University of Georgia, played forAquinas last season.

LAST TIMEThe last time that Baldwin missed the state

playoffs, many of its players were in kinder-garten and first grade.However, missing the playoffs is now a very

strong possibility after the Braves’ 21-7 loss toMary Persons last Friday night at BravesField.The fallout from the loss was ugly. Many

Baldwin fans left the stadium early. Othersbegan heckling the coaches. In turn, some ofthe Braves’ players became upset and beganeyeballing the fans.The Braves haven’t finished with a losing

record since 2001. With one more loss, howev-er, a losing season would be guaranteed forBaldwin, which currently has a 3-5 overallrecord.Baldwin now needs help in order to make

the state playoffs, which begin Nov. 15. TheBraves must win their final two games, includ-ing the regular season finale against Veterans,a team that’s currently undefeated in theregion. Also, Baldwin would need Perry to loseone of its final two games. Perry currently hascontrol of the fourth and final playoff spot inGHSA Region 2-AAAA, which is whereBaldwin is trying to get. However, Perry’s finaltwo games are against Rutland and Perry,which have a combined region record of 2-8.

Howard and Rutland are both newer highschools in Macon, and neither has ever defeat-ed Perry in football.Baldwin’s offense once again had a hard

time finding the end zone Friday night. In itslast two games, with its season on the line, theBraves’ offense has only scored two touch-downs.Against Mary Persons, tailback Kentavious

Thomas had 13 carries for 85 yards and atouchdown. Thomas nearly had as many yardsas the rest of the players on Baldwin’s offense,combined.The Braves’ defense, meanwhile, fought

hard for most of the night. Heading into theseason, the biggest question mark for Baldwin

was its defense.This month, how-ever, the Braves’defense actuallyhas been less of aproblem than itsoffense.On the strength

of its defense, theBraves actuallyoutplayed theBulldogs in thefirst half. MaryPersons only had

32 total yards and two first downs in the firstquarter. Bulldog quarterback Cal King hadzero passing yards in the first two quarters.Baldwin dented the scoreboard on its third

possession, amassing an impressive 12-play,82-yard drive. The drive was capped by a 28-yard scoring pass from Taj Chambers toBrandon Goodman on 4th-and-13. RobDeason’s extra point was good, and Baldwinhad a 7-0 lead.The Bulldogs reboundedmidway through the

second quarter, as all-state candidate AkeebranRalls took a toss sweep 35 yards into the endzone. Ralls was the star of the game, rushing fornearly 100 yards. On defense, he blanketedBaldwin’s wide receivers from his cornerback

position. Late in the game, however, Ralls wentdown with an apparent leg injury.Things completely fell apart for Baldwin

late in the third quarter. The Bulldogs scoreda touchdown to make it 14-7. Baldwinregained possession, but Chambers threw aninterception around midfield three playslater. Mary Persons tailback Dee High thentook the next carry into the end zone.Suddenly, within a span of 67 seconds, the

Bulldogs had scored two touchdowns and helda 21-7 lead.

LAST TIMEBaldwin will limp down US 441 Friday

night to take on West Laurens. The Raidersonce again are struggling mightily, and theBraves will enter the game as a prohibitivefavorite. West Laurens has only had one win-ning season since 1996.Baldwin and West Laurens have played

every year since 2008. The Braves have won allfive meetings by a cumulative score of 152-20.

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LAST TIMEJohn Milledge roughed up another region

foe last Friday night, blasting Windsor 45-22 inMacon. The Trojans have now won eight straight

after losing their season opener. Dating back tothe beginning of last season, JMA is 19-2 over-all and 9-0 in GISA Region 1-AA.JMA wasted little time against Windsor. The

Trojans had a 42-0 lead 13 minutes into thegame. Head Coach J.T. Wall began taking hisstarters out of the game midway through thesecond quarter.Tailback Tommy Pittman scored two touch-

downs in the first four minutes of the game,one from six yards and one from 52. Fellow tail-back Chris Williams added a 54-yard touch-down run on the Trojans’ next possession.

Williams added a 60-yard punt return for atouchdown early in the second quarter. HunterHarding and Cody Miller also had touchdownsfor JMA. The Trojans led 45-7 at halftime.Wall emptied his bench in the second half

and the Knights scored two touchdowns, thusmaking the final score a more respectable 45-22. Kicker Trent Thiel had another solid night,converting all six of his extra point attemptswhile adding a 33-yard field goal. Thiel hasmissed a mere two extra point attempts thisseason.

THIS TIMEThis season’s “Battle of the Lakes” once again

will determine the region champion in 1-AA.JMA, representing Lake Sinclar, andGatewood, representing Lake Oconee, are bothundefeated in region play.The Trojans have defeated their first four

region opponents by a combined score of 185-22, while the Gators have outscored the samefour teams by a score of 178-36.

JMA gutted the Gators 34-7 last season inEatonton in another de facto region champi-onship game.The Trojans have owned the series in the

last 20-plus years. JMA has only lost toGatewood twice since 1990, despite the factthat the two teams have played every season.During most of those matchups, JMA was aClass AAA team and Gatewood a AA team. TheTrojans moved down to Class AA prior to the2012 season.


