Oyster etiquette

My outdoor life extends beyond just hunting and fishing. It brings itself full circle with a love of entertaining and cooking. Winter is my favorite time of the year here in Lake Country. The mosquitos (or as my Cajun friends call them maringoins) are mostly gone, and the gnats are dead.

Putnam woman faces federal accusation

A Putnam County woman who was arrested in August 2022 was accused by federal authorities recently, according to records from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Macon. Jennifer Kay Smith, 49, of Rockville Road, Eatonton, was charged on Sept. 30 by information to one count of federal program theft.

Coal ash processing facility coming to Plant Branch

Georgia Power Company says it will be a decade or more before work is completed on the transfer of toxic coal ash from four ponds to a new 115-acre landfill on the old Plant Branch site.

Improvement plan – including airport – tabled by BOC

In what seems to have become a story that will never end, the local airport dominated the Baldwin County Board of Commissioners’ meeting Tuesday evening, and the decision that resulted clearly pleased most of those present.

Truth in Nature to mentor in Milledgeville

Truth in Nature, a national non-profit organization, is now running an outdoor mentorship and ministry program for boys in Milledgeville and surrounding communities.

DDA offers to help with Wayne Street property

A community business organization is prepared to intervene, if necessary, to help resolve the festering issue of blighted property in downtown Milledgeville, but even a financial guarantee may not be enough. In a letter dated Oct.

CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS

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 THROUGH OCTOBER What: Haunted Milledgeville Exhibit When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Deep Roots festivities, Community Research Grant partnership approved

The Milledgeville City Council heard a presentation Oct. 10 about the Georgia College & State University (GCSU) Community Research Grant partnership, heard updates about Deep Roots, and approved two resolutions regarding each.

ARREST REPORTS

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CRIME WATCH

On Oct. 4, law enforcement was dispatched to a residence on North Columbia Street in reference to damage to property. The complainant stated he and his girlfriend were in his room downstairs when they heard a loud noise coming from the common room above them.