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GMC President Major General Terrence McKenrick (back), Sergeant Major Al McMichael (right), and Gold Star widow and GMC Prep Elementary School Para Pro Shanoca French laid a wreath at the flagpole in honor of the many lives lost during 9/11. BAILEY BALLARD/Staff

GMC President Major General Terrence McKenrick (back), Sergeant Major Al McMichael (right), and Gold Star widow and GMC Prep Elementary School Para Pro Shanoca French laid a wreath at the flagpole in honor of the many lives lost during 9/11. BAILEY BALLARD/Staff

GMC hosts annual Patriots Day ceremony

Bailey Ballard
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Georgia Military College honored Patriots Day Sept. 11 on its Grant Parade Field with local leaders, state representatives, veterans and active military, and all its cadets from GMC Prep to its college.The ceremony included a moment of silence, the playing of “Taps,” and special remarks by 14th...
Mayor Mary Parham-Copelan reads the proclamation to JD Hill. CONTRIBUTED

Mayor Mary Parham-Copelan reads the proclamation to JD Hill. CONTRIBUTED

Council honors JD Hill; appoints Chavers as election superintendent

Bailey Ballard
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Mayor Mary Parham-Copelan began the monthly city council meeting by reading a proclamation naming Aug. 4 Jeremy “JD” Hill Day. Hill was born and raised in Milledgeville and described by the proclamation as a “visionary entertainment businessman” that took a leap of faith and “continues to inspire.”
Treevana Powered by Sanctuary staff and the Milledgeville-Baldwin Chamber of Commerce cut the ribbon Sept. 9 to officially open the first medical cannabis facilityin Milledgeville. BAILEY BALLARD/Staff

Treevana Powered by Sanctuary staff and the Milledgeville-Baldwin Chamber of Commerce cut the ribbon Sept. 9 to officially open the first medical cannabis facilityin Milledgeville. BAILEY BALLARD/Staff

New medical cannabis facility opens in Baldwin County

Bailey Ballard
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Treevana Powered by Sanctuary opened its doors Sept. 9 at 3015 Heritage Place NE, located beside the former roller-skating rink in Baldwin County.Treevana is a state-licensed medical cannabis facility that aims to educate on and make low-THC products more accessible for patients across Georgia.“It...
Jeremy Butts speaks with sister Cierra Butts following his Sept. 12 sentencing. DEBBIE LURIE-SMITH/Staff

Jeremy Butts speaks with sister Cierra Butts following his Sept. 12 sentencing. DEBBIE LURIE-SMITH/Staff

Butts pleads to manslaughter for 2024 killing

Debbie Lurie-smith
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Three years and four months after his arrest, a Milledgeville man entered a guilty plea to the shooting death of 20-year-old woman, also from Milledgeville.

Commissioners decide not to cut Baldwin Transit Program

Bailey Ballard
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Commissioners went into an in-depth discussion on whether to cut the 2027 Baldwin County Transit Program and not accept the grant proposed during the Sept. 3 board of commissioners' meeting in order to balance the county’s future budget, due to accepting the rollback rate over the recommended 10.02...
Baldwin County School District Deputy Superintendent Dr. Rodney Tyson (center) was sworn in as a member of the Baldwin County Health Department Advisory Council. CONTRIBUTED

Baldwin County School District Deputy Superintendent Dr. Rodney Tyson (center) was sworn in as a member of the Baldwin County Health Department Advisory Council. CONTRIBUTED

BCSD deputy superintendent joins Health Department Advisory Council

News Staff
Thursday, September 11, 2025
The Baldwin County School District’s Deputy Superintendent Dr.Rodney Tyson was sworn in as a member of the Baldwin County Health Department Advisory Council.

CRIME WATCH

News Staff
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Driver damages service center door framesOn Sept. 4, law enforcement was dispatched to 2818 N. Columbia St.in reference to a hit and run. The service manager stated a large van pulled up to the service center entrance at Milledgeville CDJR.

ARREST REPORTS

News Staff
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Sept. 4 Jamon Dimitri Waller, 44, of Milledgeville - simple battery (family violence); probation violation David Brooks, 24 - obstruction of officers (misdemeanor); obstruction of officers by use of threats or violenceAletha Jean Brown, 62, of Milledgeville - three charges of tampering with...
Exchange Bank promotes Wall to vice president

Exchange Bank promotes Wall to vice president

Exchange Bank promotes Wall to vice president

Donna Wall
Thursday, September 11, 2025
The Exchange Bank Board of Directors and John C. Childs, Jr., president and chief executive officer, promoted Donna Wall to vice president of Loan Administration.Wall’s career with Exchange Bank began in 2003 as a teller.
Izabella Whitehead

Izabella Whitehead

Two GMC Prep students win Patriots Day Essay Contest

News Staff
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Each year, Georgia Military College Prepatory School hosts a Patriots Day Essay Contest in honor of the lives lost on September 11, 2001. GMC chose a high school winner, Matthew Webster, and a middle school winner, Izabella Whitehead.
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