Man accused of casing cars around Big Lots

Multiple 911 calls were placed last Saturday after a series of entering autos around the Big Lots shopping center.One occurred in the El Amigo parking lot, and the restaurant owner provided security video of the incident.

Jackson leads Bottoms in fundraising for Georgia governor’s race

Rick Jackson, the Republican running to be Georgia’s next governor, raised more money in the past two months than his Democratic opponent, former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, has collected since starting her campaign more than a year ago.The latest reporting period ended July 31, with...

Math test scores continue to rise in state, but many students left behind

Statewide scores on the Georgia Milestones tests continued to rise in math as teachers adapted to standards that were updated several years ago.The 2025-26 results for every subject but English were released Thursday.The Georgia Department of Education said it needs until November to assess the...

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.

Commissioners not giving up on transit

DESPITE LOSING THOUSANDS, PROGRAM STILL IN DISCUSSION OF SERVICE RETURNINGThe Baldwin County government’s four transit vans currently are parked and out of commission, following a vote late last month to discontinue the county’s transit program.According to dollar figures previously discussed by...

Deputy-involved skirmish draws scrutiny

BALDWIN BULLETIN FACEBOOK VIDEO VIEWED MORE THAN 100,000 TIMESSometimes, it’s all in the eye of the beholder.Such is the case with several videos that began circulating earlier this week following a skirmish between a Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office deputy and a suspect at the Texaco convenience...

Quarry opposition quickly forming

And, so it begins.Tuesday’s county commission meeting was standing room only, as organized opposition began to take shape against a pair of proposed rock quarries in Baldwin County.The first proposed quarry is to be off Pancras Road, which the second on Avery Store Road, located off of Ga. 212.

SO, HOW WAS IT?

Call it soul food, or call it country cooking.Whatever you call it, it’s the way that many people around here grew up eating.Now, there’s a new restaurant option for this type of cuisine in Milledgeville, and it’s a buffet, because who doesn’t love buffets?Green Tomato Buffet opened to the public...

Senior citizen facing felony charges – again

Back in May, Deebra Smith was arrested and charged with aggravated battery after reportedly punching another woman so hard that it fractured the victim’s jawbone.

ARREST REPORT

MONDAY,JULY27•MonteigausTremoneMcCormick, 30, of Gordon – aggravated assault, battery, second degree criminal damage to property, felony tampering with evidence // Baldwin County Sheriff 's Offi ce (BCSO)DeebraAnnetteSmith , 64, of Milledgeville – check fraud (four counts) // BCSO...