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CM K Your hometown newspaper for Milledgeville and Baldwin County, Georgia. » NEW BUSINESS Steak/seafood concept opening soon CHRISTIAN MCKEARNEY chris@bbnews.today A 26-year restaurant veteran is in the process of opening a new restaurant in one of downtown’s most viable buildings. The name of the restau rant is The Reel Grill Steak & Seafood, and the address is 114 South Wayne St., most recently home to Aubri Lane’s, which relocated to The Club at Sinclair earlier this year. ‘We are doing upscale seafood and steaks with a casual feel,” said Michael Taylor, a Macon native and resident. “I see a tremendous opportunity.” Taylor first opened Between the Bread Cafe in Macon in 1992. Later on came a second restaurant - Michael’s on Mulberry. Taylor sold both restaurants several months ago and assumed that he “was out of the restaurant business for good.” Breaking the habit was difficult, however. He began researching the Milledgeville market and looking at different available buildings around the area. One day, while visiting downtown, he just happened to park directly in front of the old Aubri Lane’s building. One peak inside, and he was sold. “The building is MORE GRILL » A3 TbfffaL &dl Steak/# Seafood 1ANDM t MAUWIN (KI H Ml Uj+i 1(1 K n r HI •' ( Aiiu SbCBr . 1 in l Ik' ■ ’■ A Marine trumpeter plays Taps while others place wreaths and listen. PHOTOS BY JANET CALLAWAY Community comes together to HONOR VETERANS On Saturday, Dec. 15, hundreds came to the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Milledgeville to lay wreaths on the grave markers of the state's veterans. The event was part of National Wreaths Across America Day, an event where wreath laying ceremonies are coordinated at over 1,400 cemeteries in all 50 states, at sea and abroad. The tradition was started in 1992 by Morrill Worcester, who with the help of U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe, worked to place a surplus of wreaths from his company at Arlington National Cemetery. Since then, the event has grown annually. The wreaths placed on the markers were live balsam fir wreaths. Members of the community come together at Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery to pay honor to those buried by placing wreaths on their graves. » COMMISSIONERS County approves bid for annex WIL PETTY wil@bbnews.today The construction of the Baldwin County administration building, which will be located on North Columbia Street,jumped another hurdle on Tuesday night as the Baldwin County Board of Commissioners approved its construction bid. The construction will be handled by Spratlin & Son Construction, which is based in Lincolnton for a total of $9-44 million. According to documents, Spratlin & Son were the third lowest bidders out of 12 companies. The two lower bids were disqual ified due to issues of fraud, filing false tax returns, being nonrespon- sive or not having worked on proj ects the size of the new building. Dawn Hudson, assistant county manager, said Spratlin & Sons have worked on other projects in the area, including courthouses in Putnam and Hancock counties. “They have had numerous expe rience with government buildings and county courthouses,” she said. “They work with government enti ties a lot.” According to the company’s MORE ANNEX »A2 » ROAD DEATHS Two more traffic fatalities reported, making six total STAFF REPORTS Baldwin County has now experi enced six traffic fatalities in the last four weeks. An elderly couple from Macon was driving along the Fall Line Freeway on Sunday afternoon when their vehicle was T-boned by a kaolin truck, according to multiple media reports. The incident occurred at the end of the Vinson Highway at its intersection with the Fall Line Freeway. The deceased were listed as John Woodford and Joan Woodford, both 71. The driver of the kaolin truck reportedly failed to stop at the stop sign before barreling into the highway and striking the Woodfords’ Ford truck. The accident remains under investigation. » SHERIFF'S OFFICE Roommates facing sexual assault charges STAFF REPORTS Two men, accompa nied by their respec tive attorneys, turned themselves in to authorities on Tuesday and were booked at the Baldwin County Law Enforcement Center. Curtis Tariq Griffin and John Dylan Waddle are each charged with Curtis Tariq Griffin S one count of sexual assault strong-arm rape. Griffin is 26 and listed with a Grandview Drive address, while Waddle is 22 and listed John Dylan with a Putnam County Waddle address. The incident report edly took place at a house party MORE ARRESTS » A8 0 1 4 0 2 3 2 " 6 5 5 3 6'""4 54 HIGH Thursday Showers Likely Forecast» Page B8 45 LOW BULLETIN BOARD A6 OBITUARIES A5 COMMUNITY B1 OPINIONS A4 CRIME WATCH A7 PROPERTY TRANSFERS.. A7 CROSSWORD PUZZLE,...A6 SERVICE DIRECTORY B9 Community comes out for Christmas Parade C0MMUNITY»B1 # 995 MILLEDGEVILLE RD. EATONTON • 478.746.0001 (1 MILE NORTH OF THE LAKE ON 441) 115 GRAY RD. EATONTON • 706.229.6950 (NEXT TO DAIRY QUEEN) OutdoorOptions.com M
