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Shalon Mosley

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Females and public drunkenness a trend

Christian Mckearney

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Four women were arrested for public drunkenness during the month of March, an inordinate number.Most recently arrested was Walteria Glenn, who reportedly vomited in a random man’s truck while attempting to take his keys in the Cookout parking lot at 3 o’clock in the morning.

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ARREST REPORT

News Staff

Thursday, April 2, 2026

MONDAY, MARCH 23• William Lindsay Adams, 43, of Milledgeville – simple battery, probation violation• Shanyia Taylor, 25, of Milledgeville – false statements or writingsTUESDAY, MARCH 24• Austin Tyler Johnson, 25, of Gulfport, Mississippi – felony terroristic threats• Norris Octavious Johnson, 33,...

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Walmart shoplifter steals the buggy, too

News Staff

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Norris Octavious Johnson is accused of rolling a buggy full of merchandise past the final point of sale at Walmart. Once Johnson reached the parking lot, however, he kept on rolling, all the way to North Columbia Street.

Manning Brothers: More than half a century of innovative food service

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Manning Brothers: More than half a century of innovative food service

News Staff

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Great people meet challenges with innovative solutions, and we’ve been there. Whatever your food service opportunity, we’ve likely seen it—and solved it—before. At Manning Brothers, you are served by people with real-world, frontline experience.

Landers Robinson

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Repeat felon goes on drugrelated rampage

Christian Mckearney

Thursday, April 2, 2026

BOTH HANDS AND FEET ARE NEEDED TO COUNT TOTALNUMBER OF ARRESTSA man was booked at the county jail for the 16th time after reportedly ramming a cop car and barreling through a church parking lot before hiding out alongside railroad tracks.

Very ambitious condo project planned on southside

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Very ambitious condo project planned on southside

Christian Mckearney

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Developers hope to break ground in September on a 123-unit condo development off Vinson Highway.The address is 179 Frasier Dr., which is in the general vicinity of the old Southside Elementary School.

ICE agents occasionally visiting county jail

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ICE agents occasionally visiting county jail

Christian Mckearney

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Data from the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office offers some insight into the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) presence here in Milledgeville and Baldwin County.In 2025, ICE agents took roughly three dozen inmates at the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office into custody, according to the data.

NO KINGS RALLY

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NO KINGS RALLY

Christian Mckearney

Thursday, April 2, 2026

SECOND YEAR, LARGER CROWDSome stayed for a while, while others stayed from start to finish.Regardless, when it was all said and done, approximately 60 people took part in last Saturday’s No Kings rally at the corner of Hancock and Wilkinson streets, in front of the courthouse.

Midway Hills chickens ride out tornado

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Midway Hills chickens ride out tornado

Christian Mckearney

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Editor’s note: No bad “why did the chicken cross the road” puns were made during the writing of this article.Midway Hills Primary School’s trio of chickens — Cracker, Crumb and Percy — had a really rough morning on March 12, as an EF0 tornado barrelled through the school property.

The Milledgeville Popeyes restaurant, located on North Columbia Street, is not on the list to close its doors. CONTRIBUTED

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Local Popeyes makes the good list, not closing

Christian Mckearney

Thursday, March 26, 2026

The franchisee of the Milledgeville Popeyes restaurant announced this week that three more of its locations are closing, one in Baxley, one in Homerville and one in Brunswick.This comes after Sailormen, Inc.

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