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City council honors championship basketball teams

Bailey Ballard

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Milledgeville city council presented awards to three local basketball teams on Tuesday for winning their respective championships.

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Demun Jones performing Saturday in Jones County

Debbie Lurie-smith

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Demun Jones will hold his Jones County Day 2022 concert Sept. 17 at the Jones County Fairgrounds. The concert will begin at 6 p.m. with opening act Cam Smith. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at Old Clinton Gas in Gray or online at www.demunjones.com/tour.

Vehicles broken into on Floyd L. Griffin Jr. Street

Staff Reports

Thursday, September 8, 2022

On Sept. 4, law enforcement was dispatched to Floyd L. Griffin Jr. Street in reference to an entering auto. The victim reported that his vehicle was broken into during the night and that he discovered several compartments in the vehicle open the next morning.

Extensive conservation work to begin at Georgia’s Old Governor’s Mansion

News Staff

Thursday, September 8, 2022

Beginning Sept. 6 and continuing until Dec. 31, conservationists and tradesmen will conduct preservation work on the exterior of Georgia’s Old Governor’s Mansion.

GCSU Endowed Professorship Seminar Series set to return

Bailey Ballard

Thursday, September 8, 2022

Georgia College & State University’s Georgia Power Endowed Professorship Seminar Series returned on Wednesday, Aug. 30. The seminar series promotes environmental research, public education programs and lectures on the Georgia College campus for the local community.

Author holds discussion on Flannery O’Connor biography

Bailey Ballard

Thursday, September 8, 2022

Last Thursday, the Andalusia Institute hosted a discussion with Mary Carpenter, author of the recently released middle-grade biography, Flannery O’Connor: A Girl Who Knew Her Own Mind.

Stone Gable Farm knows that a happy cow tastes better

News Staff

Thursday, September 1, 2022

Stone Gable Farm, a local beef farm, sells to residents around the area, and keeps their cows happy while doing so. Chris Weidner, the farm owner, has lived in Jones County since the late 1960s. He came to Jones County from Indiana, because his father bought land and was transferred.

BHS partners with Helms College Culinary Program

Bailey Ballard

Thursday, September 1, 2022

Baldwin High School students pursuing the culinary arts will have even more college preparation with a partnership between the Baldwin County School District and Helms College.

Suspect arrested on four counts of aggravated assault

Staff Reports

Thursday, September 1, 2022

A witness helped identify the suspect in a drive-by shooting, leading to another arrest for a convicted felon. On Aug. 25, law enforcement was dispatched to West Thomas Street after receiving a report of shots fired.

YES Program students work with the hydroponic system.

Farm to School Program receives $50,000 grant

Bailey Ballard

Thursday, September 1, 2022

The Baldwin County School District is the only district in Georgia to be awarded a $50,000 Farm to School Turnkey Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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