🌱 Adoptive Mother Arrested In Death + Next City Council Meeting

Hello, Gainesville. I'm here in your inbox today to tell you everything you need to know about what's going on in town.

But first, your local weather:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny. High: 75 Low: 43.
• Wednesday: Cooler with clouds and sun. High: 65 Low: 47.

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Here are the top three stories in Gainesville today:

1. Yesterday (Mar. 6) was a key deadline for Georgia lawmakers as they had until the end of the day to pass legislation either in the House or Senate and advance it to the other legislative chamber for consideration. Among the questions they decided on were whether to legalize sports betting and whether to restrict gender-affirming care for children under 18. Some bills, including an income tax refund and a bill imposing longer prison sentences on some gang crime convicts, have already advanced, while a proposal allowing Buckhead to leave Atlanta has failed. Bills that didn't pass could still be considered next year, as this is the first year of a two-year session. (Access WDUN)
2. Crystal Wilson, the adoptive mother of Jesse Wilson who went missing in 2016 and was later found dead in 2018 in Buckeye, Arizona, has been arrested at her Gainesville home in connection to his death. She was indicted by a Maricopa County Grand Jury and is accused of abandoning or concealing a body. Although she was the main "person of interest," there wasn't enough evidence to charge her with homicide. (FOX 5)
3. The next Gainesville City Council Meeting will be held today (Mar. 7) at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be at the Public Safety Complex Municipal Court Room. The agenda for the meeting will be posted here when it becomes available. (Gainesville Georgia)

Today and tomorrow in and around Gainesville:

Tuesday, March 7

• Garden Playtime At Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville (5:00 AM)
• Intermediate Drawing In Black And White - Evening Session At Atlanta Botanical Garden (6:00 PM)
• City Council Meeting At Public Safety Complex Municipal Court Room (5:30 PM)

Wednesday, March 8

• Free AARP Tax-aide Tax Preparation At Gainesville Senior Life Center (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Full- and part-time job opportunities are available in the Gainesville area. Available positions include customer service representative, sales support, bellhop, janitor, assembly clerk, and more. More details about companies hiring in the area are available at the link. (Gainesville Patch)
• The Gainesville area has the cheapest gas prices of any metro area in Georgia, with an average of $3.01 per gallon for regular. Prices have remained mostly unchanged throughout the state over the past week, with the statewide average price at $3.14 per gallon, down just a penny from the previous week. (Access WDUN)
• The City of Gainesville is celebrating International Women's Day (Mar. 8) by highlighting the achievements of its female employees. Women make up almost 30 percent of the city's workforce and hold positions in various departments and divisions, including male-dominated fields. The city hopes to inspire and encourage women who aspire to have similar careers in the future. (City of Gainesville, Georgia via Facebook)

You're all caught up for today. See you all soon for another update!

— Lauren Kubiak

About me: Lauren is an Editor for Lightning Media Partners. She graduated from Rowan University with a Bachelor’s in journalism. She was previously a full-time editor at an association management firm, editing peer-reviewed nursing journals, textbooks, and newsletters.