JOHN MILLEDGE TROJANS / RECORD: 8-1, 4-0 / UP NEXT: AT WINDSORAUG. 23 BRENTWOOD LOST 13-12AUG. 30 TRINITY CHRISTIAN (C) WON 33-12SEPT. 6 TATTNALL SQUARE WON 35-7SEPT. 13 TRINITY CHRISTIAN (L) WON 14-6SEPT. 20 MT. DE SALES WON 31-6

SEPT. 27 BYE WEEKOCT. 4 COVENANT# WON 49-7OCT. 11 CENTRAL FELLOWSHIP# WON 49-0OCT. 18 BRIARWOOD# WON 42-0OCT. 25 WINDSOR# WON 45-22FRIDAY GATEWOOD# MILLEDGEVILLE

# DENOTES REGION GAME

� Aquinas’ record: 8-0, 5-0 in region

� Most recent matchup: Aquinas beatGMC 49-14 last season in Milledgeville.

� All time series: Aquinas leads 14-7.

AUG. 30 HARLEM LOST 28-7FRIDAY GLASCOCK COUNTY WON 28-7FRIDAY RIVERSIDE MILITARY LOST 23-14SEPT. 20 BYE WEEKSEPT. 27 WILKINSON COUNTY# LOST 32-0OCT. 4 FPD# LOST 30-7OCT. 11 WARREN COUNTY# WON 21-8OCT. 18 LINCOLN COUNTY# LOST 35-14OCT. 25 HANCOCK CENTRAL# WON 22-8FRIDAY AQUINAS# AUGUSTANOV. 8 TWIGGS COUNTY# JEFFERSONVILLE


BALDWIN BRAVES / RECORD: 3-5, 2-3 IN REGION / UP NEXT: AT WEST LAURENSAUG. 30 JEFFERSON COUNTY LOST 28-14SEPT. 6 PEACH COUNTY WON 35-21SEPT. 13 WASHINGTON COUNTY LOST 56-7SEPT. 20 HOWARD# WON 41-7SEPT. 27 PERRY# LOST 41-35OCT. 4 RUTLAND# WON 28-16OCT. 11 BYE WEEKOCT. 18 WESTSIDE-MACON# LOST 20-9OCT. 25 MARY PERSONS# LOST 21-7FRIDAY WEST LAURENS# DEXTERNOV. 8 VETERANS# KATHLEEN


1. MARY PERSONS 5-01. VETERANS 5-03. WESTSIDE 3-24. PERRY 2-34. BALDWIN 2-34. RUTLAND 2-37. WEST LAURENS 1-48. HOWARD 0-5– ONLY THE TOP FOUR TEAMS ATTHE END OF THE SEASON ADVANCE

TO THE STATE PLAYOFFS.

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GMC PREP BULLDOGS / RECORD: 3-5, 2-3 IN REGION / UP NEXT: AT AQUINAS

� WL’s record: 2-6, 1-4 in region

� Most recent matchup: Baldwin beatWL 29-0 last season in Milledgeville.

� All time series: Baldwin leads 6-1.

� Gatewood’s record: 6-3, 4-0 in region

� Most recent matchup: JMA beat Gatewood 34-7 last season in Eatonton.

� All time series: JMA leads 28-10-1.

LAST TIMEFor many years, Georgia Military

College JC was best known for itsdefense. These days, however, the Dawgs

are winning games with its offense,for the most part. GMC’s offense wasin fine form last Thursday, as theDawgs pounded Georgia SportsAcademy 67-16 at Davenport Field. Freshmen phenom Jovon Robinson

had another 201 yards on 21 carriesand four touchdowns, while fellowtailback and Ole Miss commit Akeem

Judd added 95 yards on eight carries.Quarterback Pat Thomas went 7-9 for136 yards and two touchdowns.Robinson continues to average

more than 180 rushing yards pergame, which is the best in the nationby a large margin.GMC had 28 first downs and GSA

eight. The Dawgs had 407 yards rush-ing, while GSA had negative 47.

THIS TIMEGMC this Saturday will hit the

road and take on Concordia College,

a small Lutheran school in Selma,Ala., with an enrollment of roughly700. Concordia is 1-6 this season.GMC’s national championship

dreams are becoming more realisticwith each passing week. With twomore victories to close out the 2013regular season, the Dawgs will beassured of earning a berth in a biggerNJCAA bowl game, where a shot atthe national championship most like-ly would be on the line.


GMC JC BULLDOGS / RECORD: 8-0 / UP NEXT: OFF WEEKAUG. 24 AT BLINN COLLEGE WON 37-21AUG. 31 AT SNOW COLLEGE WON 35-17SEPT. 7 VS. ATLANTA SPORTS ACAD. WON 52-7SEPT. 15 AT ASA BROOKLYN WON 22-15SEPT. 21 VS. ARKANSAS BAPTIST WON 44-16SEPT. 28 VS. IOWA WESTERN CC WON 48-38OCT. 5 AT ELLSWORTH CC WON 46-13OCT. 12 VS. NASSAU CC WON 45-22OCT. 19 VS. VIRGINIA BEACH INST. CANCELEDOCT. 2 VS. GA. SPORTS ACADEMY WON 67-16SATURDAY AT CONCORDIA COLLEGE 1 P.M.NOV. 10 AT LACKAWANNA 1 P.M.

