Baldwin County News

This past spring the state legislature passed a bill to establish a Georgia Charter School Commission that could approve charter school applications rejected by local school boards.

One local organization is taking initiative to enlighten middle and high school boys about the importance of education.

Friday, Nov. 13 11 a.m.: Baldwin County Board of Commissioners holds a health, environment, recreation and conservation committee meeting in Suite 319 of the Baldwin County Courthouse.

A new Baldwin County organization seeks to bring the best out of the community's young people by providing them with a creative environment in which to express themselves.

The Exchange Club of Milledgeville Christmas Parade will be held in downtown Milledgeville at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec.

Milledgeville is often associated with its architecture, and recently two notable local structures - the Sallie Davis House last year and Central State Hospital just this week - have received support in an effort to preserve them for generations to come.

A former Baldwin County Magistrate Court judge has been charged with sexual battery, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

The YES Program, Youth Enrichment Services, has expanded to two more Baldwin County schools this year - Blandy Hills and Midway Elementary - and so far the program has been met with a positive response.

Milledgeville voters had four contested city council seats to fill Tuesday and two incumbents retained their positions.

Rusty Kidd has landed in a December 1 runoff for the House District 141 seat from Baldwin and Putnam counties.

This month's issue of Georgia Trend puts a spotlight on Rome and Floyd County. The article, called "New Roads, New Solutions," is one of three "Around the State" features in the issue .

The Pilot Club of Milledgeville will holds its 10th annual Car Seat Safety Check from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Friday at the Milledgeville Mall.

Former Baldwin County attorney and Milledgeville City Solicitor Phil Carr appeared in Baldwin County Court this morning at the Baldwin Law Enforcement Center and asked Superior Court Judge Hugh Wingfield to grant him a new trial.

Monday night in the Georgia College Arts & Sciences Auditorium, the three candidates for the Milledgeville City Council's Fourth District faced off in a forum focusing on the relationship between the state's public liberal arts university and the city that hosts it.

With so much activity on the arts, entertainment, sports and cultural fronts over the past few weeks, it's a sure sign that the fall busy season is upon us, and this weekend will likely be no exception with the upcoming Deep Roots festival.

The following is information compiled from public records taken from reports of the Milledgeville Police Department and the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office.

Seven years ago, Jennifer Mosley bought her first Milledgeville property to help improve how her family of five lived.

Baldwin County firefighters responded to a vehicle fire at the intersection of state Route 24 and Stembridge Road Tuesday and doused a blazing flatbed trailer filled with wheat straw.

A Hancock County volunteer firefighter who died on the job this past weekend will be buried Friday in the Georgia Veterans Cemetery, a fire spokesman said today.

A tractor-trailer truck carrying 20 one-ton bales of hay caught on fire in Baldwin County this afternoon.