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UPDATE: District 2 Council race likely headed to runoff

There will likely be a runoff for the District 2 seat on Milledgeville City Council. Candidate Arlene Simmons is headed ...
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Mary Parham Copelan wins 3rd term

Mary Parham Copelan will serve another term as mayor of Milledgeville. This will be her third term. Copelan defeated opponent ...
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POLL: Now that Halloween is behind us, when should people put up Christmas decorations?

Published 4:52 pm Monday, November 3, 2025 ...
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‘We just do all that we can’: Area leaders express concerns over possible SNAP benefits lapse

Gloria Simmons, director of Helping Hands Crisis Relief Center in Hancock County, speaks at Monday’s listening session. (Billy W. Hobbs/Staff) EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in an ongoing series on ...
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Courts order federal government to fund food program, but some still preparing for disruptions

ATLANTA — Judges in two federal lawsuits Friday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to continue funding its food assistance program during the government shutdown, but it was unclear how ...
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Braves end season winners

Josh Rhodes, Baldwin High senior placekicker, recovers his own onside kickoff at the onset of Friday's region football contest at Braves Stadium. The Braves concluded the 2025 season with a 48-21 win ...
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Creeped out by dolls? GCSU Psych faculty conjure explanations why dolls ‘weird us out’

With lifeless eyes and frozen smiles, dolls sit inside homes just waiting for someone – anyone – to come play with them.
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Celebration held for Baldwin’s 100-year-olds

Centenarian Alma Finney was among the nine honorees recognized Thursday, Oct. 23 at the ICC Building on Swint Avenue in Milledgeville. (Billy W. Hobbs/Staff) A special ceremony honored several ladies ...