3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (161+ words) Published 3:39 pm Thursday, September 10, 2026 Baldwin County Fire Rescue is currently on scene of an overturned tractor-trailer in the area of Allen Memorial Drive and Highway 49. The tractor-trailer is transporting approximately 11,000 pounds of liquid ammonium nitrate, which is currently leaking. It…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (158+ words) Published 8:25 am Wednesday, September 9, 2026 A special agent with the Georgia Department of Corrections has been arrested following an investigation into the misuse of a license plate reader system. The special agent in-charge was identified as Robert “Bobby” Michael Keim of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (213+ words) Published 2:37 pm Friday, September 4, 2026 SPARTA, Ga. — A statewide search for a 62-year-old Hancock County man wanted on outstanding warrants ended Friday when he was taken into custody by state law enforcement authorities, The Union-Recorder has learned. Stephen Russell Ellis, who…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (916+ words) Published 2:29 pm Wednesday, September 2, 2026 As officials prepare to set a budget and a new tax millage rate in Baldwin County, Paul Van Haute delivered yet more financially troubling news for local taxpayers Tuesday night. “In light of everything this county…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (297+ words) Published 12:09 pm Wednesday, September 2, 2026 Dawn Hudson’s lawsuit against Baldwin County and the Baldwin County Board of Commissioners is apparently going forward. Dublin Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Donald W. Gillis was recently appointed to hear the civil case in Baldwin…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (856+ words) Published 9:57 am Friday, August 21, 2026 SPARTA, Ga. — A 62-year-old Hancock County man, believed to be armed and considered dangerous, was still being sought Thursday afternoon by agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Special Agent Michael Maybin, assistant agent in-charge of…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (755+ words) Published 2:01 pm Thursday, August 20, 2026 SPARTA, Ga. — The case of a missing Hancock County man is now in its third week, and local and state law enforcement authorities still have no clue about George Wayne Pailloz’s whereabouts. It’s as though he…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (183+ words) Published 10:00 am Wednesday, August 19, 2026 The Milledgeville-Baldwin County Chamber of Commerce will host its Employ Baldwin Job Fair on Aug. 20, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Central Georgia Technical College’s Milledgeville Campus. The event is free and open to all job seekers and will…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (201+ words) Published 7:00 am Wednesday, August 19, 2026 TENNILLE, Ga. — A fire broke out inside the Tennille Assisted Living Facility on North Main Street Sunday afternoon, forcing the evacuation of all the residents, local authorities say. Preliminary reports indicate the fire may have been…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (279+ words) Published 3:00 pm Tuesday, August 18, 2026 EATONTON, Ga. — A mother and her five children recently lost everything they owned in a devastating house fire near Lake Sinclair in Putnam County, local authorities say. The family was not home at the time. They…...