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Horace Ray

Horace Ray

GMC to honor marine who served at Montford Point

Greenberry Moore
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
The family of the late Rev. Horace Ray Sr. will receive a medal in a ceremony at Georgia Military College (GMC) on Saturday, August 19. The presentation is part of an ongoing effort by a national organization to recognize a group of military men who served in the 1940’s.
Baldwin Bulletin/Graphic

Baldwin Bulletin/Graphic

BOC approves contracts for capital projects, talks taxes

Bailey McCully
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
The Baldwin County Board of Commissioners approved two contracts for capital projects and heard updates on the millage rate. Assistant County Manager Dawn Hudson gave an update on the millage rate. After evaluation of the PT-30 rollback, the 2023 millage rate set by the rollback form will be 10.
Izabella and Jessica Whitehead pose with Gov. Brian Kemp and First Lady of Georgia Marty Kemp. CONTRIBUTED

Izabella and Jessica Whitehead pose with Gov. Brian Kemp and First Lady of Georgia Marty Kemp. CONTRIBUTED

Local photographer to be exhibited in Georgia Capitol

Bailey McCully
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Local photographer Jessica Whitehead placed in the Georgia Council for the Arts contest Art of Georgia - Landscapes and will have her photograph hung in the capitol for a year. “The Georgia Council for the Arts has been hosting contests around different themes or topics since 2012.
Dr. Cyndi Barr/Graphic

Dr. Cyndi Barr/Graphic

BCSD appoints Barr as new literacy coach

Bailey McCully
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Previously, the Baldwin County School District (BCSD) was developing a curriculum through a literacy consultant but to provide more emphasis on literacy instruction, the district created a literacy coach position. At the end of July, BCSD appointed Dr.
Notice was posted at the Wayne Street address notifying the public that the building is “unfit for human habitation.” GREENBERRY MOORE/Staff

Notice was posted at the Wayne Street address notifying the public that the building is “unfit for human habitation.” GREENBERRY MOORE/Staff

Deadline passes for downtown building repairs

Greenberry Moore
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Clean-up work on the vacant building in downtown Milledgeville could begin within a couple of months, nearly 5.5 years after it sustained significant damage. An order signed by Municipal Court Judge David McRee on June 7 gave owners of the property at 107 and 115 S. Wayne St.
Baldwin Bulletin/Graphic

Baldwin Bulletin/Graphic

BOC awards contracts for park projects

Greenberry Moore
Thursday, August 3, 2023
The Baldwin County Board of Commissioners awarded two design and engineering contracts this past Tuesday for parks and streetscape projects funded by state and federal grant funds. The two projects are part of the grant totaling $6 million received in June, which also included the Aquatic Center.
The Jones Building served as a hospital for 50 years. | COURTESY OF JESSICA WHITEHEAD

The Jones Building served as a hospital for 50 years. | COURTESY OF JESSICA WHITEHEAD

DBHDD to ‘dispose’ of four CSH buildings

Bailey McCully
Thursday, August 3, 2023
Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order last Tuesday authorizing the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) to “dispose” of the Jones, Green, Walker, and Wash House buildings on the Central State Hospital (CSH) campus.
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