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L-R: Baldwin County Board of Education Board Director Wes Cummings, board member Dr. Gloria Whitaker, Baldwin County Superintendent Dr. Kristina Brooks, and board members Shannon Hill, John Jackson, and Dylan Amerson. CONTRIBUTED

L-R: Baldwin County Board of Education Board Director Wes Cummings, board member Dr. Gloria Whitaker, Baldwin County Superintendent Dr. Kristina Brooks, and board members Shannon Hill, John Jackson, and Dylan Amerson. CONTRIBUTED

Board of Education named 2025 Exemplary School Board

News Staff
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
The Baldwin County Board of Education was named a 2025 Exemplary School Board by the Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA), the highest distinction awarded through GSBA’s Governance Team Recognition Program.This recognition places Baldwin County among an elite group of school districts across...
Mary Adams

Mary Adams

Whole Plant Wellness seeks feedback on Doctor Days

Bailey Ballard
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Whole Plant Wellness is currently collecting community feedback regarding “Doctor Days” to be hosted in the community and at Treevana Powered By Sanctuary, the local cannabis facility.Founder of Whole Plant Wellness Mary Adams partners with cannabis facilities throughout the country to teach about...
During Car-Mart’s 17th annual Holiday Toy Drive, the dealership collected toys from customers and the community. Showing off the toys are (L-R): General Manager Jae Minor, Office Clerk Maria Perez, Service Advisor Nancy Byrd, Senior Account Representative Jada Simpson, and The Beverly Knight Olson staff: Haleigh Cruce, Jessica Dunkling, and Hannah Robinson. CONTRIBUTED

During Car-Mart’s 17th annual Holiday Toy Drive, the dealership collected toys from customers and the community. Showing off the toys are (L-R): General Manager Jae Minor, Office Clerk Maria Perez, Service Advisor Nancy Byrd, Senior Account Representative Jada Simpson, and The Beverly Knight Olson staff: Haleigh Cruce, Jessica Dunkling, and Hannah Robinson. CONTRIBUTED

America’s Car-Mart delivers 188 toys to children’s hospital

Bailey Ballard
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
America’s Car-Mart in Milledgeville delivered 188 toys to Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital, part of the Atrium Health Levine Children’s family, in Macon.“This is our 17th year as a company doing an annual toy drive and my fourth year in Milledgeville leading this initiative,” said...
Yvonne Brooks-Ferrell

Yvonne Brooks-Ferrell

Local leaders teach leadership to High Achievers and YES students

Bailey Ballard
Thursday, December 18, 2025
The High Achievers and the YES Program met Dec. 10 in the Georgia College Arts & Sciences Auditorium to hear from two local leaders, Yvonne Brooks-Ferrell and State Representative Floyd Griffin.Brooks-Ferrell is a retired service director at Central State Hospital, a former mental health specialist...
Izaiah Taylor

Izaiah Taylor

GMC mourns loss of student

Staff Reports
Thursday, December 18, 2025
A Georgia Military College football player died Dec. 15 after his home in Rock Cliff Court, Stone Mountain, caught on fire.According to the Atlanta First broadcast, the homeowner was 21-year-old Izaiah Taylor’s grandfather.
GMC Alumnus Maj. Gen. Reginald Neal, U.S. Army (retired, right) was appointed to serve as assistant secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs for Operations, Security, and Preparedness. COURTESY OF GMC

GMC Alumnus Maj. Gen. Reginald Neal, U.S. Army (retired, right) was appointed to serve as assistant secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs for Operations, Security, and Preparedness. COURTESY OF GMC

GMC alumnus Neal receives presidential appointment

News Staff
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Georgia Military College announced that GMC Alumnus (JC c/o ‘89) Maj.
CRIME WATCH

CRIME WATCH

CRIME WATCH

News Staff
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Individual shoplifts nicotine patchesOn Dec. 10, law enforcement was dispatched to Walmart at 2592 N.Columbia St. in reference to a shoplifter in custody.

ARREST REPORTS

News Staff
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Dec. 10Derick Jumall Brown, 21, of Milledgeville failure to appearRicky Lee Butts, 56, of Milledgeville - cruelty to children (third degree); simple battery (family violence)Faye Marie Knopf, 62, of Eatonton - theft by shoplifting (misdemeanor)Dec. 11Shabar Ahmier Bass Jr., 32, of Milledgeville -...
Sheriff Bill Massee

Sheriff Bill Massee

GCSU hosts winter graduation, sheriff graduates with master’s

News Staff
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Nearly 400 Bobcats donned graduation regalia and joined the ranks of Georgia College & State University alumni Saturday, Dec. 13, at a ceremony held in the university’s Centennial Center.While the majority of degree-earners are bachelor’s grads, nearly one-third earned graduate degrees including...
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