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Pictured from left to right: Rob Gordon, Director of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia; ACCG Past President and Bartow County Sole Commissioner Steve Taylor; Baldwin County Commissioner Emily Davis; ACCG Executive Director Dave Wills; and Mara Shaw, Associate Director of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia. CONTRIBUTED

Pictured from left to right: Rob Gordon, Director of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia; ACCG Past President and Bartow County Sole Commissioner Steve Taylor; Baldwin County Commissioner Emily Davis; ACCG Executive Director Dave Wills; and Mara Shaw, Associate Director of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia. CONTRIBUTED

COUNTY Emily Davis awarded for lifelong achievement

– Contributed
Friday, May 6, 2022
ACCG, Georgia’s County Association, recently awarded county officials with certificates for completing requirements in the Lifelong Learning Academy. Recipients were presented with their achievement certificates during the 2022 ACCG Annual Conference at the Savannah ConventionCenter.

TRAFFIC Highway 212 resurfacing to begin this week

– Georgia Dot
Friday, May 6, 2022
Georgia Department of Transportation contractor Reeves Construction Company will begin resurfacing Highway 212 in Baldwin County this week This $2 million road improvement project spans 10.7 miles from the Baldwin-Putnam County line to the 212 intersection with Highway 22.

ARREST REPORTS

News Staff
Friday, May 6, 2022
April 25 Dennis Jamel Cummings, 36, of Sparta - two charges of probation violation Loxie Davis, 41, of Milledgeville - deposit account fraud $1500 or more (felony) Lisa Shanta Evans, 39, of Milledgeville - Georgia compulsory school attendance law Nicole Leigh Osborne, 39, of Macon - theft of...

CRIME WATCH

News Staff
Friday, May 6, 2022
Unpermitted workers accidentally cut main city water line On April 30, law enforcement was dispatched to 179 Garrett Way in reference to damage to property. Upon arrival, law enforcement made contact with an individual who was actively fixing a broken water line that was spilling out water.

CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS

News Staff
Friday, May 6, 2022
Submit your events to bb@bbnews.today See more events and a regional events calendar online at bbnews.today. LOOK FOR THE CALENDAR MENU ITEM. BALDWIN WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 - MAY 6 What: Anastasia the Musical When: 7 p.m.
Leslie Rawlins, the owner of Central Harvest in Gray, poses for a photo in front of the mural inside her business.

Leslie Rawlins, the owner of Central Harvest in Gray, poses for a photo in front of the mural inside her business.

Central Harvest provides alternatives for health

Story And Photos By Alaina Clarke
Friday, April 29, 2022
Central Harvest, a local CBD and health food shop, is open in Jones County to help people with alternatives to their health needs The shop is located at 250 West Clinton Street in suite 3 in Gray, and is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ARREST REPORTS

News Staff
Friday, April 29, 2022
April 20 Dieja Nicole Bethea, 2Xavier Rashad Chambers, 19, of Milledgeville - aggravated assault; probation violation Jeffery Ramon Furlow, 36, of Augusta - probation violation Tony Alonzo Hitchcock, 49, of Milledgeville - criminal trespass (family violence); probation violation Kwomi Tyshawn...

CRIME WATCH

News Staff
Friday, April 29, 2022
Employee steals from cash register at Dollar General On April 22, law enforcement responded to a call in reference to a theft at the Dollar General on South Elbert Street.
Re-enactors depict the 1864 Battles of Sunshine Church and Griswoldville in Clinton this weekend. FILE PHOTO

Re-enactors depict the 1864 Battles of Sunshine Church and Griswoldville in Clinton this weekend. FILE PHOTO

Old Clinton War Days kick off Saturday in Jones County

Debbie Lurie-smith
Friday, April 29, 2022
Cannons and muskets will ring out in Clinton again this weekend, looking back to the days surrounding the Civil War. War Days will take place in Clinton April 30 and May 1. Gates will open at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.
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