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Take advantage of open enrollment

News Staff
Thursday, October 3, 2024
If you work for a midsize or large company, you may soon be able to review your employee benefits package, as we are entering the open enrollment season. So, consider your options carefully, with an eye toward making changes appropriate for your needs.

CRIME WATCH

News Staff
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Walmart shoplifter apprehendedOn Sept. 25, law enforcement was dispatched to Walmart, 2592 N.Columbia St., in reference to a theft.Asset Protection personnel stated he was observing the cameras and witnessed a female skip items and proceed to bag them during her check-out.
Tours of the historic Andalusia Farm home and grounds will be offered for a small fee. Andalusia Farm was home to Southern gothic author and GCSU alumna Flannery O’Connor, whose centennial year is being celebrated in 2024. COURTESY OF GCSU

Tours of the historic Andalusia Farm home and grounds will be offered for a small fee. Andalusia Farm was home to Southern gothic author and GCSU alumna Flannery O’Connor, whose centennial year is being celebrated in 2024. COURTESY OF GCSU

Students gather at Andalusia to create impromptu art “En Plein Air”

News Staff
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Using watercolors, charcoals, paintbrushes, easels and canvasses, students from Central Georgia will craft impromptu artwork during Georgia College & State University’s first “Artober Celebration at Andalusia: Home of Flannery O’Connor.”It’ll be a day of “En Plein Air” painting 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The losing streak for John Milledge Academy (JMA) extended to five games with a 42-7 loss to Stratford Academy. The game was played at Mercer University’s Five Star Stadium in Macon after Hurricane Helene left Stratford’s home field unplayable for Friday night. With just two minutes left in the fourth quarter, JMA quarterback David Todd finished the night with a touchdown pass to Asa Wall. TREY NORRIS/file photo

The losing streak for John Milledge Academy (JMA) extended to five games with a 42-7 loss to Stratford Academy. The game was played at Mercer University’s Five Star Stadium in Macon after Hurricane Helene left Stratford’s home field unplayable for Friday night. With just two minutes left in the fourth quarter, JMA quarterback David Todd finished the night with a touchdown pass to Asa Wall. TREY NORRIS/file photo

JMA falls to Stratford in Helene’s wake

News Staff
Thursday, October 3, 2024
The losing streak for John Milledge Academy (JMA) extended to five games with a 42-7 loss to Stratford Academy. The game was played at Mercer University’s Five Star Stadium in Macon after Hurricane Helene left Stratford’s home field unplayable for Friday night.
ARF advises pet safety for Deep Roots

ARF advises pet safety for Deep Roots

ARF advises pet safety for Deep Roots

News Staff
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Deep Roots is coming soon and we are so excited! We know how tempting it is to have your furbaby tag along, but this isn’t a good idea for many reasons. ARF fully supports the organizers of Deep Roots in their decision to make this a pet free event.
Filmmaker Rodrigo Dorfman spent seven years writing, shooting, and editing “Bulls and Saints,” his heartfelt film about migrant workers longing to return to their Mexican homeland. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Filmmaker Rodrigo Dorfman spent seven years writing, shooting, and editing “Bulls and Saints,” his heartfelt film about migrant workers longing to return to their Mexican homeland. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Movie series debuts with ‘Bulls and Saints’ at The Plaza

Ian Tocher
Thursday, October 3, 2024
A sparse crowd braved the impending arrival of Hurricane Helene last Thursday night to take in “Bulls and Saints,” the first of six scheduled Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers screenings scheduled at The Plaza Arts Center over the next few months.
In Manning Brothers’ 35,000 square-foot showroom and warehouse with a million-dollar-plus inventory, you’re bound to find exactly what you need. CONTRIBUTED

In Manning Brothers’ 35,000 square-foot showroom and warehouse with a million-dollar-plus inventory, you’re bound to find exactly what you need. CONTRIBUTED

Manning Brothers: Over a half-century of innovative food service

News Staff
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Great people meet challenges with innovative solutions, and we’ve been there.Whatever your food service opportunity, we’ve likely seen it—and solved it— before. At Manning Brothers, you are served by people with real-world, frontline experience.
Officers with the Baldwin County Sheriff’s office were on the roadway removing trees and debris to make roads passable after Helene passed through. COURTESY OF BALDWIN SHERIFF GEORGIA FACEBOOK

Officers with the Baldwin County Sheriff’s office were on the roadway removing trees and debris to make roads passable after Helene passed through. COURTESY OF BALDWIN SHERIFF GEORGIA FACEBOOK

Baldwin survives Helene’s wrath; helping with recovery

Bailey McCully
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Over the past weekend, Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida’s Gulf Coast and brought devastation from Florida to the Carolinas with impacts across multiple states. On Monday, Gov.

BOC sets tax rate; increase in tax bills to come

Greenberry Moore
Thursday, October 3, 2024
The Baldwin County Board of Commissioners declined this past Monday to lower the county’s millage rate following a significant revaluation of properties his year, meaning many property owners will see an increase in their tax bill this year.
Game Warden Jaron Hollinshead poses with the 2024 Georgia Level Torch Award. CONTRIBUTED

Game Warden Jaron Hollinshead poses with the 2024 Georgia Level Torch Award. CONTRIBUTED

Game Warden Hollinshead receives Torch Award

Bailey McCully
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Game Warden Jaron Hollinshead of Baldwin, Putnam, Jones, Twiggs, Wilkinson, Houston, and Bibb counties was recently awarded the 2024 Georgia Level Torch Award.
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