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Rural Studies Institute to launch database on rural counties’ greatest assets

Bailey Ballard

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Georgia College’s Rural Studies Institute (RSI) recently hosted Georgia Tech’s Center for Sustainable Communities Research and Education (SCoRE) for a site tour of Baldwin County’s natural amenities and parks.The Rural Studies Institute was established in January 2020 to study rural communities and...

Chamber opens YEP program for registration

News Staff

Thursday, August 28, 2025

The Milledgeville- Baldwin County Youth Entrepreneur Program (YEP), a dynamic initiative of the CREATE (Cultivating Resilient Entrepreneurs and Transforming Economies) Committee, is excited to announce the launch of its 2025 Business Pitch Competition.This program is designed to empower local high...

Police gathered around Buffalo Wild Wings after a report of a fight at the establishment ended with shots fired and an employee killed. COURTESY OF MPD

Twins charged with shooting of Buffalo Wild Wings employee

Staff Reports

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Milledgeville Police Department officers responded to a shooting Aug. 23 at Buffalo Wild Wings, 2472 N. Columbia St., with one reported death and two arrested for the altercation.Upon arrival, officers found Buffalo Wild Wings employee Nytavious Stone, 25, with multiple gunshot wounds outside of...

CRIME WATCH

News Staff

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Man steals Little Debbie snacksOn Aug. 20, law enforcement was dispatched to the Jet Food Store, at 301 E. Hancock St., in reference to a shoplifting that already occurred. Surveillance footage showed two males paying for items.

ARREST REPORTS

News Staff

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Aug. 21Georgia Elizabeth Adams, 21, of Milledgeville - theft by shoplifting (felony)John William Adams, 48, of Milledgeville contributing to delinquency or dependency of a minor (felony); theft by shoplifting (felony); theft by shoplifting (misdemeanor)Julius Butts, 59, of Milledgeville - giving...

Jimmy Eubanks (back) pictured with his wife Ainsley Trussell Eubanks and son, James Earl “Jay” Eubanks. CONTRIBUTED

Firefighter Eubanks answers final call

Bailey Ballard

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Former Baldwin County Fire Rescue Station 3 Captain Jimmy Eubanks passed away Tuesday, Aug. 19, at 77 years old.A native of Pelham, Eubanks was born on Nov. 30, 1947 to the late James Allen Eubanks, Sr. and the late Eugenia Turner Eubanks.

RaceWay hosted an initial ribbon cutting with city officials and corporate staff to celebrate the accomplishment of the partnership between the city and RaceWay to complete development. BAILEY BALLARD/Staff

RaceWay officially opens and donates to its supporters

Bailey Ballard

Thursday, August 28, 2025

City and county officials, the Milledgeville-Baldwin Chamber of Commerce, and RaceWay staff officially opened RaceWay No. 7014 at 10 a.m. Aug. 27 at 2920 N. Columbia St. with two ribbon cuttings.“This has been an ongoing development and citizens have been asking when they were going to open.

Federal authorities have assumed control of the scene of last week’s plane crash, according to a social media post by Baldwin County Fire Rescue. BCFR/Facebook

Plane crash under investigation by NTSB

Staff Reports

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Baldwin County Fire Rescue, Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, Baldwin County Emergency Management Agency, and Atrium EMS responded to a Cessna 310 plane crash at around 6:30 p.m. Aug. 23 off Nelson Road in Milledgeville.According to Baldwin County Deputy Coroner Tonja Joiner, a Florida man,...

Kenneth Daniels

Daniels honored for excellence in work with youth

Bailey Ballard

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Program coordinator for the High Achievers Program Kenneth Daniels, in Georgia College’s Office of Afterschool Achievement, was awarded the Outstanding OST Professional Award by the Georgia Afterschool and Youth Development Initiative.

Mary Parham-Copelan

Milledgeville mayor responds to backlash from Facebook livestream

Staff Reports

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Milledgeville Mayor Mary Parham-Copelan is facing backlash after releasing a 25-minute Facebook livestream, hours after qualifying for her third term, discussing the state of Milledgeville and her mayoral election competition.“We will be knocking door-to-door not just in my neighborhood, because I...

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