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School district honors classified staff with annual award

School district honors classified staff with annual award

School district honors classified staff with annual award

Baldwin County Schools launched a new district-wide recognition, the Classified Staff of the Year Award.The 2026 Classified Staff of the Year awardees were honored at a recent basketball game to officially launch the award, with Superintendent Dr. Kristina Brooks and Deputy Superintendent Dr.

Struggling Georgia timber industry could receive big tax break

A proposed amendment to the Georgia Constitution would end sales taxes on timber, a major industry battered by mill closings and storms.House Majority Leader Chuck Efstration (R-Mulberry), said a bipartisan group of legislators want to help protect “a cornerstone of the state’s rural economy.
Manning Brothers: More than half a century of innovative food service

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

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

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.
Baldwin County welcomes first student board representative

Baldwin County welcomes first student board representative

Baldwin County welcomes first student board representative

For years, the Baldwin County Board of Education has talked about the importance of student voice, not just in classrooms, but in the rooms where decisions are made. On Jan. 13, that vision officially became reality with the first student board of education representative.

Council approves rezoning request for autism therapy clinic

The Milledgeville City Council hosted its first meeting of the year Jan. 13 with the new council fully present, excluding Mayor Mary Paham-Copelan, who was absent due to sickness.Mayor pro-tem Denese Shinholster began the meeting by reading the Emancipation Proclamation, celebrating the Jan.
Running to Remember

Running to Remember

Running to Remember

A large crowd gathered on Georgia Military College’s campus Jan. 17 to race and spectate the 30th annual Will Robinson Memorial Race. The event featured two opportunities for runners to participate, beginning with the Memorial Mile, a shorter fun run, followed by the 5K, the main event of the day.