The sentence has been handed down in the case of a Madison County woman who stole money from a church in Athens: 39 year-old Lacey Schubert of Danielsville will serve three years in prison, her punishment for embezzling $185 thousand dollars from Young Harris Methodist Church on Prince Avenue, where she had worked as a bookkeeper. Schubert entered a guilty plea earlier this month.
The state Insurance Commissioner’s Office says a Lumpkin County man is facing forgery charges. Ernest Warren is 48 years old, from Dahlonega. He’s accused of submitting forged surety bonds to a construction company.
A man from Union County is killed in a crash in Rabun County: Jerry Payne was 75 years old, from Blairsville. The single-vehicle accident happened on US Highway 76 near Clayton. The Georgia State Patrol is investigating.
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