Sparta News

An 18-year-old Milledgeville woman survived a Wednesday afternoon wreck that sent her and the driver of a log truck to two different emergency rooms.

Milledgeville is a city where local citizens take pride in historical preservation and the historically-preserved structures that dot the landscape along the skyline as eyes turn in the direction of Sparta and ...

The grounds of A.K. Bissell Park became the fields of France on Saturday as the Axis and Allied powers battled once again.

A Sparta man died early Tuesday morning after robbing a convenience store clerk at knifepoint and leading authorities on a chase through Hancock County, authorities said.

One man died early Tuesday morning after a police chase in Hancock County. According to Marc Mansfield, Assistant Special Agent in Charge at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's Milledgeville post, the chase ...

The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office Traffic and Narcotics units intercepted about 15 pounds of marijuana as it traveled through South Milledgeville Thursday.

Daniel McDonald and Scott Teague Milledgeville Police Department - Simple assault, theft by taking Someone tried to steal something from the Dollar General location on North Columbia Street May 19.

Scott Teague and Alexander Cain Baldwin County Sheriff's Office - Attempted burglary A woman discovered someone trying to enter her Frank Bone Road home Friday morning through the rear window and rear sliding ...

“You can be poor, but poverty doesn't have to be in you. We were never poor in values.”

Lonzy Edwards keeps the memory of his mother close to his heart. Her life. Her love. via The Macon Telegraph

Six men are fined and given six months probation for soliciting sex from other men at two Augusta parks. via WRDW-TV Augusta

“Georgtown Village Apts. has it for YOU!”

Noon: The Grumman Retiree Club Peach Pit Chapter meets at Golden Corral, Hwy. 441 N. 12:45 p.m.: The Milledgeville Kiwanis Club meets at the Milledgeville Country Club. via Union-Recorder

“We heard the tires swilling, but all we could see was a big cloud of dust”

A 24-year-old Hancock County man was seriously injured after he lost control of his car causing it to smash and damage five boats parked in front of Hillbilly Marina in the Raysville Community of McDuffie ... via The McDuffie Mirror

“The house could not have functioned without the slave staff. They were an integral part of the family, and their stories need to be told”

From under the rug to out in the open, slavery at the Old Governor's Mansion is being explored and explained during a new tour of Georgia's old seat of power. via Union-Recorder

Thursday Live Music: Vocal Jazz Featuring jazz singer Anita McClintick and Frank Sumares, piano. via Spartan Daily

“People have [diversity] in their minds, but I'm not sure that it's in people's hearts”

Nadirah Ross is a Motown peach. A Detroit native, Ross and her family moved to the bucolic Hancock County seat of Sparta in 1997 when she was 11. via Union-Recorder

Today Lecture: How to Think Like a Librarian School of Library and Information Science Colloquia Series. via Spartan Daily

Mobile store owner is released on bond A judge granted bond Friday to the owner of four Columbia County cell phone stores arrested Monday on fraud and counterfeiting charges. via Augusta Chronicle

“The Union corps had engineers traveling with them, and they made very detailed maps of their routes that we still have today”

Rick Joslyn examines a memorial to early Georgia Gov. Jared Irwin that he says may have suffered damage from couple of bullet fired by Gen. via The Macon Telegraph

Timothy L. King, 40, of Sparta, was arrested for shoplifting on Friday afternoon after he reportedly attempted to steal a digital camera, memory card and MP3 player at Wal-Mart, a police report states. via Union-Recorder

“Through interviews, it was discovered that the copper came from Hancock County. They will face charges of either theft or burglary in Hancock County”

A routine traffic violation stop Wednesday morning by the Georgia State Patrol resulted in the discovery of a large amount of stolen copper and aluminum. via Union-Recorder