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AI HELPS SHOW OLD MILLEDGEVILLE FROM A NEW PERSPECTIVE

News Staff

Thursday, June 4, 2026

Above is a series of images from “The Strip,” which was Milledgeville’s African-American business district during Jim Crow. The Strip included retail stores, restaurants and service businesses. The first image is the original photo from 1935, captured by artist and journalist Walker Evans.

Holiday weekend rain delivers dent in drough

Holiday weekend rain delivers dent in drought

Christian Mckearney

Thursday, May 28, 2026

It may not have been ideal for the boaters and weekenders on Lake Sinclair, but the Memorial Day weekend rain was very much needed around here.When it was all said and done, a total of 2.88 inches of rain was recorded at the Cooperative Extension Service weather station in Tennille, which is the...

David Barber

Man charged with child molestation, grooming

Christian Mckearney

Thursday, May 28, 2026

For the third time in five weeks, someone from Baldwin County was arrested on charges related to child sex crimes.David Allen Barber, 53, was booked at the county jail late last week and charged with child molestation, enticing a child for indecent purposes, as well as grooming.The previous two...

Federal court says Georgia’s Medicaid rules shortchanged medically fragile 3-year-old

Ty Tagami

Thursday, May 28, 2026

ATLANTA — The policies that Georgia uses to approve or deny services for children enrolled in Medicaid fail to satisfy federal requirements for adequate care, according to a new federal court ruling.A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld a federal district...

Shoplifter with sweet tooth jukes out cops

Christian Mckearney

Thursday, May 28, 2026

An employee at the South Elbert Street Dollar General called 911 and offered a description of a shoplifter.A pair of officers responded, and a man matching the description was spotted near the intersection of Elbert Street and Underwood Road.

ARREST REPORT

News Staff

Thursday, May 28, 2026

MONDAY,MAY18• Jerrell Renard Dixon, 44, of Milledgeville – misdemeanor battery/family violence // Baldwin County Sheriff 's Offi ce (BCSO)•SamuelEugeneClayton , 37, of Sparta - . eeing/attempting to elude, felony marijuana charge, driving with suspended or revoked license, failure to stop for stop...

Crowded Georgia primaries send voters back to polls

Ty Tagami

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Georgia’s crowded primaries set up a long list of June 16 runoffs, ending some campaigns while giving others a second shot at higher office.Some candidates, including Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms with 56% of the vote in a seven-way race, and the Democratic and Republican...

Fouts Bros Inc. President and CEO Scott Edens, left, with Fouts employee and GCSU alumnus Grant Motley on the factory floor. Fouts Bros is investing in enterprise level AI solutions and Edens plans to hire interns from the new Master of Science in AI Strategy program. CONTRIBUTED/Anna Gay Leavitt

Georgia College unveils 100% online AI Strategy master’s degree — no computer science background required

News Staff

Thursday, May 28, 2026

A new Master of Science in AI Strategy degree — an innovative program meant to equip individuals from any background with the skills to harness the power of emerging technology in any business or industry — is coming to Georgia College & State University.The program was recently approved by the...

Under-16 curfew under consideration

Christian Mckearney

Thursday, May 28, 2026

If you’re not old enough to have a driver’s license, then you’re not old enough to be out past midnight.That’s the crux of a new ordinance currently being considered by the Milledgeville City Council.

GRADUATIONS

News Staff

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Few things are more wholesome and guileless than kindergarten graduation ceremonies. So, with this in mind, here are some kindergarten graduation pics from Lakeview Primary, John Milledge Academy and Georgia Military College Prep.

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