1. GMC2. EAST MISSISSIPPI CC3. IOWA WESTERN CC4. JONES COUNTY CC (MISS.)5. MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST CC6. TYLER JC (TEXAS)7. SCOTTSDALE CC (ARIZONA)8. BUTLER CC (KANSAS)9. COPIAH-LINCOLN CC (MISS.)10. TRINITY VALLEY CC (TEXAS)

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GloriaBloodworth BaconGloria Bloodworth Bacon,

69, passed away Monday, Oct.28, 2013.Survivors include: husband

Richard C. Bacon of Irwinton;sons Pat (Lisa) Bacon ofCrestview, Fla., Raymond(Becky) Bacon of WarnerRobins, Jason (Carrie Baker)Kinchen of Murfreesboro,Tenn., and Nat (Emma) Baconof Irwinton.Williams Funeral Homes &

Crematory had charge ofarrangements. Funeral servic-es will take place Friday atIrwinton Baptist Church.

Larry Adams Hall Sr.Larry Adams Hall Sr.

passed away Thursday, Oct. 24,2013.Survivors include: Friend

Linda Cummings ofMilledgeville; sons LiVirtureHall of Social Circle, LarryAdams Hall Jr. and AnthonyHoward of Milledgeville;

daughters LaQuanda Slater,LaVesha Thornton and XyledaHall of Milledgeville; sistersBerean Gilbert, Evelyn Hogan,Dorothy Glenn, Annie Hall,Ruby Barnes, Erma Barnes,Sarah Samuels, Patsy Hayes,Loletta Hall, DebraTurner andJonnie Neal; and brothersLeroy Hall, Joseph Hall andRoscoe Hall.Slater's Funeral Home had

charge of arrangements.Funeral services take placetoday at Friendship Baptist .

June Smith PierceJune Smith Pierce passed

away Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013.

Survivors include: husbandDallas Jackson ofMilledgeville; sons, JoshuaPierce of Gordon and TravisGoggans (Amanda Braxley) ofGordon; daughter KristyArnold (Brian) of Gordon;mother Dorothy Smith ofMilledgeville; and brothersJohn Smith and Gary Smith(Sandy) of Milledgeville.Moores Funeral Home &

Crematory had charge ofarrangements. Funeral servic-es took place at the chapel ofMoores Funeral Home.

Faye Bell SimmonsFaye Bell Simmons, 64,

passed away Friday, Oct. 25,2013.Survivors include: daughter

Shelia Cawthon (Phillip) ofLizella; sons Jack Harper Jr.(Angie) of Milledgeville,Jimmy Harper and Dennis(Kim) Johnson of Byron,Clifford Simmons Jr. andChristopher Simmons ofAndrews, S.C.Williams Funeral Homes &

Crematory had charge ofarrangements. Funeral servicestook place at the GeorgiaVeteransMemorial Cemetery.

Michael StephensMichael Stephens passed

away Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013.Survivors include: daugh-

ters Doree' Stephens andKennedi Stephens, both ofMilledgeville; son TremainePerkins of Douglas; motherEvelyn Putnam Stephens ofMilledgeville; father AytonStephens of Kingston, Jamaica;sister Wendy Lowe ofMilledgeville; brothers DonaldAnderson and Chris Wilson,both of Milledgeville.Slater's Funeral Home had

charge of arrangements.Funeral services took place atFlipper Chapel AME Church.

John StevensJohn Stevens, 51, passed

away Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013.Survivors include: children

Wendy Stevens, KrystalStevens and J.T. Stevens all ofMilledgeville; brothers Robert(Tammy) Aber of Macon; andRodney (Vikki) Aber ofEatonton.Williams Funeral Homes &

Crematory had charge ofarrangements. Funeral servic-es took place at WilliamsFuneral Home Chapel ofMilledgeville.

Dorothy TurnerDorothy “Dot” Turner, 93,

passed away Sunday, Oct. 27,2013.Survivors include: daughter

Peggy (Dennis L.) McWhorterof Eatonton and sister RuthFoster of McDonough;Williams Funeral Homes &

Crematory had charge ofarrangements. Funeral servic-es took place at WilliamsFuneral Home Chapel ofMilledgeville.

Horace Wright Sr.Horace Wright Sr., 90,

passed away Friday, Oct. 25,2013.Survivors include: daughter

Marsha Mayberry of Alto,N.M.Williams Funeral Homes &

Crematory had charge ofarrangements. Funeral servic-es took place graveside atBaldwin Memorial Gardens.

