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County Commissioners, Board of Tax Assessors meet face-to-face

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Communication between Baldwin County’s commissioners and the Baldwin County Board of Tax Assessor’s Office (BCTAO) hasn’t been the best in recent years. Both sides will admit this.

ARREST REPORT

News Staff

Thursday, March 26, 2026

MONDAY, MARCH 16• Ryshon Carswell, 44, of Milledgeville – child support, probation violation• Samantha Renee Jones, 30, of Milledgeville – failure to appear (possession of methamphetamine), probation violation• Devonta Mosley, 29, of Milledgeville – criminal trespass• Rui-James Pereira, 22, of...

Thomas Sjogren

Saturday night in Milledgeville gets the best of another one

Christian Mckearney

Thursday, March 26, 2026

A man was arrested over the weekend after reportedly “becoming extremely intoxicated” and getting punched in the throat, and he managed to do all of this while wearing a “SIX SEVEN” tank top.

Baldwin Fire Rescue responds to body shop fire

News Staff

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Engine 17, Engine 4, Squad 17, Atrium EMS units, along with Chief 1, Chief 2, and Chief 3 responded to a reported fire at a local body shop.

Wendy Stevens

Like mother, like daughter, in this case

Christian Mckearney

Thursday, March 26, 2026

A mother and daughter were booked at the county jail last week on a relatively obscure charge — unlawful eavesdropping or surveillance.Wendy Leighanne Stevens, 43, and Scarlett MacKenzie Stevens, 24, were released on a $1,000 property bond. Each is listed with the same Spurgeon Drive address.

Pictured is a rendering of the plans for the property at 107-115 South Wayne Street, which operated as a poolroom prior to the roof caving in 2018.

A FIRST OF IT’S KIND FOR DOWNTOWN

Christian Mckearney

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Times flies, and it may be hard to believe, but Memorial Day will mark eight years since the roof of the old poolroom on the 110 block of South Wayne Street collapsed, thus creating an eyesore downtown that’s been hard to miss ever since.

Coffee and burgers set for old BB&T bank branch

Christian Mckearney

Thursday, March 26, 2026

It’s sort of like deja vu.The old Exchange Bank branch at the corner of North Columbia Street and Roberson Mill Road/ Dunlap Road previously was torn down and replaced with two smaller business parcels.

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Fuel tax suspension beginning to kick in

Christian Mckearney

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Regular unleaded was spotted around town at $3.30-something per gallon on Tuesday afternoon, four days after Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill suspending the state’s motor fuel excise tax for 60 days.This equates to 33.3 cents per gallon on gasoline and 37.

Recapping Baldwin County’s third tornado in four years

Christian Mckearney

Thursday, March 19, 2026

Baldwin County recorded its third documented tornado in four years last Thursday morning, as a 100-yard-wide twister developed somewhere in the vicinity of State Dairy Farm Road before barrelling across Blandy Road.

NO WARNING

Christian Mckearney

Thursday, March 19, 2026

It was a very tense few minutes around Midway Hills Primary last Thursday morning, when the school was in the direct path of an EF0 tornado.The sun was still coming up, which only added to the tension. Students were crying, and the trauma was real.

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