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Coach Hicks leaving Baldwin
Baldwin High Head Football Coach Jesse Hicks resigned this morning.
Hicks soon will assume head coaching duties at Dougherty High School in
inner-city Albany. Hicks previously played and coached at Albany State
University and called Albany his "second home."
Hicks compiled a 70-24 record in eight seasons in Milledgeville, including
back-to-back region titles in 2008 and 2009.
Hicks easily was the most successful coach in Baldwin's 50-something year
football history. Baldwin actually has an all-time losing record in football
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Roethlisberger story still growing legs
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Fans of country music singer Luke Bryan camp out for concert tickets on Friday afternoon in front of Capitol City nightclub in Milledgeville, Ga. Roughly 12 hours earlier, a sexual assault was reported inside the nightclub involving Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
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Editor's Note: This story is moving extremely fast. The best way to keep up on
the very latest is to type "Roethlisberger" into a Google search. Then click
"Google Search" which will take you to the next page. On the next page select
"News" at the top of the screen, which will take you to another screen. On the
following screen, select "Sorted by Date" on the left side of the screen to view
the most recent stories and posts.
Also, pick up the March 11-17 issue of The Baldwin Bulletin for many different
angles on the story. What does
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County unveils its upcoming budgets
Even though it seems that Baldwin County just approved a budget, Tuesday
night the Board of Commissioners heard the first presentation for a budget
cycle that would run April 1 - Dec. 31, 2010 and Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2011.
The current fiscal year is
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Lakeside condos beginning to sell
The Legacy at Sinclair, an ambitious condo development adjacent to the
Milledgeville Country Club, recently sold it’s first three units.
Smaller units sell in the $300,000s, while the large units are listed in the
$600s. Among those to buy
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Georgia College eventually would like to expand towards Central State
Scaffolding currently surrounds the dome of the Powell Building, which has
created some curiosity among many people around Central State Hospital.
After all, the Powell Building currently is in the process of closing. Roughly
200 employees at
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RECENT OBITUARIES
• Dell O’Barr
Dell O’Barr, age 57, passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2010.
He is survived by his wife, Linda O’Barr and son Chris O’Barr, both of Macon;
his mother, Violet Allen of Athens; and four sisters, Linda Ryals of Macon,
Sally Peppers of Watkinsville, Marcia Williams of Colbert and Mary Peppers of
Athens.
Moores Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements. Services will be held
at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, February 25 at the Georgia Veterans Memorial Chapel
with burial following at Georgia
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City opens new recycling center
Milledgeville City residents now have another recycling option as the City’s
first recycling center has opened at the dead end of W. Thomas Street, just
past Wray Homes.
The City Council voted in December to construct its own recycling
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Meet Baldwin County's brotherhood of Bubbas
Baldwin County is blessed with an abundance of Bubbas, which is never a bad
thing.
After all, a man named Bubba is more likely to help out a friend in need,
more likely to respond to a crisis. Also, a man named Bubba is more likely to
be there
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Any other downtown churches moving to the northside?
At this rate, Log Cabin Road may be re-named "Church Street."
Indeed, multiple Baldwin County churches have built new worship centers on
Log Cabin Road in recent years. First United Methodist Church began the
trend, relocating to the northside of Milledgeville roughly seven years ago.
Now, First Baptist Church is the latest church to buy property on the
northside. First Baptist recently bought 20-something acres on US 441 near
the Log Cabin Road intersection. Church officials said they had no set
timeline for the relocation,
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BOE discussing a four-day school week
Some Baldwin County school board members have started taking a look at
different ideas aimed at saving the district more money in the future.
With the announcement of more teacher furloughs and other additional cuts
in state funding, and with the realization that these funding cuts may become
permanent, some board members are looking at a rather unconventional idea
– a four-day school week.
School board vice-chair Ray Markwalter said he first heard about the idea at a
December education conference, and found out that Peach
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