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60 Tons of Sand to Create First Friday's Beach Bash

Jacqueline Harnevious

June's First Friday in Milledgeville means Beach Bash!Fowler Flemister and the Standard Sand Company unload sixty tons of sand in the parking lot next to the Post Office, a Milledgeville Main Street news release.Everyone is invited to bring beach chairs and sand buckets for an evening on the beach--in Milledgeville!Also at the 'beach' Friday, DJ Walt and face-painting by Maria Fontenot.Summer...

'Rare' Audio: Flannery O'Connor Reads Her Work Aloud

Jacqueline Harnevious

Audio of Flannery O'Connor reading her work, "A Good Man is Hard to Find" can be heard online.From Open CultureIn April of 1959–five years before her death at the age of 39 from lupus–O’Connor ventured away from her secluded family farm in Milledgeville, Georgia, to give a reading at Vanderbilt University. She read one of her most famous and unsettling stories, “A Good Man is Hard to Find.”

U.S. House Candidate Simpson Proposes Congressional Goals

Milledgeville's Stephen Simpson is a businessman, a military veteran, and a former Capitol Hill liaison. And now, he hopes his next title is United States Congressman. He's planning to challenge incumbent Republican Paul Broun in the primary race for the Georgia 10th District. Wednesday, he explained to Randall Savage why he feels qualified to represent the district, tackling questions about the...

Milledgeville Man Continues To Fight Flesh-Eating Bacteria

Paul Bales, the Milledgeville man fighting the flesh-eating bacteria could face more surgery. 13WMAZ talked to Mike Bales, Paul's son, on Tuesday morning about his father's condition. On Wednesday, Mike Bales says doctors removed part of his dad's left leg, just below the knee. Bales says the doctors are focused on getting the bacteria out. "The surgeon came in this past weekend to...

Telescope Completes Herty Hall Expansion

Faraway galaxies, stars and planets come to life through the viewer of a new 24-inch research telescope atop Georgia College’s Herty Hall.The snare drum-shaped observatory telescopeerected in Herty Hall’s 15-foot-high, corrugated aluminum dome earlier this month completed the science building’s $3.4 million, 17,000-square-foot expansion.“This telescope will not only allow students more...

Baldwin County Qualified Candidates for 2012 Election - Local Races

Cody Rhodes

The 2012 Election Season is officially in full swing and it can be confusing as it is important.See the candidates who qualified in races for seats in Baldwin County:Board of Education – District 2Harold Simmons (incumbent)Ben A. QuinnMike ScrewsBoard of Education – District 3Maggie Flemming BriscoLynwood ChandlerBoard of Education – District 4John JacksonCoronerJohn Gonzalez (D) (incumbent...

Austin Scott Facing Free Ride to Second Term

Bernard O'Donnell

Austin Scott apparently has a free ride to a second term in Congress. No Republicans or Democrats qualified to challenge the Republican from Ashburn in the Eighth Congressional District. Qualifying for Georgia's congressional races ended at noon Friday. That means, barring a successful write-in or independent candidate, Scott will be sworn in for another term in January. Fellow...

Races Set for 10 General Assembly Seats

Bernard O'Donnell

Central Georgia voters will decide five state House races and five Senate races during this election season. Meanwhile, 10 representatives and three senators face no opposition. Qualifying for the state Senate and state Representative races ended at noon Friday. Here are the qualifiers. In State Senate District 18, incumbent Cecil Staton, a Macon Republican, has a challenger:Thomaston...

Milledgeville Man Resting After Partial-Leg Amputation

Bernard O'Donnell

Paul Bales is resting after doctors removed part of his left leg due to a flesh-eating bacteria. His son, Mike Bales, said (video) he talked to his father and showed him pictures of his grandchildren. (slideshow) He said his father is in stable condition and is anxious to get back home. Doctors removed Paul Bales' left leg below the knee. His son said more amputation may be needed over...

Lake Sinclair Visitors React to Infection Cases

Candace Adorka

Word about several cases of flesh-eating bacteria has been spreading across Central Georgia, but it's not necessarily keeping folks away from the water. Some people at Lake Sinclair in Milledgeville on Thursday said they weren't worried about the disease, while others said the scary news has made them think twice before getting wet. Irma Ballard took a day trip to Milledgeville from...