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Sparta woman dies following single-car crash

SPARTA, Ga. — A 28-year-old woman involved in a single-car crash on Ga. Route 22 near Sparta early Tuesday has died, local authorities say. Hancock County Coroner Dontrelle Andrews identified the ...
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Sandersville PD launches internal investigation into tasing incident

An alleged excessive use-of-force incident during a stop for a traffic infraction remains under investigation a week after it took place, The Union-Recorder has learned.
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Woman and teens arrested in foiled prison drop

A woman and a teenage girl were arrested earlier this month in what authorities say was an attempt to smuggle illegal drugs and other items into Washington State Prison. The prison is located near ...
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Sheriff Massee talks to officials about jail concerns

Baldwin County Sheriff Bill Massee recently attended a county commission meeting where he talked with officials about the Baldwin County Law Enforcement Center. Before the meeting, the sheriff said he ...
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GCSU ornithology students focus on conservation, leading nest box project for threatened Georgia warblers

Georgia College & State University ornithology students recently visited Andalusia Farm monitoring the nesting success of prothonotary warblers — using nest boxes that the students built and installed ...
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OUR SPACE: MMX – A journey into fear and terror

What sounds like the latest horror movie advertisement is actually quite benign – we’re talking about ta big international science mission led by the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA). MMX is short for ...
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GRIFFIN: If the court won’t protect fair maps, Georgia must

The recent decision by the Supreme Court of the United States on congressional districts cuts deeply into one of the most important protections for fair representation in American democracy. At the ...
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Little Fishing Creek Golf Course improvements continue

Contrary to what some residents are saying, Little Fishing Creek Golf Course is not closed. It’s open, and golf enthusiasts are out there playing daily. It’s true, for a while, the course had been ...
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VIDEO: DA requests GBI investigation in wake of Baldwin Co. forensic audit findings

In the wake of scathing findings in a forensic audit looking into Baldwin County government financial records, another major development has occurred following the subsequent firing of County Manager ...
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Commissioners fire County Manager Carlos Tobar

Baldwin County Commissioners voted Wednesday to terminate County Manager Carlos Tobar. The action was taken unanimously by the Baldwin County Board of Commissioners. Tobar answered directly to ...
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Incident at Milledgeville YDC

According to officials with the Department of Juvenile Justice, a disturbance occured Sunday evening at the Milledgeville Youth Development Center. Five youth were involved in the incident, which ...
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Deputy wounded, local man dead following exchange of gunfire at house

LAKE SINCLAIR – A domestic argument between a recently divorced couple turned violent in Baldwin County Saturday morning, leading to an exchange of gunfire between a deputy sheriff and a man at a ...