Christian McKearney first began covering the news in this area 25 years ago. He currently is the editor/owner of Baldwin2K.com in Milledgeville, where he’s lived for much of his life. McKearney previously was editor at The Baldwin Bulletin newspaper on two different occasions and the old Wilkinson County Post once.
DNR is not equipped to capture large gators, and the agency relies on roughly a dozen licensed trappers around Georgia. The nearest trapper was in Dublin, but he was not available to respond.
In recent decades, Wilkinson County has averaged between three and four traffic fatalities per year, according to Georgia Department of Transportation data.
Grable put his name on the draft map after running the 40-yard dash in 4.95 seconds at last month's NFL Combine, which was the fourth-fastest time out of the roughly four dozen offensive linemen at the event.