PWC accident claims life of Ellenwood man

An Ellenwood man lost his life while out on Lake Sinclair enjoying the July Fourth holiday.Christopher Grant Jr., 30, died from accidental drowning when he fell off the personal watercraft he was riding.There were two men on the Jet Ski, according to Baldwin County Fire Rescue Deputy Chief Bradley...

4th of July

A family gathers on their dock on Lake Sinclair to watch fireworks as another family launches fireworks behind them.

Green named interim head coach for Bobcats

Georgia College & State University Director of Athletics Wendell Staton announced that Catrina Green will be the women’s basketball interim head coach for the upcoming 2025-26 season.“I am grateful that Catrina has agreed to take on this role as interim head coach,” said Staton.

BOC approves bid for Collins P. Lee Memorial Library

The Baldwin County Board of Commissioners met July 1 to approve two bids and a grant for the Family Drug Court Program.Baldwin County was awarded the 2026 Accountability Court Funding for the Family Drug Court Program for $139,120.

Body of missing man recovered from Lake Sinclair

The Baldwin County Public Safety Dive team located the body of the missing man who fell off the jet ski on Lake Sinclair Friday.

Dive teams searching for man who fell into lake

UPDATED AT 3 P.M. SATURDAYThe search for the man who fell off of the jet ski on Lake Sinclair July 4 continued Saturday, and authorities are saying the man is from the Dekalb County area.

BCSD appoints new director of Early Learning Center

The Baldwin County School District appointed longtime educator and Baldwin County native Nicole Madison-Stephens as its new director of the Early Learning Center.Approved by the Board of Education at its June meeting, this appointment marks a homecoming for Madison-Stephens, who brings 28 years of...

Sandra Dunagan Deal Center Governor’s Summit to discuss literacy practices

The Governor’s Summit on Early Language and Literacy focusing on the brain-building network and the science of learning is July 8 and 9.

ARREST REPORTS

June 26Cecil Anisworth Cover, 49, of Milledgeville simple battery (family violence)Jamel Dominique Ross, 39, of Gray probation violationZachary Swayne Harris, 31, of Gray - failure to appearJustin Tyrone Howell, 36, of Milledgeville theft by taking (felony)Vanity Lakeeta James, 39, of Milledgeville...

CRIME WATCH

Known shoplifter attempts to steal shoesOn June 24, law enforcement was dispatched to Walmart at 2592 N.Columbia St. in reference to shoplifting.