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Chapco Design Build will begin construction of the Take 5 Oil Change this month. The project is expected to be complete by November. Take 5 Oil Change will offer a drive-in oil change experience, allowing drivers to stay in their cars. CONTRIBUTED

Chapco Design Build to construct Take 5 Oil Change

News Staff

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Chapco Design Build has been selected as the general contractor for a new Take 5 Oil Change in Milledgeville.

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Bobcats’ MacLeod to be inducted into Georgia Radio Hall of Fame

News Staff

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Georgia College & State University’s Voice of the Bobcats Scott MacLeod will need to find room on his trophy shelf.MacLeod, who has been a fixture in Milledgeville radio since 1978, is being honored for his enduring presence at WMVG/WKZR and his thousands of play-by-play broadcasts covering Georgia...

Freedom Fireworks apologizes for disappointing fireworks

Staff Reports

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Freedom Fireworks released a public apology July 8 for disappointment around its July 4 fireworks display.President Ryan Wells of Freedom Fireworks wrote, “We understand that many of you were looking forward to a memorable celebration, and we deeply regret that the event did not meet your...

CALENDAR

News Staff

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Submit your events to bb@bbnews.todaySee more events and a regional events calendar online at bbnews.today. LOOK FOR THE CALENDAR MENU ITEM.BALDWINSATURDAY, JULY 19What: Ladies’ Paddle When: 9 a.m. Where: Oconee River Greenway, Milledgeville More info: Join Oconee Outfitters on their upcoming...

Exchange Bank pledged $9,000 in support of The Depot Interpretive Center at Georgia College & State University. The Interpretive Center will teach about the local civil rights movement in Baldwin County. CONTRIBUTED

Exchange Bank supports GCSU’s Interpretive Center

News Staff

Thursday, July 10, 2025

Exchange Bank has announced a $9,000 pledge in support of The Depot Interpretive Center at Georgia College & State University (GCSU).The first installment of $3,000 was recently made, just ahead of the groundbreaking, which is anticipated within the next month.

Think about estate planning

News Staff

Thursday, July 10, 2025

Think estate planning is only for the wealthy or elderly? Think again. If you own anything — a home, a car, a savings account, even a pet — you already have an estate plan.

Seniors Helping Seniors seeks local caregivers

Bailey Ballard

Thursday, July 10, 2025

A former Coca-Cola and Bumblebee Foods executive, Jeanine Lewis Canales opened a branch of Seniors Helping Seniors this week to serve Baldwin, Burke, Columbia, McDuffie, Putnam, and Richmond counties.Seniors Helping Seniors is an organization that has been around for 30 years and is represented in...

ARREST REPORTS

News Staff

Thursday, July 10, 2025

July 3Jamesia Aujanae Bullard, 32, of Eatonton criminal trespass; simple assaultAnthony Augustus Laville, 61, of Sparta DUI(alcohol); failure to drive within single laneTerrell Marquis Sanders, 36, of Milledgeville possession of methamphetamineCarson Elijah Ussery, 24, of Bryon - driving without...

CRIME WATCH

News Staff

Thursday, July 10, 2025

Woman caught shoplifting at WalmartOn July 1, law enforcement was dispatched to Walmart, at 2592 N.Columbia St., in reference to a shoplifting. Loss prevention personnel stated Janet P. Geib paid for $128.52 worth of items but shoplifted $132.70 worth of other items.

Georgia Power confirms Sinclair drawdown plan

News Staff

Thursday, July 10, 2025

Assuming adequate flow conditions continue in the Oconee River, Georgia Power announced it will initiate a drawdown for Lake Sinclair on Oct. 25 this year.Lake level will be lowered by approximately five feet total and will drop approximately six inches each day to reach a minimum elevation of 335...

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