Splash Baldwin dress code official

The Baldwin County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday formally approved the standard operating procedures for the new Splash Baldwin waterpark.Included in the “not allowed” section of the dress code are “thong and G-string bottoms” and “excessively cheeky bottoms.”Added the dress code: “Guests may...

Commissioners betting on new industrial park

County Commissioners on Tuesday voted to allocate $200,000 in SPLOST money toward the construction of a new 2,000-foot-long road into the Sibley Place Industrial Park.The Sibley Place Industrial Park, currently undeveloped forest land and wetlands, is a 1,500-acre property that the county...

First homicide of year recorded

Briuna Hartry didn’t show up for work last Friday morning. Co-workers at the Cook Building became concerned, because that wasn’t like her.The Milledgeville Police Department was contacted, and a pair of officers performed a welfare check on Richmond Street, off West Hancock Street.

THE BIG 250

Milledgeville’s biggest fireworks display ever is right around the corner, as is America’s 250th birthday.The municipal fireworks show is all set for Friday, July 3. The Milledgeville City Council has budgeted $20,000 for this year’s show, an increase of $7,000 over last year.

Georgia’s university system announces new campus presidents

Thousands of students at Georgia’s public colleges will have new leadership when they return this fall after the University System of Georgia named new campus leaders.On Monday, the system named three new presidents: Greg Tanner at South Georgia State College, Russell Crutchfield at Gordon State...

Rick Jackson wins GOP runoff, equals five more months of commercials

Either Gov. Brian Kemp’s endorsement came too late, or it didn’t matter nearly enough.One way or the other, Rick Jackson pulled off a relatively stunning turnaround on Tuesday, winning the Republican nomination for governor and defeating Burt Jones in the GOP primary runoff.

Two aging nuclear reactors cleared to power another generation

A nuclear power plant in Georgia that predates the presidency of Jimmy Carter got a new lease on life to operate for an additional two decades, Georgia Power announced Monday.The licenses for the reactors at the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant near Baxley were set to expire in the 2030s. The two...

The Baldwin Bulletin awarded by press association

Awards were presented at the Georgia Press Association annual convention June 12 at Jekyll Island.

CRIME BLURBS

A woman was arrested after taking a leak in front of Total Beauty Supply in the Town & Country Shopping Center.The woman, Deborah Sue Melder, relayed to law enforcement that the situation became dire after the restrooms at both Total Beauty Supply and Rose’s were out of order.

ARREST REPORT

MONDAY, JUNE 8• Shaga Emmanuel Childs, 37, of Milledgeville – disorderly conduct, probation violation // Milledgeville Police Department (MPD)• Trevious Demetri Martin , 32, of Eatonton – felony theft by receiving // Baldwin County Sheriff 's Offi ce (BCSO)• Vincent Joshua Taylor, Jr., 33, of...