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Bailey McCully
The Milledgeville City Council heard updates from the Economic Development Authority (EDA) and learned more about one of the Georgia Municipal Association’s (GMA) certification programs.
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Stone Gable Farm offers variety of meats
Alaina Clarke
Stone Gable Farm, a local beef farm, sells to residents around the area and keeps their cows happy while doing so.
Chris Weidner, the farm owner, said he’s lived in Jones County since the late 1960s.
He said he came to Jones County from Indiana because his father bought land and was transferred.
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Georgia College & State University’s Director of Museums Matt Davis gave updates on projects currently ongoing at Georgia’s Old Governor’s Mansion and Andalusia Farm.
Governor’s Mansion, Andalusia undergoing updates
Bailey McCully
Georgia College & State University’s Director of Museums Matt Davis gave updates on projects currently ongoing at Georgia’s Old Governor’s Mansion and Andalusia Farm.
At Georgia’s Old Governor’s Mansion, the education building, originally built in 2005, is undergoing renovations.
Thursday, August 24, 2023
County mulls options in search of ambulance service
Greenberry Moore
Baldwin County will have a new ambulance service as early as November, and whether it will be operated by a private company or as a county department is yet to be determined.
Grady Emergency Medical Services (EMS) notified County Manager Carlos Tobar by a certified letter dated Aug.
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Baldwin provides successful free tire recycling day
Greenberry Moore
Recycling scrap tires doesn’t sound like something exciting to watch, and while it likely wasn’t, that activity was anything but boring this past weekend.
Thursday, August 24, 2023
LEC hosts Kids Block Party in collaboration with GC Gives Day
Bailey McCully
The Life Enrichment Center (LEC) hosted its official ribbon-cutting ceremony during the Kids Block Party at the Urban Arts Village at 224 E. Walton St., in Milledgeville, on Aug. 19.
Thursday, August 24, 2023
L-R: Board of Education members Lyn Chandler, Dr. Gloria Wicker, John Jackson, Shannon Hill, Wes Cummings and Superintendent Dr. Noris Price. CONTRIBUTED
BCSD named finalist of GTOY award
News Staff
The Baldwin County School District (BCSD) was selected as one of the eight finalists in this year’s Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA) Governance Team of the Year (GTOY) Award.
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Fulton grand jury hands fourth indictment Donald Trump
Dave Williams
A Fulton County grand jury indicted former President Donald Trump Monday night, charging the Republican with trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia that saw Joe Biden become the first Democrat to carry the Peach State since 1992.
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Jeff Pike, lead singer and guitarist for A1A, “The Official and Original Jimmy Buffett Tribute Show,” will bring his band’s feelgood vibes and impressive performance and stage presence to entertain crowds Sept. 23, in an outdoor concert at the Plaza Arts Center in Eatonton. CONTRIBUTED
Putnam parrot heads poised to party at The Plaza
News Staff
The Plaza Arts Center in Eatonton is excited to provide a tropical-themed escape this fall with the return of A1A and its “Official and Original Jimmy Buffett Tribute Show.
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
UGA’s Dantzler visiting ‘Dogs fans at Duke’s
Greenberry Moore
Jeff Dantzler is a well-known figure in Georgia Bulldog nation, and definitely no stranger to UGA fans in the Milledgeville area.
Dantzler, a 30-year member of the Bulldog broadcast team, will be making his ninth-consecutive annual visit to Milledgeville on Tuesday, Aug.
Wednesday, August 16, 2023