Leland Olinger knows he isn’t your typical candidate for a state legislative seat, and a look at a photo of him tends to support that conclusion. However, the Senate hopeful says his message goes beyond his physical appearance.

Woman arrested for smoking marijuana On April 25, law enforcement conducted a traffic stop on a gray Toyota Rav4 on State Route Highway 22 near the intersection of Roberson Mill Road. The driver, Brittany Garnto, was stopped for failure to maintain lane.

Delays in processing mail at a new regional distribution center in Palmetto aren’t just affecting individual Georgians trying to obtain vital prescription drugs or pay their monthly rents or mortgages.

Scott Little is running for the District 5 seat on the Baldwin County Board of Commissioners, and, if elected, his responses to questions posed for this article suggest that his colleagues and constituents will know exactly where he stands.

Walls of Books in Milledgeville offers a selection of new and used books for readers of any age. Opening in July of 2020, Wall of Books established itself as an affordable bookstore with a vast selection of books and genres.

In January the Baldwin County School District (BCSD) launched its 'Grow Your Own' Teacher Program and as of April 15, BCSD signed its fourth college partnership agreement for the program. The program is developed in collaboration with post-secondary institutions in the middle Georgia region and aims to create a teacher pipeline through early exposure to the teaching profession.

The widely discussed and reported case of the murders of Russell and Shirley Dermond may still be unsolved on its 10-year anniversary, but it is in no way a cold case. Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills continues to not only think about the case every day but also explore every possible avenue of finding a suspect.

GC Miracle, the largest student organization on the Georgia College campus, held its annual ThunderThon event April 7. Approximately 300 people attended the event, and GC Miracle raised $70,550 for the Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital in Macon.

When Carolyn Douglas first moved to Milledgeville in 2019, she had no idea she would find the place that could possibly be her forever home. “I really didn’t know much about Milledgeville, and then I got on the Georgia College campus and immediately started seeing myself here,” she said.

The Milledgeville City Council met April 23 and discussed the final budget proposals from Main Street, the building department and public works. The meeting opened with Mayor Pro Tempore Denese Shinholster explaining that Mayor Mary Parham-Copelan was virtually sitting in on this meeting.