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GRADY COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) - Two individuals have been sentenced in two significant Grady County cases this week, marking the conclusion of extensive legal proceedings in the region. So far throughout the month, the court heard a total 25 pleas, with eight resulting in sentences of 10-years or more.

One of the headlines cases was on Tuesday, March 19. According to the South Georgia Judicial Circuit, Ulysses Wilson, 38, opted to forego legal counsel and represent himself. Wilson was found guilty of the following charges:

Wilson’s unlawful possession of a motor vehicle on July 4, 2019, led to a high-speed chase with law enforcement, reaching speeds exceeding 110 mph. The chase began in Grady County and concluded across state lines in Florida, where Wilson was taken into custody.

With a history of multiple felonies, including four pending cases for offenses such as:

Wilson received an 11-year sentence from Chief Superior Court Judge Heather Lanier.

Per the South Georgia Judicial Circuit, the 38-year-old had been accused of a total of 12 felonies, which led to a Recidivist Notice to be filed against him.

Another noteworthy trial involved Brandy Reagan, 22. Reagan was prosecuted by District Attorney Joseph K. Mulholland and faced charges of:

Reagan’s reckless driving on September 12, 2022, resulted in a collision that caused injuries to all eight involved parties, with three sustaining serious and life-threatening injuries. The South Georgia Judicial Circuit says Reagan was under the influence and racing another vehicle. While attempting to pass a vehicle she collided with an oncoming vehicle and flipped her car onto its roof.

Three other passengers were in the car with Reagan. The other vehicle was driven by a mother and her three children.

Pleading guilty to three counts of Serious Injury by Vehicle, on March 18, Reagan received a 10-year probation sentence, with six years to be served in a penal institution, as determined by Judge M. Claire Chason.

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A new $30 million mixed-income housing development opened in Columbus Tuesday that is the first phase of revitalizing the Louis T. Chase Homes and will provide access to preventive healthcare services for its residents.

The Banks at Mill Village features 102 units and offers amenities that include a community room, fitness center, onsite laundry, business center, playground, dog park and community garden. There are one- to three-bedroom apartment homes available with fully equipped kitchens, energy efficient appliances and views of the Columbus Riverwalk.

MercyMed, a medical center with a mission to treat all individuals whether or not they have insurance, is partnering with Mercer University School of Medicine to staff an on-site health clinic. Residents of the community and existing MercyMed patients will have access to primary care including preventative dental, behavioral health and wellness services.

Of the 102 units available, 21 remain available, said Marla Cardona, who works in the leasing office. The community has four buildings with 91 affordable units and 11 market rate units. A one-bedroom market-rate apartment will run between $895 to $910, Cardona said, and rent for a two-bedroom will cost about $1,075.

Residents of the Chase homes had the opportunity to get units in the Banks at Mill Village, she said, and a handful of the residents have returned.

Brandy Underwood and her daughter, Faith, moved into their apartment about a month ago. The development provided a great opportunity for the family, she told the Ledger-Enquirer, so she applied for a unit over the summer.

“It was just a blessing,” Underwood said. “My daughter and I were living in a motel before we moved here.”

When the two moved into the home, Underwood and her daughter were happy about the beauty of the units and the amenities. Faith, 7, enjoyed the availability of the playground.

“I’m lucky enough to be on the back side, and so my backyard is the river,” Underwood said. “And that’s definitely my favorite part.”

Construction of the property has been in the works for several years, said Lisa Walters, CEO of the Housing Authority of Columbus, Georgia (HACG).

“It’s been a wonderful experience for the residents and the community as a whole for the Mill District,” Walters said. “We hope that this development here is a catalyst for additional growth in the Mill District area.”

Funding for the development came from an allocation of federal and state Low Income Housing Tax Credits from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs in November 2019, along with HACG Moving to Work funds, a private construction loan, deferred developer fees and funding from the City of Columbus. '

Columbia Residential, an integrated real estate development and management company, has partnered with the HACG to help develop, fund and manage the property, said Carmen Chubb, president of Columbia Residential.

The company will continue working on-site with the property management team for the first year, she said.

“We generally only get involved (with a project) when what we’re doing is going to transform housing for the community,” Chubb said.

The fact that Banks at Mill Village is focused on healthy housing with its partnership with MercyMed and economic mobility made it an ideal project to get involved with, she said.

One of the reasons that made this project important was because the original Louis T. Chase homes were too close to a power station and the railroad tracks, Walters said.

“We were hoping to move it farther away from that area to make it safer for the residents,” Walters said.

Another new Banks resident, Marion Bass, was excited about his new home because it was handicapped accessible and he has access to MercyMed. Finding housing in Columbus to accommodate his disability has been difficult, he said, but now that he is living at Banks he feels more optimistic about his living arrangements and healthcare.

“They did all they could do here,” Bass said. “And I was like, ‘Oh, my goodness.’ I’m in a good spot.”

He is now closer to his specialists, restaurants and grocery stores, he said, and his close family members are happy that he now has the care he needs and safe housing.

“This is housing that is available to the residents of Columbus,” Chubb said. “And the development, the design, is all taken into consideration the historic character of the Mill District.”

This story comes to GPB through a reporting partnership with Ledger-Inquirer.

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A series of articles catching up with former Georgia Lady Bulldogs will appear on georgiadogs.com this summer on a weekly basis. This week's focuses on Brandi Decker, who you may have seen on television recently and not known so. Links to previous stories can be found below.

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ATHENS, Ga. --- Two Final Four appearances, two SEC Championships, ranked seventh among career blocked shots at Georgia; these are some of the accomplishments that former Lady Bulldog Brandi (Decker) Hunter achieved over her four years of basketball under Coach Andy Landers.

A member of four very successful teams, Hunter attributes this success to the unity and family atmosphere amongst her teammates.

“We were very unified. We spent time with each other outside of basketball and we genuinely loved each other,” explained Hunter.

Along with the family atmosphere, a great work ethic was established. 

Hunter stated, “We worked hard in practice and we were taught by Coach Landers to prepare for greatness. That’s what we did and it obviously paid off with us making it to the Final Four two years in a row.”

While Hunter had a great career at UGA, it is not the accomplishments and awards that she has taken with her, yet it is the knowledge and advice that she received along the way that has carried over into her everyday life.

Now 12 years removed from her time in Athens, Hunter attributes much of her success to what she learned from being a student of Landers.

“Coach Landers taught me a great work ethic,” stated Hunter. “There were many things that I thought I never could have handled.  Coach taught us all to stick with it, no matter how difficult things may be.”

This advice has gone a long way for Hunter, who was married to the late Brice Hunter. A single mom of three boys, Javen 9, Chase 8, and Dillon 6, she has taken Landers’ advice and applied it to her life.

While raising her three adventuresome, sports loving boys, Hunter has been in the real estate industry four years and recently joined the Million Dollar Club. 

You may have seen the familiar face of Hunter in the recent past, as she was presented with a once in a lifetime opportunity. 

“I was making my usual trip to America’s Best Contacts and Eyeglasses, as we normally have to replace Javen’s glasses every 30 to 60 days,” explained Hunter.

“I was asked to give my testimony about my experiences with America’s Best, with a chance to be placed in an upcoming television commercial.”

She received a phone call at a later time asking if she would like to in America’s Best Contacts and Eyeglasses commercial. Laughing about the experience, Hunter described herself as “goofy-looking” in the commercial.

Twelve years ago, while on campus, she was known as a versatile and athletic 6-1 forward.  Now, she is known as a successful businesswoman and a loving mother of three boys.