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A rough draft of the boutique hotels presented during the July 8 city council meeting. COURTESY OF MBCTV4

A rough draft of the boutique hotels presented during the July 8 city council meeting. COURTESY OF MBCTV4

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City approves code change for boutique hotels

Bailey Ballard
Thursday, July 17, 2025
The Milledgeville City Council met July 8 to host two public hearings, leading to the approval of the first step to potentially build 11 boutique hotels at 560 W. Martin Luther King Dr.
Chapco Design Build will begin construction of the Take 5 Oil Change this month. The project is expected to be complete by November. Take 5 Oil Change will offer a drive-in oil change experience, allowing drivers to stay in their cars. CONTRIBUTED

Chapco Design Build will begin construction of the Take 5 Oil Change this month. The project is expected to be complete by November. Take 5 Oil Change will offer a drive-in oil change experience, allowing drivers to stay in their cars. CONTRIBUTED

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Chapco Design Build to construct Take 5 Oil Change

News Staff
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Chapco Design Build has been selected as the general contractor for a new Take 5 Oil Change in Milledgeville. This project is slated to start in July and is anticipated to be completed in four months, opening to customers by late 2025.

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CALENDAR

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Thursday, July 17, 2025
Submit your events to bb@bbnews.todaySee more events and a regional events calendar online at bbnews.today. LOOK FOR THE CALENDAR MENU ITEM.BALDWINSATURDAY, JULY 19What: Ladies’ Paddle When: 9 a.m.
Exchange Bank pledged $9,000 in support of The Depot Interpretive Center at Georgia College & State University. The Interpretive Center will teach about the local civil rights movement in Baldwin County. CONTRIBUTED

Exchange Bank pledged $9,000 in support of The Depot Interpretive Center at Georgia College & State University. The Interpretive Center will teach about the local civil rights movement in Baldwin County. CONTRIBUTED

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Exchange Bank supports GCSU’s Interpretive Center

News Staff
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Exchange Bank has announced a $9,000 pledge in support of The Depot Interpretive Center at Georgia College & State University (GCSU).The first installment of $3,000 was recently made, just ahead of the groundbreaking, which is anticipated within the next month.

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Think about estate planning

News Staff
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Think estate planning is only for the wealthy or elderly? Think again. If you own anything — a home, a car, a savings account, even a pet — you already have an estate plan. The only question is: Did you create it, or will your state do it for you?
Seniors Helping Seniors seeks local caregivers

Seniors Helping Seniors seeks local caregivers

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Seniors Helping Seniors seeks local caregivers

Bailey Ballard
Thursday, July 10, 2025
A former Coca-Cola and Bumblebee Foods executive, Jeanine Lewis Canales opened a branch of Seniors Helping Seniors this week to serve Baldwin, Burke, Columbia, McDuffie, Putnam, and Richmond counties.

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ARREST REPORTS

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Thursday, July 10, 2025
July 3Jamesia Aujanae Bullard, 32, of Eatonton criminal trespass; simple assaultAnthony Augustus Laville, 61, of Sparta DUI(alcohol); failure to drive within single laneTerrell Marquis Sanders, 36, of Milledgeville possession of methamphetamineCarson Elijah Ussery, 24, of Bryon - driving without...

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CRIME WATCH

News Staff
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Woman caught shoplifting at WalmartOn July 1, law enforcement was dispatched to Walmart, at 2592 N.Columbia St., in reference to a shoplifting. Loss prevention personnel stated Janet P. Geib paid for $128.52 worth of items but shoplifted $132.70 worth of other items.
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