American Red Cross declares emergency blood shortage

The American Red Cross is declaring an emergency blood shortage as the blood supply fell nearly 25 percent in June.Blood donors are urgently needed to help ensure patients receive lifesaving medical care without delay.

ARREST REPORT

MONDAY,JULY6• Shanice Alexis Mullins, 22, of Milledgeville – felony terroristic threats and acts, disorderly conduct // Milledgeville Police Department (MPD)•ChadwickTylerRogers , 35, of Milledgeville – cruelty to animals // Baldwin County Sherif's Offi ce (BCSO)•MatthewDentonSmith, 56, of...

Bank teller accused of pocketing cash

Warrants were issued for a bank teller after he reportedly altered a check and pocketed $100 on two different occasions.The incidents occurred at the downtown Exchange Bank. The teller, Meet Kartikbhai Patel, was fired after the branch manager reviewed security footage.

Kara Lassiter earns IOM designation

The Milledgeville-Baldwin County Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that President & CEO Kara Lassiter, IOM, has graduated from the Institute for Organization Management (IOM), the professional development program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, earning the nationally recognized IOM...

Music-filled weekend coming to Downtown Greensboro

Downtown Greensboro will host a weekend filled with live music, dancing, shopping, and family fun this Friday, July 17, and Saturday, July 18.The festivities begin at 7 p.m. Friday night when the Swingin’ Medallions take the outdoor stage in front of Festival Hall.

Familiar face around the mall arrested

For the fourth time in three months, a suspect was charged with enticing a child for indecent purposes and booked at the Baldwin County Jail.This time around, Gregory Clinton Benton was detained inside the Milledgeville Mall and subsequently arrested.

School Board now livestreaming meetings

Say what you want about social media, but it sure has made local government more accessible.Last week’s county commission meeting, for example, already has 9,100 views on Facebook.

Music festival pitched

Three ambitious college kids spoke during Tuesday’s City Council meeting, making the pitch for a springtime music festival in downtown Milledgeville.They’re calling it the 441 Music Festival, which would be a spinoff of the County Line Festival, held in recent years at Specht Farms, located on...

REDSPEED DATA DRIVE

RedSpeed season in Baldwin County is less than three weeks away, with opening day set for Aug. 5, when Baldwin County School District kids return to school.With this in mind, here’s a look back at the 2025-26 RedSpeed season, with data supplied by the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office and...

Man presumed drowned in Lake Sinclair over holiday

A man who was staying with friends on Lake Sinclair for the July 4th holiday was found presumably drowned Friday about 2 p.m., according to Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills.The body of David Hoyt Glass, 34, of Mt. Airy, Georgia, was discovered by Georgia DNR officers using sonar.