Local Milledgeville & Baldwin County Information
    Auto Tags
    Georgia tags must be purchased within 30 days after establishing residency. Automobile tags are issued by the tax commissioner’s office at the Baldwin County Courthouse located at the corner of Hancock and Wilkinson Streets. The telephone number is (478) 453-4813. If your automobile tag is still valid, there is a $20 charge for the tag and $18 to change the title.

    Newcomers from out-of-state must pay an impact fee based on the value of each automobile brought into Georgia. Titles are required on all Georgia-registered motor vehicles up to 15 years old. Tags are renewed annually.

    Driver’s Licenses
    Newcomers must change their driver’s licenses within 30 days of moving to Georgia. Driver’s licenses are issued by the Georgia State Patrol, Department of Safety at 200 Carl Vinson Road from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. A written exam and an eye exam are required, along with a previous driver’s licenses or two pieces of ID, and a $15 fee in cash. Liability insurance is required by Georgia law. You must have an insurance identification card to get your license and keep this insurance card with you while driving. For more information call (478) 453-4717.

    Electric Services
    Depending on where you live, electric service will be provided by either Georgia Power Company or Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation. Georgia Power Company, the major supplier for Milledgeville, is located at 1840 N. Columbia Street. The local number is (478) 452-4551 and the toll-free 24-hour service number is 800-253-1080.
    Tri-County Electric Membership Corp. located in Gray, serves portions of Milledgeville and Eatonton. The local number is (478) 986-3134 and in Eatonton (706) 485-6122. The toll-free service number is 800-342-3812.

    Gas Service
    Georgia Natural Gas Company provides natural gas service to Baldwin County. Service requests are handled by phone 24 hours a day at the local number (478) 452-0537.
    There are several companies in the county which can provide liquid propane tanks and monthly service calls.

    Telephone
    The provider for telephone service in Baldwin County is Alltel, located at 750 N. Jefferson Street. The local telephone number is (478) 452-6414. The toll-free service number is 800-501-1754, available from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

    Water, Trash, and Sewage
    Water, trash collection and sewage bills are a combined service within the city of Milledgeville. Sewage bills are calculated at 75% of the water bill and trash collection is a charge of $9.50, all combined into one monthly bill. For more information, call (478) 453-5709, or go by City Hall at 119 East Hancock Street. Outside the city, county water and sewage service is available in some areas. Contact the Baldwin County Water Board at 3014 Heritage Road or call (478) 453-4237 for more information. County residents have no trash collection service provided, but can employ a commercial trash company or take garbage to dumpsters or convenience centers located in the county. Locations for dumpsters and convenience centers can be obtained from the County Commission office at the Baldwin County Courthouse located at the corner of Hancock and Wilkinson Streets or call (478) 453-4791. The county landfill is located off County Line Church Road in the southwestern part of Baldwin County. Hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. weekdays and 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturdays. For more information, call the landfill scale house at (478) 932-5959.

    Recycling
    Milledgeville residents have curbside pickup each Wednesday for the following items: glass, aluminum cans, metal cans and plastic (milk jugs, soft-drink containers and colored plastics with the numbers 1 or 2 inside the triangular recycling logo marked on the containers.) The Sanitation Department will leave a replacement bag each time they pickup. Newspaper recycling boxes are in the parking lot behind Milledgeville City Hall on East Hancock Street. For more information call (478) 453-4678.

    Cable Service
    Charter cable is the local supplier for television cable service. The address is 71 Georgia Highway 22 West and the 24-hour service telephone number is (478) 453-9448.

    Postal Service
    Now that you are moving, don’t forget to change addresses for all your mail. Use the handy packet that is enclosed and supplied by the U. S. Post Office for this purpose.

    Voter Registration
    You can register to vote at the Baldwin County Courthouse located at the corner of Hancock and Wilkinson Streets. The Board of Registrars will assign you to the proper voting district.
      City precincts are:
      City 1 (South Milledgeville) - National Guard Armory on Georgia Highway 49
      City 2 (Mary Vinson Memorial Library) - Library located at 151 South Jefferson Street
      City 3 (East Milledgeville) - Boddie Middle School on Orchard Hill Road
      City 4 (Baldwin County Courthouse) - Courthouse on West Hancock Street
      City 5 (Fire Station) - Fire station on West Thomas Street
      City 6 (North Milledgeville) - Fire station on Dunlap Road

      County precincts are:
      East Baldwin (Montpelier area) - Fire station on Lovers Lane
      North Baldwin - Fire station on Log Cabin Road
      West Baldwin - Fire station on Georgia 22 West
      Scottsboro - The old courthouse on Gordon Highway
      East Hardwick - Hardwick Baptist Church on Thomas Street
      West Hardwick - Fire station on Allen Memorial Drive
      Coopers - Fire station on Coopers Road

    City and County Taxes
    Personal property notices are mailed in January of each year and are due by May 1st. Real estate notices are mailed in September of each year and are due by November 15th. For more information you may contact the Tax Commissioner at the Baldwin County Courthouse at (478) 453-4813.

    Emergency Services
    In the event of an emergency Baldwin County has an Enhanced 911 Service. To initiate this service, one simply dials 911. An operator will answer and ask which emergency department is needed and will make the connection. The Enhanced 911 system can tell immediately the caller's telephone number, address and other information. The following services and emergency assistance can be reached through 911.
      Baldwin County Emergency Medical Service
      Fire (Milledgeville and Baldwin County)
      Milledgeville Police Department
      Sheriff's Department
      Central State Hospital

      Additional law enforcement agencies include:
      The Georgia Bureau of Investigation; located at 2639 N. Columbia Street; (478) 453-4117.
      The Georgia State Patrol Post is on Georgia Hwy. 49; (478) 453-4718.

    You may also wish to contact the Newcomer's Club for more information;
    they meet the 2nd Wednesday, September-May at 9:30 am, Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church.

    Oconee Regional Medical Center

    821 N. Cobb Street • Milledgeville, GA 31061
    PO Box 690 • Milledgeville, GA 31059
    (478) 454-3505
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