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Your official newspaper serving Greene, Morgan and Putnam counties in Georgia’s Lake Country \ www.LakeOconeeNews.us VOL. 19 NO. 46 G FRIDAY NOVEMBER 17 2017 75 CENTS GREENE COUNTY Man nabbed for attempted robbery at McDonald's T. Michael Stone michael@lakeoconeenews.us Reminiscent ofa scene from the film “Pulp Fiction,” a Greensboro man walked into the McDonald’s on Main Street last Monday afternoon and announced “this a robbery.” He is nowin jail. According to the Greensboro Police Department, James Derek Walker, 38, of 1770 Allen Valley Circle, Lot No. 130, Greensboro, entered into McDonald’s located on 2231 South Main Street, made his intentions known and then ordered everyone to lay down on the floor. Greensboro Police officers soon arrived on the scene, however, and made contact with Walker. No weapons were found on his person. He was arrested and charged with terroristic threats and criminal attempt to commit robbery. James Derek Walker GREENE COUNTY Test scores show school improvement Dr. Thomas McClendon unveils the improved CCRPI scores Monday to the Greene County BOE. Dave Brown/ Staff Dave Brown dave@lakeoconeenews.us For a government entity that has suffered its fair share of slings and arrows over the recent years, a true sense of healing and a feeling of tri umphantly rising up from the ashes like The Phoenix was clearly evident at the Greene County Board of Education meeting Monday. First and foremost, the board has been vindicated and truly validated with the release of the 2017 College and Career Readiness Performance Index. Greene County’s scores show a remarkable turnaround. SEE BOE » All Lynn Hobbs/Staff Frank Causey and defense attorney Keri Thompson review cell phone records presented by the prosecution. State, defense rest in Causey murder trial Ex-girlfriends testify about being abused Lynn Hobbs lynn@lakeoconeenews.us Both the state and defense rested Tuesday afternoon in the murder trial of Frank Don Causey, as of The Eatonton Messenger’s press time. Testimony was expected to resume Wednesday morning with rebuttal witnesses. The trial began Nov. 6 for Causey, who was charged with the Dec. 2, 2016, murder of Lydia Ivanditti by strangulation and drowning. Throughout the week, defense attor ney Keri Thompson, of Milledgeville, presented several alternatives to the charge, including that Ivanditti’s death was an accident, a suicide, a result of erotic asphyxiation or SEE TRIAL » A10 index Calendar B6 Churches B8 Classifieds D4 Community B1 Obituaries A8 Opinions A4 Recipes D1 Sports C1 Sports C1 FRIDAY 63/47 Mostly Sunny WEATHER »D7 0 94922 87855 7 Published by Smith Communications Inc. MORGAN COUNTY Husband in jail despite fire, suicide attempt T. Michael Stone michael@lakeoconeenews.us A Morgan County man being served with arrest warrants after allegedly assaulting his wife apparently tried to slice open his arms and set fire to his own house when Morgan County deputies arrived on the afternoon of Nov. 8. KimberlyDaniellePaden told Sergeant DerrickReid of the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office that her husband, William Howard Paden, 47, of 1101 Vfw Lane, punched her in the stomach, grabbed her by the arm and threw her into a glass coffee table. She also said Paden took her cell phone and keys and would not let her leave the home for two days. According to the incident report obtained from the Morgan County Sheriffs Office, Paden also kept her in a bedroom closet for hours at a time by holding his body against the door. Paden SEE HUSBAND » All Leila Scoggins/Staff Talley Toro and Zeke Lambert - who won the Mirror Ball Trophy Judge's Choice Award - end their stunning performance at last week's fundraiser for the Madison-Morgan Boys and Girls Club. The event raised more than $95,000. SEE STORY AND PHOTOS » B1 Who you choose to work with in real estate makes all the difference... "Excellent experience with Jonathan b Alyce from the listing of our property all the way to the sale. 5*****'s all the way. Great communications via phone, text b email. Just closed 4;l JTCl on both our old and new homes with Alyce b Jonathan. I would recommend the Vining's to anyone wanting to sell or purchase a home." -William b Fonda Haynes FEATURED LISTING 1150 COTTAGE LANE EAST ★★★★★ HIGHLY LIKELY TO RECOMMEND
