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Reclaim your financial footing after the shutdown

News Staff
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Now that the government has reopened, you may be among the millionplus people who will be watching for their back pay. When it comes, after the tense, long and frugal weeks, it may feel like a windfall. But of course, it is not.

ARREST REPORTS

News Staff
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Nov. 12Jalon Keandra Jackson, 28, of Milledgeville - false statements or writings; conceal facts or fraudulent documents in matters of importance; forgery (first degree)Jacqueline Louise Mims, 64, of Orangeburg, South Carolina - driving while license suspended or revoked; no insurance; unsafe...

CRIME WATCH

News Staff
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Man arrested for spray painting businessesOn Nov. 9, law enforcement was dispatched to Greene Street Pool Tavern, 120 W. Greene St., at 9:55 p.m. in reference to damage to property. Dalton Durden had spray painted inside the men’s bathroom.
LIR presents Quilts of Valor for Veterans Day

LIR presents Quilts of Valor for Veterans Day

LIR presents Quilts of Valor for Veterans Day

News Staff
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Learning in Retirement hosted its monthly meeting Friday, hosting the Quilts of Valor. Quilts were presented to two veteran members. The guest speaker was Ginny Deardoff Dornhagen, who was an Army nurse with service in Vietnam in the Intensive Care and Recovery units.
GMC names Ransom as chief of police

GMC names Ransom as chief of police

GMC names Ransom as chief of police

Wes Ransom
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Georgia Military College appointed Wes Ransom as chief of police, joining the GMC family with over 15 years of law enforcement experience in patrol, investigations, campus safety, and command-level leadership.Ransom most recently served as patrol lieutenant with the Jones County Sheriff’s Office,...
Georgia’s Old Capital Heritage Center at the Depot Executive Director Dr. Amy Wright, dressed in historic attire, presented a 200-year history on the Brown-Stetson-Sanford House. BAILEY BALLARD/Staff

Georgia’s Old Capital Heritage Center at the Depot Executive Director Dr. Amy Wright, dressed in historic attire, presented a 200-year history on the Brown-Stetson-Sanford House. BAILEY BALLARD/Staff

GOCHC celebrates 200 years of The Brown-Stetson-Sanford House

Bailey Ballard
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Georgia’s Old Capital Heritage Center at the Depot celebrated the 200th anniversary of the Brown-Stetson-Sanford House, a home that launched the movement of historic renovations in Milledgeville.
Baldwin County Commission Chair Andrew Strickland delivered the State of the County address at Eggs and Issues at Central Georgia Technical College. BAILEY BALLARD/Staff

Baldwin County Commission Chair Andrew Strickland delivered the State of the County address at Eggs and Issues at Central Georgia Technical College. BAILEY BALLARD/Staff

County reports strong resolutions for identified issues

Bailey Ballard
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Baldwin County Commission Chairman Andrew Strickland delivered the State of the County address during the Milledgeville-Baldwin Chamber of Commerce’s last Eggs and Issues this year.The county’s areas of focus included infrastructure, compliance, and code enforcement.During 2025, the county has...
Baldiwn County’s Social Services and Family Engagement Departments unite each year to prepare meal boxes for students in need. This picture is from a distribution in 2023, after a state meal truck service was discontinued. CONTRIBUTED

Baldiwn County’s Social Services and Family Engagement Departments unite each year to prepare meal boxes for students in need. This picture is from a distribution in 2023, after a state meal truck service was discontinued. CONTRIBUTED

BCSD assists families in need during holiday season

Bailey Ballard
Thursday, November 20, 2025
The Baldwin County School District is able to expand its Holiday Nutrition Program due to a $2,000 grant from the Tri-County EMC Foundation Board of Directors.Federal Programs Specialist Shonya Mapp applied for the grant to be able to support local families during the Thanksgiving and Christmas...
The Little Fishing Creek Golf Course master plan presented during the first November meeting. CONTRIBUTED

The Little Fishing Creek Golf Course master plan presented during the first November meeting. CONTRIBUTED

BOC discusses golf improvements, airport plan

Bailey Ballard
Thursday, November 13, 2025
The Baldwin County Board of Commissioners met Nov. 4 to discuss golf course improvements, the Baldwin County Regional Airport Capital Improvement Plan, and workforce grants.Mike Young, a golf course architect and assistant creator of the five-year master plan, opened the meeting with a presentation...
The Milledgeville Garden Club welcomed new member Anne Neely-Beck (left) and new officers President Elect Jan Jeffords-Schenck, President Ana Maria Edwards, Vice Predient Sandra Wilder, and Treasurer Holly Williams. Not Pictured are Secretary Anne Smart and Parliamentarian Jennifer Pollard. Hostesses for the meeting were Gail Pohl, Nancy Anderson, Kathy Geist, Shirley O’Quinn, Kathy Veal-Smith, and Jimmie Speir. CONTRIBUTED

The Milledgeville Garden Club welcomed new member Anne Neely-Beck (left) and new officers President Elect Jan Jeffords-Schenck, President Ana Maria Edwards, Vice Predient Sandra Wilder, and Treasurer Holly Williams. Not Pictured are Secretary Anne Smart and Parliamentarian Jennifer Pollard. Hostesses for the meeting were Gail Pohl, Nancy Anderson, Kathy Geist, Shirley O’Quinn, Kathy Veal-Smith, and Jimmie Speir. CONTRIBUTED

MILLEDGEVILLE GARDEN CLUB

News Staff
Thursday, November 13, 2025
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