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iS Baldwin VOLUME 17 ♦ ISSUE 39 ♦ www.BBnews.today Your hometown newspaper for Milledgeville and Baldwin County, Georgia. » SUPERIOR COURT Tatum indicted STAFF REPORTS A Baldwin County Superior Court Grand Jury indicted Orlando Turrell Tatum on Tuesday, Sept. 19 in relation to a June 22 murder. The court has indicted a true bid on Tatum for all three counts that was brought before the court. Those counts were: murder, felony murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Tatum is accused of killing 22-year-old Voisel Javon Renfro. Detective Thomas “T. J.” Hargrove, representing the Baldwin County Sheriffs Office gave a special present ment for the case. Stephen A. Bradley serves as the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney. on murder charges In the state of Georgia the counts of murder and felony murder can carry punishments of death, life without parole and life with parole eligibility in 30 years. The charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon can carry a term of up to five years. The following people were also indicted by the grand jury: —Lee Arthur Anderson Jr. for sale of cocaine. —Nicholus Hunter Bache for four counts of theft by taking. —Adrian Demone Baker for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, driving without a license and failure to stop at a stop SEE COURT » A8 Orlando Turrell Tatum JANET CALLAWAY/Contributor Prior to kickoff between Georgia Military College and the College of DuPage, the Silver Wings parachuted in as part of the pregame festivities. Alongside the American flag, the Silver Wings brought in the United States Army flag and the POW-MIAflag. » HOSPITAL Navicent to control ORMC by Sunday City, hospital officials assess water issues CARRIE MOON carrie@bbnews.today A meeting held at Oconee Regional Medical Center (ORMC) on Wednes day, Sept. 20, addressed changes and upgrades foreseen in Milledgeville’s, and the hospital’s, futures. In an effort to better serve the community, elected officials and ORMC staff members came together to openly discuss changes, issues and plans of action to resolve them. Oconee Regional Health Systems, Inc. is expected to turnover oper ation to Navicent between Friday, Sept. 29 and Sunday, Oct. 1. As a result of bankruptcy an auction was held so interested parties could com petitively bid to purchase ORMC. SEE HOSPITAL » A8 » BALDWIN COUNTY Citizens revisit public pool issue with commissioners » CONGRESSIONAL VISIT Hice speaks at GMC Constitution Day event WIL PETTY wil@bbnews.today During its public meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 19, the Baldwin County Board of Commissioners were again pressured by concerned citizens about the need of a public pool. A discussion regarding a pool orig inally started at the board’s Sept. 5 meeting, but many wanted to make sure the issue would not go away. A public pool, originally ran by the county was closed at 2012. During the Sept. 5 meeting, Chairman Sammy Hall said the county did not have the money at the time when some Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) money was set aside for recreation. The goal this time around, by the citizens was to mention how urgent they believe a pool is. “I want to reiterate my sense of impor tance on timeliness in regards to an SEI POOL » A9 WIL PETTY wil@bbnews.today Georgia Military College held its Con stitution Day Ceremony at 2:30 p.m. on Friday Sept. 17 to pay homage to the birth of the United States Government. Rep. Jody Hice (R-GA) was the guest speaker for the event held at the Grant Parade Field on the GMC campus. “We are here today to talk about that which is very precious to all of us and that is our Constitution,” he said. “It is something that distinguishes this country from every country in the world. It is now our responsibility and our duty not only to defend and protect it, but to pass it on to future generations and pass on what it represents.” Hice said the school’s motto, “character above all,” is also paramount to what the Constitution was founded on. “What we need to understand is the role that character plays in the fulfillment of SEE HICE » A2 0 40232 65536 4 Thursday Partly HIGH Cloudy 67 LOW Detailed forecast / B10 BULLETIN BOARD A3 CRIME WATCH A7 DINING GUIDE A6 OBITUARIES A5 OPINIONS A4 PROPERTYTRANSFERS A7 SERVICE DIRECTORY B9 SPORTS B1 UGA defeats Mississippi State sports »B1
