Another new 1-cent sales tax could be on the horizon in Milledgeville and Baldwin County sometime in 2026. The idea is already in discussion stages. The new sales tax is known as a Floating Local ...

Midway Hills Academy had a very special visitor last week as the Honorable Floyd L. Griffin, Jr., former Mayor of Milledgeville, state Senator, U.S. Army Colonel, and lifelong public servant, returned ...

Andrew Strickland is about to end his tenure as chairman of the Baldwin County Board of Commissioners. During the Dec. 16 commission meeting, Strickland shared some of the events that have happened ...

Central Georgia Technical College recently named, Deryk Stoops, an automation technology instructor in the Aerospace, Trade, and Industry Division as its 2026 Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in ...

An 18-year-old Milledgeville man is recuperating after being shot by a masked man in what Washington County authorities called an “ambushed” attack.

In a 3-2 vote, the Baldwin County Board of Commissioners approved a new operating budget last week for the new year of 2026.

Exchange Bank recently contributed $35,000 to St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital through the Georgia HEART Rural Hospital Tax Credit Program. This contribution reflects the bank’s ongoing commitment ...

Exchange Bank has announced the appointment of Tripp Conner as senior vice president and market president for its new Braselton branch, set to open in spring 2026.

This year Sacred Heart donated gifts to 211 children who might not have received anything due to difficult family circumstances. I ...

A 61-year-old Milledgeville man finds himself in big trouble stemming from a reported road rage incident, local authorities say.

The sewage spill occurred due to the erosion in the hill slope, which led to sewer pipe damage,” according to the email. “The spill was stopped on 12-4-25 at 5:30 p.m. The ...

A man who became a fugitive in a murder case in Sparta earlier this year appeared in Hancock County Superior Court Dec. 17 ...