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■> Baldwin County's hometown newspaper I Baldwin Bulletin THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27,2018 | A7
» GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE
New director building roots in Milledgeville
CONTRIBUTED
Col. Nelson Kraft accepted the job of executive director
of Georgia Military College's Milledgeville and Madison
campuses in November.
WIL PETTY
wil@bbnews.today
In November, Col. Nelson
Kraft was named the Executive
Director of Georgia Military
College’s Milledgeville and
Madison campuses.
Since finding his way to
the community after leaving
Savannah due to bad weather,
he has fallen in love with the
town. When the job opening
for executive director came
open, he knew he had to go for
it.
“The more we visited the
more we fell in love with it. As
I saw the (GMC) campus, I was
pretty amazed,” he said.
In Savannah he served as
the Brigade Commander for
the U.S. Army ROTC and
Junior ROTC programs in
the Southeastern United
States. That role included
having oversight of universi
ties, colleges and high school
programs in Georgia, as well as
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Puerto Rico and the
U.S. Virgin Islands.
“Having oversight of colleges,
universities and high schools
over the last two years, the
transition out of the military,
it seemed logical to come to
Milledgeville and Georgia
Military College,’ he said.
Col. Kraft served in the U.S.
Army for 24 years. In that
time he handled roles in both
operational and institutional
deployment. The recent years
have kept him in the Southern
United State, but he and his
wife Kathy are originally from
the suburbs of Toledo, Ohio.
Col. Kraft’s goals with both
campuses focus on providing
teachers the resources they
need, as well as continuing
the growth of the campus and
strengthening relationships
with the community.
“I have an absolute joy in
enabling teachers, profes
sors and faculty the ability
to change young adults into
better people; young people
with character and intelli
gence,” he said. “I can’t think
of anything more exciting
than enabling that and giving
them the resources they need
and shielding them from
distractions.”
Col. Kraft would also say his
efforts will be to provide “peace
of mind” to faculty and admin
istration alike. In addition he
wants to continue exposing
the potential and beauty of
Milledgeville and GMC.
“I would like to improve
things for the campus and
our students,” he said. “If
we can get people outside of
Milledgeville to visit here,
they’re going to come back. If
we get them on the Georgia
Military College campus, they
will fall in love with it and find
a way to be a part of it. I would
love to have our student body
grow.”
Col. Kraft also said he is
excited to be placing his roots
in the area, saying it is the first
time he has worked to settle
down in a community.
“My wife and I couldn’t be
more excited,” he said. “We are
excited for the opportunity
GMC has given us. We hope
to be solid members of the
community.”
He has gone out and met
with different civic clubs, as
well as business owners and
local churches. Recently, he
was even at Milledgeville City
Hall to learn more about their
affordable housing study.
“These are not new things,
but they have taken on a brand
new meaning for me,” he said.
“The outreach of the commu
nity sealed the deal.”
So far what he has loved in
his short time on the job are
the different roles he takes on.
As executive director of two
campuses, there is little down
time.
“There is never a dull
moment and there is always
something to do,” he said. “This
position is going to grow and
mold itself everyday.”
» BALDWIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Craig updates BOC on mental health efforts
WIL PETTY
wil@bbnews.today
The Baldwin County Board of
Commissioners were updated
on the status of work involving
improving mental health in Georgia
by Commissioner Henry Craig on
Tuesday, Dec. 18.
Craig, who serves as the chairman
of the Association of County
Commissioners in Georgia’s standing
committee on mental health,
mentioned much of the progress made
statewide.
“We need a more compassionate,
more moral and better financial ability
to take care of those who are mentally
ill,” he said.
In the past year, efforts by Craig and
others have led to several meetings
with state leaders and in August, the
first ever mental health summit in the
state was held in Macon, in which over
200 people attended.
As a result of that meeting, judges
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11/1/18
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Johnson RD
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108-092
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Groseclose, David
128 Myrick Road
12/7/18
$64,700.00
Queen, Della
Queen, James
132 Carl Vinson RD
12/7/18
$349,000.00
Stubbs, Dale
J. L. Allen
Properties, LLC
340 S Clark ST
Milledgeville
12/7/18
$42,000.00
Smith, Jaysen
Abbott, Dreau
026 062
12/7/18
$250,000.00
Fain, Jr, James
The Rainey Roosts, LLC
133 E Hancock ST
Milledgeville
12/7/18
$40,000.00
Pittman, Tina
Carr, Ernestine
120 E Screven ST
12/7/18
$130,000.00
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Pittman, Owen
757Ga. Hwy49W
12/7/18
$135,000.00
Lakeview
Builders, Inc.
Fordham, B.
189Greystone DR
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$38,750.00
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Gilman, Thomas
127 Floyd AVE
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12/10/18
$290,000.00
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Bass, Jr., Leonard
124 North
Point RD NE
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$40,000.00
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Ogden, Joanne
056-005B
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$35,500.00
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U.S. Bank Trust
National Association,
as Trustee for Towd
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Trust 2016-PM19
122 Ivey DR
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$5,000.00
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from the Superior Court of Georgia
created their own committee regarding
the mental health issue. Craig said that
is being done to find ways to divert
those who are mentally ill from jails
and to help provide the necessary help
those who are mentally ill need.
“One proposal is for all counties in
the state of Georgia to consider the
‘stepping up’ program,” Craig said.
‘“The Stepping Up’ program is mostly
about achieving data and finding the
data.”
According to the National
Association of Counties, only six of
Georgia’s 159 counties have passed
resolutions in support of the program.
Craig said that by collecting the data,
local governments can then showcase
the need for mental health reform at
the state level.
“This is a new effort and there is new
energy,” Craig said about the progress
made. “We are moving forward and it is
getting better.”
Craig also pointed out that right now,
Georgia is No. 49 in terms of available
mental health professionals available
for those in need and No. 39 in terms
of having mental health access with
insurance.
However, Craig also mentioned
Governor Elect Brian Kemp agreed
that mental health in Georgia needed
more resources and suggested having
a mental health professional in all
community schools.
“We can treat these people better,”
Craig said. “We can give them the
service they need.”
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CONTINUED FROM » A1
Superior Court Judge Amanda Petty
revoked Greene’s probation on Dec. 17
and ordered Greene to prison. Green’s
probation was set to lapse in 2025.
“Mr. Greene is a crime machine,”
Putnam Sheriff Howard Sills previ
ously told the Baldwin Bulletin’s sister
paper Eatonton Messenger, noting
Greene’s criminal record is 46 pages.
“He is exactly what’s wrong with the
justice system today. If the ‘3-strikes’
law was followed, a Baldwin Boy Scout
Troop and Rick Williams would still
have their trailers, and none of these
crimes ever would have occurred.”
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