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The voting machines havebeen checked, and the pollworkers have been prepped.Now, the only thing left to

do is have an election.Tuesday is voting day in

the city of Milledgeville.Contested races include themayor’s seat, as well as threecity council positions.Incumbent councilwomen

Collinda Lee and JeanetteWalden each is running with-out opposition, and each isassured of winning Tuesday.Walden actually had competi-tion until recently. RossSheppard, a 24-year-old col-lege student who previouslyqualified to run againstWalden, announced twoweeks ago that he was drop-ping out.In District 3, Denese

Shinholster is seeking afourth term. Shinholster isbeing challenged by PhillipSmith, a political newcomerwho operates a limousineservice in town.Walter Reynolds, another

political newcomer, is theonly name on the ballot inDistrict 4. The seat current-ly is held by Phillip Joiner,who decided earlier thisyear not to seek re-election.Reynolds and Joiner previ-souly were co-workers at Z-97 radio station.District 5 is the most

c r o w d e drace. Boo

Mullins is seeking a fourthfull term. He is being chal-lenged by a pair of formernewspaper reporters – PamBeer and Daniel McDonald.Beer was the editor of TheBaldwin Bulletin for 12-plusyears, while McDonald’s wasa government reporter forthe Union-Recorder for twoyears. Beer is now retired,while McDonald works forGeorgia College.District 6 pits city council

veteran Steve Chambersagainst Andrew Strickland, a29-year-old Tea Partyfavorite. Chambers was firstelected to the city council in1988.Mayor Richard Bentley

and former mayor JohnnyGrant Jr. are the two names

on the mayoral ballot. Bentleywas first elected in 2005 andran unopposed in 2009.Ironically, this marks the sec-

ond time that Bentley andGrant have faced each otherin a mayoral election. Bothmen were candidates during

the 2001 election, when Grantwas seeking re-election andBentley was a political new-comer. Both lost to Floyd

Griffin Jr., however, who wonthe 2001 election and wasMilledgeville’s mayor from2002 through 2005.


Milledgeville Mayor

RichardA. Bentley (i) 50 “insurance agent”

JohnW.Grant Jr. 87 “jeweler”

City Council, District 1

Collinda Lee (i) (�) 53 “special education coordinator - BOE”


Jeanette H.Walden (i) 67 “retired (council)”


Phillip Smith 30 “business manager, transportation”

Denese Ray Shinholster (i) 55 “administrative”


WalterA.Reynolds Jr. (�) 25 “director of programming -WMGZ”


Richard Mullins Jr. (i) 55 “retired”

Daniel McDonald 32 “library media & technology specialist...”

Pamela K. Beer 57 “retired”


Steve Chambers (i) 56 “self employed”

Andrew Strickland 29 “paramedic”

GMC Board ofTrustees

Tony Earl Fraley (1st) (�) 53 “pastor/bus driver”

Randall A.New (2nd) (i) 59 “self employed”

ArthurThomas (2nd) 56 “self employed”

Doris Renfroe (3rd) (i) (�) 72 “retired”

KennethA.Vance Jr. (4th) 59 “executive director of peace officers...”

George Hogan Sr. (5th) (i) (�) 68 “George Hogan & SonsTree Service”

Calvin Hill (6th) 58 “USArmy retired/GMC retired”

Al Martinez Jr. (6th) (i) 60 “retired”

MEET THE CANDIDATES

(�) no opposition and assured of gaining a seat(i) incumbent

McDonald

Lee

Mullins

Walden

Chambers

Shinholster

Strickland

Smith

Bentley

Reynolds Beer

Election day is nextweek in Milledgeville

The polls at each ofMilledgeville’s six

precincts will open at 7a.m.Tuesday and closeat 7 p.m. Only those

people who are regis-tered to vote in the city

will be able to voteTuesday. Milledgevillesix precincts consist ofWalter B.Williams Jr.Park, City Hall Annex,

Old Boddie School,Courthouse, East

Thomas Street FireStation, Dunlap RoadFire Station.The finalday of early voting is

Friday. EarlyVoting runsfrom 8:30 a.m. until 5

p.m. on the first floor ofthe courthouse.


NOW WHAT?

BALDWIN HIGH ACADEMIC SUPERLATIVES

12TH-GRADEHONOR ROLL

�Arnold,Ashley Brook�Bell, James Bradley�Brown, Kalynn Marie�Butler, Sydney Allyson

�Chatman, Marcus Maurice�Devane, Sabrina Mae�Harpe, Erin Elizabeth�Higgs, Mary Helen�Kuehn, Kevin Lee

�McCullough, Brandon Michael�Milner,Vonterrio Tarquee�Percival,Terence Gerard�Sanford,Tierra Monae�Swiney, Cierra Paige

�Ubah, Priscaflorence Adaugo�Vogt, Samantha Brooke�Wright, Deonte Jemal


�Anderson,William Davis�Choice, Jamal Devin�Conly, Corbrina Ieasha�Crooms, Morgan Leigh�Driskell, ShaTia Denishae�Holsey, Quondarius DeSean�Manoylov, Mariah Kalina�Voss, Kaitlynn Nicole


