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Officials postponed the conclusion of the trial of a Martinez woman charged in the death of a toddler she was baby-sitting.

The trial of Lawanda Concettes Tripp, 41, started Monday and witnesses testified through Tuesday afternoon. A key prosecution witness, who was not named, isn’t available until Thursday morning, Assistant District Attorney John Markwalter said.

Tripp is charged with murder in the death of 22-month-old Teaira Michele Hall, who was in Tripp’s care.

Four teens accused of gluing locks at Greenbrier High School in May pled not guilty to the charges Friday.

Greenbrier seniors Brooklyn Leigh Bella, Dynisha Antionette Clemons, Elizabeth Sutton Metz and Kristin Arey Tannehill – were indicted in July for second degree criminal trespass. They pled not guilty to the charges at an arraignment hearing in Evans.

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An Evans woman called deputies Monday evening after catching two children trying to start a fire at the neighborhood gazebo.

The Summerton Circle resident said she saw two children, ages 12 and 13, trying to start a fire with a gas can just after 5:30 p.m. near the gazebo in the common area of the Jessica Creek at Knob Hill subdivision, according to a Columbia County Sheriff’s Office incident report. When she came outside, the woman said the children ran back to their home, leaving the gas can and lighter behind.

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A shopper jumped the gun Wednesday morning by calling authorities about someone firing a gun at an Evans shopping center.

The caller said someone was firing some type of handgun into the air at about 9 a.m. outside the Marshall’s store in Mullins Crossing, according to police scanner traffic.

Columbia County sheriff deputies at the scene said the sounds came from a construction worker using a nail gun. He was working on a column outside Ross’s, a store next door, and wasn’t threatening anyone.