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In today's newsletter:

  • How did Baldwin’s spending shortfalls impact Milledgeville’s promised SPLOST funds?
  • Could Milledgeville’s dispensary become a key hub for South Georgia patients?
  • How a free June hoops camp mentors Milledgeville middle schoolers

Also on today's calendar: Young Artist Exhibit — Lake Sinclair Life.

Today's riddle: Why are frogs poor conversationists? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 89 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, warm and humid, temps: high: 91, low: 65.
  • Monday: A morning t-storm or two, with a high of 94 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Change orders have cost Baldwin taxpayers millions - The Union-Recorder (unionrecorder.com) — Baldwin County’s forensic audit found millions in SPLOST and T-SPLOST project overruns and delayed payments owed to the City of Milledgeville, raising serious questions about cash flow and oversight. Investigators detailed weak internal controls, reliance on short-term borrowing, and projects without contracts or bidding, while the GBI’s Milledgeville-based Region 6 office continues a criminal investigation into county financial practices.
   

2. Georgia Significantly Expands Medical Marijuana Use; Dispensaries Still a Long Way from South GA * (laniercountynewsonline.com) — Milledgeville is now on the short list of Georgia cities with medical cannabis dispensaries, as the state dramatically broadens who can qualify and how products can be used. Local patients with chronic pain, inflammatory diseases, sleep disorders and other conditions may newly qualify, but many South Georgia residents still face long drives to reach locations like Milledgeville, Macon or Savannah.
   

3. Youth basketball camp returns next month (unionrecorder.com) — Families in Milledgeville and Baldwin County can now register rising middle schoolers for the free We Care basketball camp, held Tuesdays and Thursdays in June at the county recreation gym on Highway 22. Led by veteran coach James Lunsford and supported by city and county leaders, the camp blends basketball fundamentals with mentoring on academics, conflict resolution, and life skills.
   

4. Kemp vetoes bill to increase tax credits for historic buildings (wpganews.com) — Milledgeville’s Central State Hospital is among the historic sites that just lost out on a proposed expansion of Georgia’s historic rehabilitation tax credits, after Gov. Brian Kemp’s veto. Preservation leaders say projects in Milledgeville and Macon will now be harder to finance, though federal historic tax credits and other tools can still help some developers move forward.
   

5. With 'Momma May Be Mad,' Georgia writer writes a memoir despite memory loss and other trauma (gpb.org) — A Georgia writer who teaches at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville shares how she crafted a memoir while coping with memory loss from electroconvulsive therapy and long-term mental health struggles. Her story emphasizes the difficult path through treatment, the painstaking reconstruction of her past, and the daily work of holding onto hope, with a reminder that crisis help is available at 988.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They jump to conclusions. (Thank you Rita S. for sending it in!)
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