Baldwin County, GA

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) -- Baldwin County fire investigators say they've determined the cause of a devastating fire at a local business. According to Arson Investigator Bradley Towe, the fire at C&R Cabinet Shop on North Columbia St. started around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday and was extinguished shortly after 9 p.m.

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — A woman in Milledgeville is celebrating a big milestone, July 2, 2022. She's been volunteering at the hospital there for almost four decades. Meldra Panchelli has volunteered at Harriet's Closet at Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin for more than 10 years. She helps the patients who have cancer and are cancer survivors. She says she's been in their shoes before.

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — Tuesday afternoon, there are only ashes where the C&R Cabinet Shop stood in Milledgeville. Baldwin County Fire Captain Bradley Towe says that fire tore through the 60,000-square foot building on Monday. We spoke with the business owner and others about what the company's loss means for...

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — Fire crews worked over 9 hours on Monday to put out a fire at a Milledgeville business. Around 11:31 a.m., crews responded to a call that C&R Custom Cabinets was up in flames. It's located at 3037 North Columbia Street. Captain Bradley Towe of the Baldwin...

MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Baldwin County School District is looking to help families by purchasing basic school supplies for all students for the 2022-2023 school year. According to a release from the Baldwin County Board of Education, Superintendent Dr. Noris Price recommended using funds from the federal CARES...

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) -- Baldwin County firefighters battled a fire at a local business on Monday. According to Fire Chief Victor Young, the fire department got the call around 11 a.m. about a fire at the C&R Cabinet Shop on North Columbia St. When firefighters got to the scene,...

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) -- Baldwin County Fire and Rescue responded to a report of heavy smoke in one of the buildings at Baldwin State Prison. With backup from Milledgeville Fire Rescue Services, they were able to fight the fire and contain it to an office area within an hour.

Geneva Bell Davis was a Baldwin County Commissioner and it seems like serving there runs in the Davis family. She died Saturday at the age of 95.

MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Baldwin County community is mourning the death of former county commissioner Geneva Davis. Davis passed away Saturday at her home in Milledgeville and surrounded by family. She was 95 years old. Geneva Davis served as the District 1 representative on the Baldwin County Commission...

MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Church and community leaders in Milledgeville want to help curb youth violence with a weekend event. The organization “One Up” is hosting the “Leaders Against Violence (Youth Pull-Up)” event on June 18th, from 9am-3pm. The event will be held at Central Georgia Technical College in Baldwin County.

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) -- A man who was serving time at Baldwin State Prison when he murdered another inmate on Christmas in 2019 has gotten additional prison time. Assistant District Attorney Tammey Coffey, who prosecuted the case, says that day, "two men went into cell 24 and only one came out alive."

HARDWICK, Ga. — A Baldwin State Prison inmate accused of killing another inmate on Christmas Day in 2019 has now been convicted and sentenced. According to District Attorney T. Wright Barksdale, Albert Glover was found guilty on all counts in connection with the death of inmate Michael Dawson. Glover was sentenced to life without parole.

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) -- "Well we're 15 people short. We're like a lot of communities, we need more law enforcement officers." Baldwin County Sheriff Bill Massee says this shortage of deputies makes it a challenge to curb violence in his communities. We've seen an increase in crime over the...

UPDATE: The Georgia DNR has provided another update on the recovery of the teen’s body. The DNR says that by utilizing the Remote Operated Vehicle, game wardens were able to find the body of 15 year-old Alex Carreto of Chamblee. Divers with the Milledgeville Fire Department were able to recover the body at 1:33 p.m.

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Department of Natural Resources will resume its search Monday for a teen who drowned at the Oconee River. The DNR responded to a drowning at the Oconee River in Baldwin County Sunday afternoon. Witnesses saw a 16-year-old who was fishing fall over a...