The Milledgeville-Baldwin County Chamber of Commerce is participating in an initiative sponsored by the Waycross-Ware County Chamber of Commerce requesting all of the Chambers in Georgia for help for the firefighters battling several blazes in the Okefenokee Swamp.

Items needed:

• socks
• t-shirts
• liquid lip balm
• bandanas
• individual packages of antacids and pain relievers
• sunscreen
• bug spray
• dryer sheets
• hand sanitizer
• eye wash
• snacks for when they do not have time to rest for a meal (no chocolate as it melts).
• They also need donations to provide meals for the firefighters. 

Checks should be made payable to the Georgia Forestry Commission.

GCSU will holds commencement this week for graduate and undergraduate degrees.

GCSU Media Relations Manager Judy Bailey says GCSU History Professor and University Historian Dr. Bob Wilson will speak during the graduate commencement.

Graduating Pre-Med Senior Melanie Wooten will speak at the the undergraduate ceremony.

Graduate commencement is scheduled for Friday, May 6 at 7 p.m. on GCSU's front campus, a GCSU news release says. 521 students will earn their master's degree.

1,237 undergraduates will receive their diplomas during commencement on Saturday, May 7 at 9 a.m.

The release says that shuttle buses will be available from both Centennial Center and West Campus parking lots to the graduation venue.

The 3rd Annual Old Capitol City Classic 5K and 1 mile fun run, Saturday, April 30.

The start/finish will be held at the Oconee Regional Medical Center and wil be run on paved streets in and around the hospital campus.

Proceeds from the race will benefit the ORMC walking track improvements initiative.

Packet pickup and race day registration will begin at 6:30 a.m.