NEW BRIDGE, BAD TYPO

Typos happen. The Baldwin Bulletin occasionally has them.Apparently, the Georgia Department of Transportation occasionally has them, too.The Mayor Harry G Bone Bridge reopened to motorists over the weekend after being out of commission for the previous 360-something days.

No more vape shops, vice marts in the city?

CITY COUNCIL WILL SOON VOTE ON ORDINANCEWhen it comes to vape shops and stores that rely primarily on income from gaming machines, the Milledgeville City Council currently is pondering if enough is enough.The “first reading” of an ordinance “prohibiting new vape shops, food marts and vice marts in...

Veterans Home on a winding road

Amid a pair of critical and compromising media investigations, the Georgia Department of Veterans Services (GDVS) has decided to go in a different direction at the Georgia War Veterans Home in south Milledgeville and change contractors.GDVS recently awarded a $177 million contract to Healthcare...

Georgia ranks in top 5 for cheapest gas prices, if that’s any consolation

The statewide average for a gallon of regular unleaded rose above the $3.90 mark earlier this week, according to both USAA and Gas Buddy.It could always be worse, however.

The Milly Market features locally grown and sourced products

Join The Milly Market for Friday Evening Farmer’s Markets every . rst and third Friday.

JUSTIN JONES

Why are you the best candidate for the job?Baldwin County needs steady, responsible leadership, and I’m prepared to provide it. I am a lifelong resident and have spent nearly 30 years in small business and many years serving on local and regional boards.

DANNY REGISTER

Why are you the best candidate for the job?I have lived in Baldwin County all of my life except during my Military time.I worked for Central State Hospital as a maintenance supervisor and acting Civil Engineer for eighteen years.

ARREST REPORTS

MONDAY,APRIL27• Jennifer Marie Vassar , 45, of Milledgeville – hold for court // Baldwin County Sheriff 's Offi ce (BCSO)• Lewis Franklin Colvard , 60, of Atlanta – hold for Aiken South Carolina PD // BCSO•GregoryButts , 59, of Milledgeville – criminal trespass, giving false name/information //...

Man really needs to stop calling 911 for no reason

Maybe he just needed someone to talk to.For the second time in as many weeks, a 64-year-old Milledgeville man was arrested and charged with unlawful conduct during a 911 call.Officers responded to the Dogwood Retirement Apartments on April 24 after Victor Jerome Washington “called 911 on a recorded...

Suggs facing second felony theft by deception charge in six weeks

Ricky Lee Suggs agreed to perform some compacting and leveling work for a neighbor last summer, and a contract was signed.The neighbor paid Suggs half of the money up front, as Suggs said he needed it to rent a tractor and buy the dirt, according to an incident report.