School Board now livestreaming meetings

Say what you want about social media, but it sure has made local government more accessible.Last week’s county commission meeting, for example, already has 9,100 views on Facebook.

Music festival pitched

Three ambitious college kids spoke during Tuesday’s City Council meeting, making the pitch for a springtime music festival in downtown Milledgeville.They’re calling it the 441 Music Festival, which would be a spinoff of the County Line Festival, held in recent years at Specht Farms, located on...

REDSPEED DATA DRIVE

RedSpeed season in Baldwin County is less than three weeks away, with opening day set for Aug. 5, when Baldwin County School District kids return to school.With this in mind, here’s a look back at the 2025-26 RedSpeed season, with data supplied by the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office and...

Man presumed drowned in Lake Sinclair over holiday

A man who was staying with friends on Lake Sinclair for the July 4th holiday was found presumably drowned Friday about 2 p.m., according to Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills.The body of David Hoyt Glass, 34, of Mt. Airy, Georgia, was discovered by Georgia DNR officers using sonar.

Putnam teen’s death over holiday weekend associated with drowning

A Putnam County teen who was rescued from the bottom of Lake Sinclair Saturday evening succumbed to his injuries Sunday at a Macon hospital.Kayden Weathers, 13, of Long Shoals Road, died at 4:17 p.m. Sunday at Atrium Health Navicent Children’s Care in Macon, said Putnam County Coroner Hollis...

Georgia Supreme Court rebukes appellate decision, confirms RICO Act applies in family lawsuits

A 1980s law originally aimed mainly at organized crime can be used in domestic disputes, the Georgia Supreme Court clarified in a ruling involving a legal clash between former spouses.The decision last week reversed the state Court of Appeals, which had ruled that the Georgia Racketeer Influenced...

Real estate brokerage ordered to pay $1 million in restitution to Georgia homeowners

A real estate company that gave homeowners money in exchange for a pledge to use its services when they sold their homes decades later has been ordered to pay $1 million to hundreds of Georgians.MV Realty also was barred from doing business in Georgia, state Attorney General Chris Carr announced...

ARREST REPORT

TUESDAY,JUNE30• Sherice Sparks, 17, of Milledgeville – disorderly conduct, underage possession of alcohol // Baldwin County Sheriff 's Offi ce (BCSO)•MartaviousAdams , 32, of Milledgeville – DUI, turn signal violation // Georgia State Patrol (GSP) WEDNESDAY,JULY1•MadisonUniqueLamar, 17, of...

Childs enjoying banking career more than ever

To say John Childs grew up amongst a large family would be an understatement.

Gun goes off in the Walmart parking lot

The Milledgeville Police Department dealt with a very tense situation early Saturday morning in front of Jolly Roger’s, a new restaurant and bar in the Walmart shopping center.While officers were attempting to break up a fight in the parking lot outside of the establishment, a gun fell out of a...