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She died before she was 40, leaving behind a body of blazingly original short fiction set in America’s segregated south. But her reputation has been tarnished by accusations of racism. Amonth before she died aged 39, on 3 August 1964, of complications from the autoimmune disease lupus, the American writer Flannery O’Connor wrote from her home in Milledgeville, Georgia to a regular correspondent, the academic and nun Sister Mariella Gable: “The wolf, I’m afraid, is inside tearing up the place.” The “wolf” that O’Connor refers to is her illness, the name of which derives from the Latin. The disease can...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A former Georgia poll worker was indicted Tuesday for allegedly threatening to bomb a polling place and lying to the FBI during the investigation, according to the Department of Justice. Nicholas Wimbish, 25, of Milledgeville, was arrested on Nov. 4 and made his first court appearance on Nov. 5. According to the DOJ, Wimbish was working at the Jones County Elections Office on Oct. 16 when he had a verbal altercation with a voter. Later that evening, Wimbish researched online to determine what information about himself would be publicly available. The following day, Wimbish...

The soldiers serve in every capacity within the 48th Brigade Combat Team, from infantry to military police, medics, truck drivers, personnel clerks, radio operators and other military occupational specialties. Since January, more than 50 cadets and alumni from Georgia Military College, in Milledgeville, Ga., have put their lives on hold to serve with the 48th Brigade Combat Team currently operating in and around Iraq. For many of these young soldiers, men and women from Canton to Savannah, and all points in between, this experience has already given them a lifetime of memories. “I wish the cadets in Milledgeville can experience...

Tournament to fund military scholarship Money raised in fishing competition will go to children of soldiers who died in Iraq By Rob Peecher Telegraph Staff Writer MILLEDGEVILLE -Before the statues of the former dictator came crashing down in Baghdad, Comer Gheesling had decided he wanted to do something for the soldiers fighting in Iraq. He wanted to show his appreciation, but particularly he wanted to do something for the families of those soldiers who lost their lives. So Gheesling decided the best thing to do was go fishing. Gheesling, who owns Little River Park on Lake Sinclair, hosts bass-fishing tournaments...

Today was a great day in the town of Milledgeville, GA. A pro-Military and pro-America rally was organized by fellow FReeper eyespysomething. It took place in front of the courthouse in the downtown historical district. Approximately 200+ pro-America people turned out for the events which started with a color-guard presentation and various guest speakers. A singer was present, giving wonderful renditions of patriotic songs for the crowd. There were only 2 anti-American demonstrators present and accounted for. They boldly displayed thier "War for Oil" and anti-president Bush placards at the rear of the crowd. LBGA, .45MAN and myself arrived late...

MILLEDGEVILLE - Laura Bush disinvited poets to the White House, so Wednesday poets sat on the front lawn at Georgia College & State University. The first lady's decision to cancel a poetry symposium first scheduled for Wednesday afternoon launched what GC&SU English professor Martin Lammon called a "grass-roots campaign" of poets across the country to stage poetry readings Wednesday. About 30 students attended the reading and sat in the sunshine while students and faculty read their own works and the works of others. Not all of the poems read by students and faculty at GC&SU were anti-war political statements, but...