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In a development that delayed the jury selection portion of the Donnie Rowe death penalty trial, sources told The Eatonton Messenger that defense attorney Adam Levin needed testing for COVID-19. As a result, on Thursday, Sept. 9, the trial went into recess and reconvened the following Tuesday.
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A South Carolina woman has been charged with trafficking in cocaine and methamphetamine and other crimes after a variety of narcotics were found in her vehicle during a traffic stop Sept. 11.
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At the Morgan County Charter School System (MCCSS) Board of Education meeting held Sept. 13, the board recognized the 2021 AP Scholars and IB Graduates, class of 2021.
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The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Law Enforcement Division named First Class officer John Rhodes the ‘2021 Game Warden of the Year’ during an awards banquet held on Saturday, Aug. 21. Rhodes has won Region 3’s
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The Greensboro Police Department arrested two people on multiple charges on Sept. 9, according to Police Chief Rodricus, including possession of marijuana with intent to distribute charges.
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On Sunday, Sept. 5, officers initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle for running the stop a stop sign on Old Eatonton Road. After further investigation, the driver, Jorge Castillo, 32, of Greensboro was arrested on charges of failure to stop at a stop sign and driving while license suspended/revoked.
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Alvenson Smith Jr., 34, of Union Point was arrested Sept. 12 and charged with DUI (alcohol) and endangering the life of a child.
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Residents of Fears Road reported that a neighbor’s pit bulls attacked and killed one of their two dogs on the night of Sept. 7. According to the report, the residents let their dogs out at approximately 11:15 p.m. but when they went to let them back in at 11:45 p.m., only one dog had returned. They mounted a search until 3:30 a.m. but never found the dog. The next day they found the dog on a neighbor’s property dead. The neighbor who owns the pit bull said she noticed blood on the nose of one of the pit bulls the next morning. The case was turned over to animal control.
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