Baldwin County

The Milledgeville Singers Club performs carols outside of the Holiday Market. BAILEY BALLARD/Staff

The Milledgeville Singers Club performs carols outside of the Holiday Market. BAILEY BALLARD/Staff

Christmas Walk through Woodland Acres a success

Bailey Ballard
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Woodland Acres at Robbins Farm hosted its first Christmas Light Walk on Dec. 12 with a positive turnout.The 10-to-12-minute walk circled the Holiday market with multiple vendors, featured several photo spots, and included an educational stop.
Over 100 cadets volunteered to play students, injured and deceased, during the three exercises. BAILEY BALLARD/Staff

Over 100 cadets volunteered to play students, injured and deceased, during the three exercises. BAILEY BALLARD/Staff

GMC partners with first responders for emergency preparedness exercise

Bailey Ballard
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Georgia Military College (GMC) and GMC Preparatory School, in collaboration with Milledgeville and Baldwin County first responders, conducted the first large-scale Emergency Preparedness Exercise on Nov. 1 on GMC’s Main Campus in Milledgeville.
Allan and Julie Dodson show off their art sold at “Dad’s Woodshed.” They were one of 80 registered artisans at the market. ALIVIA BLANTON/ Staff

Allan and Julie Dodson show off their art sold at “Dad’s Woodshed.” They were one of 80 registered artisans at the market. ALIVIA BLANTON/ Staff

Rooted in community: Deep Roots 22nd anniversary

Alivia Blanton
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
The Deep Roots Festival returned Oct. 18 for its 22nd year in downtown Milledgeville. The annual event remained free to attend, offering visitors access to an artisan market, a car show, a concert stage, and family-friendly activities.
The Baldwin High School sax ensemble performed on the front porch of the historic home welcoming people in. Two attendees stopped to watch and hum along to the tunes of Christmas songs. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff

The Baldwin High School sax ensemble performed on the front porch of the historic home welcoming people in. Two attendees stopped to watch and hum along to the tunes of Christmas songs. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff

Christmas season comes to the Brown-Stetson-Sanford House

Bailey McCully
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Georgia’s Old Capital Heritage Center at The Depot, Inc. opened the doors to the 1825 Brown-Stetson-Sanford House on Dec. 9 to allow community members to take a peek at what Christmas looked like for the historic home.
Seeking Asylum photographer Jessica Whitehead holds a picture of the Jones Building as she explains her journey with photography and Central State Hospital’s history. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff

Seeking Asylum photographer Jessica Whitehead holds a picture of the Jones Building as she explains her journey with photography and Central State Hospital’s history. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff

Remembering Central State Hospital, a community call to action

Bailey McCully
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Georgia College & State University and the Middle Georgia Regional Library partnered to gather the oral history of Central State Hospital through a grant program funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

SWA bottom line seeing improvement

Rufus Adair
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
A couple of years after having to ask the Putnam and Baldwin county governments for some help getting over a financial hump, the Sinclair Water Authority (SWA) board passed a $2.
The Walker Building was used as the male convalescent building and closed in 1974. COURTESY OF JESSICA WHITEHEAD

The Walker Building was used as the male convalescent building and closed in 1974. COURTESY OF JESSICA WHITEHEAD

DBHDD to ‘dispose of’ four CSH buildings

Bailey McCully
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order last Tuesday authorizing the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) to “dispose” of the Jones, Green, Walker, and Wash buildings on the Central State Hospital (CSH) campus.
Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

Head-on collision claims five lives Tuesday morning

Lynn Hobbs
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Five people were killed instantly in a head-on collision Tuesday morning, including an infant and a toddler. Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills identified the victims as Mayla Dostie, 44; Hailey Brook Hayes, 22; Zaleigh Adaya Brooks, 23; Bentley Barlow, 3; and Tucker Hudspeth, 8 months old.
Documentary writers Stephen Price, Jr., Daniel McDonald and Joe Windish. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff

Documentary writers Stephen Price, Jr., Daniel McDonald and Joe Windish. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff

Seeking Asylum hosts CHS documentary screening

Bailey McCully
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Seeking Asylum LLC., a Central State Hospital photography exhibit, sponsored the screening of Central State Hospital: An Oral History at the Chapel of All Faiths, on the Central State Hospital (CSH) campus, July 22.
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