�Bass, J Lexus Brena Areon�Bilderback, Morgan Faith�Bradshaw, Kyle Morgan�Campbell, Brent Reed�Dietrich, Meghan Grace

�Folifac, Fidelis Ateh Awung Jr�Hunter, Kaela Shanteria�Morgan, Marquis Deontae

�Patel,Akash Ghanshyam�Patel, Krupesh Kirit�Ray,Walter Jared�Shay, Kayla Denise�Shi, Zhiqian Joseph

�Ubah, Charlene Chidera�Wells, David Emanuel�Williams, Zolee Lashay

9TH-GRADEHONOR ROLL

�Browder,Tamaya Simone�Collins, Shakeria Tane�Dennis, KaResha Shakia�Fietkau, Erich Klaus�Hawk,Ashleigh Nicole�Hess, Rebecca Jo

�Pelton, Olivia Lindsey�Sanford, Richard DeShawn�Scott, Jadarius Mahkai

�Wright,TayKiersten Shanteria

Grant

Apparently, rain isn’talways a good thing.Georgia’s quarter-billion-

dollar pecan industry is tak-ing a hit this season, as thePeach State’s pecan crop isexpected to be down 20-something percent in com-parison to recent years.There are two culprits,

according to Lenny Wells, aUniversity of Georgia profes-sor and pecan expert. Onehas been rain. 2013 has beenone of the rainiest on recordfor many parts of Georgia.The other reason is theunusually cool spring earlierthis year in Georgia.“Rain generates disease,

and disease means fewerpecans,” said Wells, citing“pecan scab” as the mostproblematic pecan disease.Georgia has led the nation

in pecan production for eachof the last 60-plus years.Georgia’s pecan industrydates back to the late 1800s,beginning in Savannah.Georgia’s pecan productionreally took off between 1910through 1925, when manyfarmers in Southwest Georgiabegan reserving more farm-land for pecan trees, accord-ing to the UGA’s CooperativeExtension Service.


It sort of happened out ofnowhere.A few members of the

Kitchens family in SouthwestBaldwin County got togetherearly last year and decided tohave a get-together.The old Browns Crossing

Festival had been defunct formore than a decade. BaldwinCounty needed another old-timey festival, they decided.That’s how the Kitchens RoadOld Time Family Festival wasborn. The inaugural festivalwas held on the second week-end of November 2012.Despite the fact that organiz-ers were festival novices, theevent was a hit. Many whoattended went back and toldtheir friends about it.As this year’s festival

approaches next weekend,the festival has generatedplenty of momentum.Organizers are expecting alarge turnout and a flurry ofactivity in year No. 2.“I just hope we’re ready,”

mused Gail Albryght, one ofthe festivals organizers and“Kitchens sisters.”The gates open at 9 a.m. on

Saturday, Nov. 9. Roughly 60vendors already have signedup. According to an eventflyer, the festival will includea collard green cookoff, chil-dren’s bungee jump, straightrow plowing contest, antiquecar show, hay rides, live coun-try music, country cooking,pottery, a dance floor, clog-gers, food and arts and crafts.At this point, the only thing

that’s lacking are the mules.“Everybody enjoyed the

mules last year, but the mulesfrom last year can’t make it tothis year’s festival.We’re look-ing for a few good mules ifanyone knows of any,” saidNancy Crooms, another one ofthe sisters.One of the primary goals of

the festival is to serve as a linkto the past. Walter Kitchensbought the family homesteadin 1903. The Kitchenses werefarmers, and the land wastheir livelihood.“Sugar cane, peas, cotton

watermelons. You name it, wegrew it. There was even asyrup mill out here for manyyears. I can still remembermaking jars and jars of syrupfor the winter as a child,” saidCrooms. “If the crops didn’t

grow, we didn’t eat.”Many of the vendors at this

year’s festivals will be makingvarious goods using old tech-niques.“It’s a celebration of our

past,” said Albryght. “This issomething that’s very specialto us, and we just want toshare it with other people inthe community.”According to the festival’s

website, Kitchens Road islocated in southwest BaldwinCounty...14 miles fromMilledgeville, 20 miles fromMacon. The Kitchens Familymoved just across the countyline from Jones County toBaldwin County in 1903,where the homeplace hasbeen in the family for over 100years...The Kitchens family

wanted to keep the countryfestivals alive so people couldhave a place to go and visitwith friends and family. Thefestival would allow everyoneto make new friends andmemories as well as to let thekids learn about the way ofthe farm life in the early days.The family land was plowedby the mule where the maincrops were cotton, corn, water-melon, sweet potatoes, andsugar cane. This large familygarden was used to feed thefamily during the spring andsummer as well as to preservefood for the Fall and Winter.We would like to invite every-one to come out thisNovember 9th & 10th to enjoythe Kitchen’s Road ‘Old Time’Family Festival.”

Kitchens Road Festivalgrows remarkably fastThis year’s event allset for next weekendBy Christian [email protected]/baldwinbulletin

WHEN: Nov. 9-10

WHERE: 370 KitchenRoad. Turn ontoKitchens Roadoff of Ga. 49

heading towardsJones County.

