Sills reminds MAC crowd of law enforcement sacrifice

  • Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills stands beside an image of Columbia County Deputy Sheriff Brandon Sikes, who was shot and killed April 26 while making a traffic stop on I-20, near Augusta. IAN TOCHER/Staff
    Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills stands beside an image of Columbia County Deputy Sheriff Brandon Sikes, who was shot and killed April 26 while making a traffic stop on I-20, near Augusta. IAN TOCHER/Staff
  • Mothers Against Crime founder Georgia Benjamin-Smith served as emcee for the organization’s annual banquet on May 10 at the Eatonton Elks Lodge. IAN TOCHER/Staff
    Mothers Against Crime founder Georgia Benjamin-Smith served as emcee for the organization’s annual banquet on May 10 at the Eatonton Elks Lodge. IAN TOCHER/Staff
    Mothers Against Crime (MAC) held its annual banquet May 10 at the Eatonton Elks Lodge, where several speakers addressed an audience of about 50 members.According to Mothers Against Crime founder Georgia Benjamin- Smith, the nascent moment for the Eatonton-based organization came in 1992 with a women’s march that began at St. John AME Church and advanced to what was known then as “The...

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