Grease Monkey:

Grease Monkey, a locally owned automobile service, recently opened its doors at 101 Walmart Dr. in Eatonton.“We opened this location in 2023 built on customer service,” said James Painter, co-owner of Grease Monkey.

Curfew ordinance tabled

MULTIPLE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE THEIR CONCERNSA new under-16 curfew ordinance seemed on pace to pass leading up to Tuesday’s City Council regular meeting.Mayor Mary Parham Copelan and Milledgeville Police Chief Dray Swicord held a press conference the day before, touting the benefits of the curfew.

3 shooting incidents reported in 26 hours

From a gun violence standpoint, 2026 had been unusually quiet, relative to Baldwin County.Then came last weekend, when law enforcement responded to three different shooting scenes in a span of 26 hours.When it was all said and done, there were two shooting victims, a father and his daughter.

REDSPEED CAMERAS HIT SPEED BUMP

RedSpeed school zone speeding tickets are a polarizing topic around town.Some people will tell you the tickets make school zones safer, while other people simply can’t stand them.Regardless, new restrictions are now in effect after Gov. Brian Kemp signed a pair of bills into law earlier this spring.

‘More permanent interim manager’ hired by county

County commissioners voted 5-0 earlier this week to hire Paul Van Haute as its new interim county manager.Van Haute previously worked as the county manager in nextdoor Putnam County before retiring at the end of May.The average tenure of a city or county manager is seven years, according to the...

Georgia’s gas tax holiday officially over

Regular unleaded was spotted at $3.35 a gallon over the weekend at several convenience stores around Baldwin County.That didn’t last long, as it turns out.The state of Georgia’s 33-cents-per-gallon fuel excise tax officially returned at midnight Wednesday, sending gas prices around town closer to...

County commission discusses money problems and thongs

The Baldwin County Board of Commissioners voted on Tuesday to take out a $5 million tax anticipation note (TAN) during its regular meeting at the new county annex.A TAN essentially is a line of credit. Century Bank & Trust is the issuer of the loan.

Voting calendar set for runoff

Another round of early voting kicks off Monday morning at the county government annex on North Columbia Street.The primary election runoff will feature four items on the Democratic ballot and six on the Republican ballot, respectively. Early voting is 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and runs through Friday.

A(I) NEW PERSPECTIVE

Artificial intelligence is here, and what it means for the future is uncertain.In the meantime, though, it sure is great for historians and bringing old black-and-white photos to life.A series of AI-powered images recently began appearing on the Milledgeville Memories Facebook page.

Chaos ensues in Room 101 at Comfort Suites

An arrest was made after a man caused a big scene at Comfort Suites on Saturday night.William Bernard Mercer, listed with a Macon address, was charged with public indecency, public drunkenness, false imprisonment and battery.When the first officer responded, Woods “was passed out in the hallway...