...Tickets are $5and children under12 get in free.

http://kitchensroadoldtimefamilyfestival.com

Georgia’s pecan crop dipsfairly dramatically this year

What’s the connection to China?In recent years, China

has developed a hankeringfor pecans. Pecan exports toChina have gone throughthe roof during the last sixyears, according to LennyWells, aUniversityof Georgiap r o f e s s o rand pecane x p e r t .C h i n a ’ staste for pecans has causeda pecan boom in Georgia.In 2012, alone, more than20,000 new acres wereplanted in the Peach State,as growers saw dollar signsfrom 7,000 miles away inChina. Many growers inGeorgia now only deal withChina and Chinese traders.

Wells has a theory, a theo-ry that revolves around wal-nuts and walnut futures.Walnuts have long been astaple of Chinese cooking. In2007, however, walnut prices

spiked inChina, and theChinese beganlooking forcheaper substi-tute. Theanswer was

pecans.“They started buying up

pecans because they werecheaper than walnuts forthe every first time. In theprocess, they found out thatpecans were really tasty,”said Wells.



David Anderson’s bag was looking a little light while pick-ing pecans at the Central State Hospital grove Tuesday.“I’ve been picking out here for many years,” saidAnderson, pictured above. “This year is definitely slow.But, that’s okay. There’s always next year!”

Photo by Christian McKearney

charged with reckless driv-ing, obstruction, flee-ing/attempting to elude, pos-session of illegal distilledliquor and open container.Based on his criminal his-

tory with the Baldwin CountySheriff’s Office, Rozier has ahistory of drinking and driv-ing. There were DUI arrestsin 1993, 1996, 1997 and 2010.Rozier also was charged withopen container in 2002.The most recent arrest

began along the Fall LineFreeway through Ivey. Anofficer with the Ivey PoliceDepartment was patrolling

the freeway around 1 p.m.Sunday when he reportedlyclocked Rozier’s truck travel-ing 76 miles per hour in a 45miles per hour zone. The offi-cer activated his blue lights,and Rozier reportedly spedup. Rozier drove directly intothe pathway of two othercars, according to a policereport, and one of the carsswerved out of the way in theprocess. Rozier then contin-ued northbound on the free-way before making a leftonto Ga. 243 heading backtowards Baldwin County.Rozier and the officer

reached speeds of 115 milesper hour through Coopers,according to a police report.Rozier continued to drive

erratically, according to thepolice report, which stated“Mr. Rozier passed severalcars in the no passing zones,one oncoming bystander hadto abruptly stop and pull tothe shoulder of the road inorder to avoid a crash.”The chase culminated at

483 Pancras Road, whereRozier lives. Rozier drove tothe rear of his property,jumped out and took off intothe woodline, according to apolice report. Rozier turned himself in

at the county jail at around 7o’clock that evening. AfterRozier ditched his truck,officers looked inside andrecovered four unregisteredbottles of moonshine.

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Power was CSX’s last remaining clientbetween here andWarren County, so the rail-road company now has little use for Baldwin,Hancock and Warren counties.Matt Poyner, the executive director of the

local development authority, calls the prob-lem “critical.”“I’ not trying to get carried away, but poten-

tially it’s a huge, huge problem for our eco-nomic growth,” he said. “Right now, it’s priori-ty No. 1 for us as a development authority.”Rail has made a large comeback in recent

years, according to Poyner. The high cost ofdiesel basically has been the reason why.“It all started around five to seven years

ago. Companies discovered that rail was onceagain a cheaper alternative over other meth-ods of transport,” Poyner said. “It basicallyhas to do with the price of gas.”Poyner sort of discovered the bad news by

accident. Poyner initially sent a letter to aCSX representative that inquired about theabandoned CSX railroad line betweenMaconand Milledgeville, which has been closedsince the 1980s. Poyner asked the CSX repre-sentative if the company had any interest inre-opening the line. In a perfect world, theMacon/Milledgeville line would re-open, thuslinking up industries in Baldwin County withseveral railroad lines through Bibb County.Poyner later received a letter in return.The

letter stated that CSX had no interest in re-opening its Milledgeville/Macon line. That

was bad news, but thenext paragraph was evenworse.“In addition, (CSX)views the 45 mile CamakSubdivision fromWarrenton toMilledgeville as potential(Surface TransportationBoard) abandonment orshort line sale candidateand not an area forencouraged economic

growth. The only customer CSX serves on theline, the power plant at Harlee (Branch), hasannounced pending closure in 2015. The lastshipment to the power plant was in April

2013. Unless the new customer opportunity isextraordinary, the maintenance and rehabili-tation expenses would be insufficient to coverthe costs of operations,” read the letter.“They’re basically thinking about closing

everything between here and Warrenton,”Poyner said. “It would put Baldwin Countybehind the 8-ball, to say the very least.”Poyner said that he currently is working

with several companies that are interested inthe Rheem building. The Rheem propertyHas access to the CSX line through BaldwinCounty. However, if CSX closed the line, it“would be a deal breaker for just about anycompany looking at Rheem,” Poyner said.

The CSX “Camak Subdivision”railroad line enters Baldwin

County from Hancock County. Theline initially travels in a southwestdirection along Gumm CemeteryRoad and crossing over Jule

Ingram Road. Coming into town,the line crosses Jefferson Streetbeside Beckham’s Used Cars

before meandering behind severalneighborhoods. The line then

crosses North Columbia Street atthe Goodie Gallery before turningnorth. It next crosses at MartinLuther King Jr Drive near OconeeRegional Medical Center and thenGarrett Wya. After crossing

Roberson Mill Road, the line cutsnear the Sunny Acres subdivisionnear Walter B Williams Jr. Park.The line next hugs Ga. 212 beforecutting northeast near the Ga.212/Meriwether Road intersec-tion. The line crosses Lowe Roadand then a trestle over LakeSinclair near Little Road. After

making a sharp eastern turn, therail line meets its end at GeorgiaPower Plant Branch, which is CSX’slast remaining customer between

here and Warren County.

QUICK RAILROADGEOGRAPHY LESSION

These days, it seems rarefor Milledgeville/BaldwinCounty to receive some goodnews.That was the case earlier

this week, however, asGeorgia College announcedthat it’d been awarded alarge grant from TheHealthcare GeorgiaFoundation. The grant pro-vides Georgia College’sCenter for Health and SocialIssues (CSHI) with $150,000for the first year of a three-year Childhood ObesityPrevention Program. TheCenter will also receive$100,000 in year two and$75,000 in year three of theprogram.“The Healthcare Georgia

Foundation had heard aboutour work and actually askedus to apply for one of theirgrants,” said Dr. JimLidstone, Georgia Collegeprofessor and director ofCHSI. “After the selectionprocess was complete, wewere notified that we were

one of only three groups inthe state to receive thegrant.”The three main goals

CHSI hopes to accomplishwith the funds are to helpmake Milledgeville/BaldwinCounty a more bicyclefriendly city, to work withthe city and county to estab-lish a land bank to turn aban-doned properties into pro-ductive spaces and to workwith the public schools toincrease the amount of phys-ical activity for studentseach day.“By receiving this grant,

it validates all the workwe’ve done up to this point,”said Lidstone.One example is the work

in the Harrisburg neighbor-hood on the south side ofMilledgeville. In the lastyear, Live Healthy Baldwin,a project of CHSI, and itspartners helped install acommunity garden and walk-ing trail at the Collins P. LeeCommunity Center.Volunteers work at the

garden in the Harrisburgcommunity.“My husband, Joseph, has

lived here for more than 40years,” said Gladys Ward.“The garden and trail havebrought our communitytogether. We have gotten toknow neighbors we didn’tknow before.”Joseph and Gladys Ward

have been pioneers with theproject. Joseph serves as themanager of the garden andGladys serves on the boardof the Community GardenClub, which is a partner inthe project.“It’s made a lot of people

feel better about our commu-nity,” said Gladys. “Evenmore important is the factthat our children are learn-ing to be healthy and liveactive lives.”The original grant

through the Robert Wood

Johnson Foundation to fundthis and other projects wasset to expire later this year.With no clear path to con-

tinued funding, Lidstonebegan seeking ways to con-tinue to give people betteraccess to healthy foods and

physical activity.“This grant from The

Healthcare GeorgiaFoundation came at the per-fect time,” said Lidstone. “Itallows us to continue thework we’ve started and beginthese new projects.”Live Healthy Baldwin is

one project under thatumbrella which is a commu-nitywide initiative thatworks to reverse the child-hood obesity epidemicamong at-risk chil-dren byincreasingthe oppor-tunities available for healthyfood choices and physicalactivity.“Now the people in

Harrisburg have somethingthey can be proud of, a safeplace for children to playand new way for people toget engaged in their commu-nity,” said Baldwin CountyCommissioner TommyFrench, who has also workedwith the project inHarrisburg. “I’ve lived inthis community for most ofmy life and have always envi-

sioned it being an integralpart of Baldwin County. NowI can see that happening. Ihope this continues tospread throughout BaldwinCounty.”The mission of the

Healthcare GeorgiaFoundation is to advance thehealth of all Georgians andto expand access to afford-able, quality health care forunderserved individuals andcommunities.

T h eCenter forHealth andS o c i a lIssues at

Georgia College works toimprove the health of the res-idents of Central Georgiathrough collaborative cam-pus/community partnershipsby providing research andeducation opportunities con-cerning contemporary healthproblems and social issues.For more information on

the Center for Health andSocial Issues, visitgcsu.edu/chsi.To find out more about

Live Healthy Baldwin, visitlivehealthybaldwin.weebly.com

Georgia College receives $375,000 to continue neighborhood gardens, other projects

The Harrisburg Community Garden in Hardwick took rootearlier this year.


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Milledgeville Police�A man was arrested

twice in three days. The mostrecent incident occurredMonday morning at the FlashFoods beside Church’sChicken. Officers respondedafter a cashier called 911 andreported that a man had uri-nated on the side of the build-ing and refused to leave.Christopher Rhett Hood, 25,eventually was arrested andcharged with disorderly con-duct. Hood reportedly wasasleep when officers arrived.One of the officers reportedlyawoke Hood and Hood said“I’m getting really tired ofyou guys.” Hood eventuallywas placed in the back of apatrol car and booked at thecity jail. Three days earlier,meanwhile, Hood wascharged with three counts ofobstruction and one count ofdisorderly conduct afterreportedly struggling withofficers in the 1000 block ofSouth Wayne Street. Officersfirst responded after Hoodreportedly threatened “toblow someone’s head off.”

�Everette Degrain Hillwas arrested and chargedwith shoplifting after report-edly attempting steal severalcell phones from Walmart.

�Joseph Michael Martiny,44, and Larry WayneEtheridge were arrested andcharged with shoplifting afterreportedly attempting to steala flash light and several wristwatches fromWalmart.

�Officers responded toCowboy’s on US 441 after abar-goer reportedly became

rowdy. Officers made contactwith a nightclub manager, whowanted the man removed. Theman, later identified as JerryTomes, was pinned against avehicle by security guardswhen the officers arrived. Hisnose was bleeding and he toldthe officers that he was “suck-er punched” by “them.” Asecurity guard told officersthat “Tomes was bothering amarried couple and, afterrepeatedly making ruderemarks to them, the husbandwent to talk to him and Tomesattempted to strike him. The

husband dodged the swing andtook Tomes to the floor.”During the interview, Tomeswas “extremely intoxicatedand unsteady on his feet,”according to a police report.While handcuffing Tomes, anofficer reportedly felt a “bulgein his right pants pocket.”Asked what it was, Tomesresponded “probably some

weed.” An officer then pulledout a bag of marijuana, andTomes told him that he’d“found it in the woods.”Also inTomes’ pocket was a bottle ofliquor, according to the policereport. Tomes, 42, ultimatelywas charged with disorderlyconduct andmisdemeanor pos-session of marijuana.

�A manager at LouieHerron Toyota told officersthat a woman still hadn’treturned her rental car threedays after the vehicle wasdue back at the car lot.

�Kamal Hartry, 36, wasarrested for driving with asuspended license followinga traffic stop in the AutoZone parking lot. Once in thebooking room, a jailerreportedly found a crackpipe in one of Hartry’s shoes.A charge of crossing guardlines with drugs/contrabandwas added.

�A man said that he wentto the restroom at BlackbirdCoffee and, when he returnedto his table, his bookbag wasgone. The bookbag containeda laptop computer and otheritems.

�A Checker Cab driverreported that someoneslashed one of his taxi’s tireswhile it was parked in thecompany parking lot.

�A man was arrested forDUI after his car was involvedin a crash in a liquor store

parking lot. Colin MichaelPlatt, 21, also was chargedwithfailure to maintain lane. Theincident occurred at BeverageDepot on Roberson Mill Road.

�A man was trespassedfrom Shrimp Boat for the sec-ond time in two years.

�Break-ins, thefts and/or

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Baldwin County SO�Larry Vincent Batchelor,

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�Worshipers at VictoryBaptist Church onMeriwether Road tolddeputies that someone brokeinto a storage shed on theproperty.

�A 12-year-old boy wasdetained and transported tothe RYDC in Sandersvilleafter reportedly attemptingto break into several apart-ments in the Boddie projects.

�A man took off on footfollowing a traffic stop inCarrington Woods and waslater arrested. TerrienceDemond Nelson, 31, wascharged with obstruction andgiving falsename/information.

�Two bug zappers werereported stolen from 438High Point Road.

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A college student was hospitalizedover the weekend after reportedly ingest-ing the wrong combination of drugs.Now, detectives are attempting to

figure out what went wrong.“We don’t think that it was neces-

sarily ‘bad drugs.’ We just think that itwas the wrong combination of drugs,”said Major Reggie Hill with theMilledgeville Police Department. “But,we’re still in the process of determin-ing what happened.”

The incident occurred around 2:30a.m. Saturday inside an apartment atCollege Station. When officers arrived,a man “became irate and not in a prop-er state of mind,” according to Hill.Officers initially placed the man in theback of a patrol car, but eventuallycalled for an ambulance. The man wastransported to the Intensive Care Unitat Oconee Regional Medical Centerafter becoming physically ill.Discovered in the apartment,

according to Hill, were four vials ofsteroids, a bottle of Adderall pills, sev-eral bags of marijuana and two bottleof unidentified pills.

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release, “the upcoming reductionis due to the end of the 2009

Recovery Act”s temporary boostin funding to the SupplementalNutrition Assistance Program. Itwill impact every household thatreceives food stamps, beginningwith the issuance of Novemberbenefits.”

In Fiscal Year 2013, an aver-age of 1.9 million Georgiansreceived food stamps eachmonth, according to the DHS,which is roughly 20 percent of thePeach State’s total population.Impacted clients will be noti-

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Food stamp/SNAP benefits in Georgiadecreasing by an average of five percent

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