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The Twiggs County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the discovery of a figure lounging in a road Monday, Sept. Four, near Danville, Ga.
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Fall shows World War II POW still a harsh boy at ninety six
Crawford Hicks, a World War II prisoner of war, recently suffered severe burns after falling on hot pavement at his home and remaining there for a time unseen.
Annual race brings out runners of all ages
Competitors of all ages come out for 41st Macon Labor Day Road Race. The annual event features 5K and 10K races as well as a one mile joy run for children.
For more than fifty years, he`s been in the driver`s seat for student safety
Albert Fields, 73, has worked for the Monroe County school district’s transportation department for fifty three years, going from bus driver to fleet manager.
Some of the best youthful musicians in the country are in Macon this week
About a dozen of the top high school musicians around the country will give a free concert at Mercer University in Macon, Ga., on Labor Day.
Perry leaders talk about why they didn’t get opposition in election
For the 2nd time in the past three election cycles, city of Perry leaders did not draw opposition during qualifying for the upcoming election.
Words to a gf sparked fatal shooting, chief says
A man died in a shooting in Montezuma, Ga., on Sept. Two, 2017, that embarked over something said to woman, according to the police chief.
Pedestrian killed in Macon
A pedestrian was killed on Emery Highway in Macon, Ga., late Saturday, Sept. Two, 2017.
‘Big Dog` rises and shines with his biscuits
After success with Biscuits, Burgers and More, located at Highway forty nine and Joycliff Road near the Jones County line, holder Mike “Big Dog” Seekins to open fresh restaurant in downtown Macon.
Update: One woman died in early morning wreck on I-16 involving numerous vehicles
A woman died in a wreck on I-16 early Saturday, Sept. Two, 2017, involving numerous vehicles. All eastbound lanes were blocked for several hours.
Early morning wreck on I-16 involves numerous vehicles; blocks all lanes
A wreck on I-16 early Saturday, Sept. Two, two thousand seventeen involves numerous vehicles. All eastbound lanes were blocked.
Fresh Georgia Medicaid chief a familiar face in health care circles
Blake Fulenwider, a health care consultant and former deputy commissioner of the Department of Community Health, has been named the fresh chief of Georgia Medicaid.
Teenager charged as adult in aggravated child molestation case
A teenager has been charged as an adult with two counts of aggravated child molestation.
Macon-based nonprofit bracing for job losses if funding cuts stand
It’s unclear how much grant funding Community Health Works, a Macon-based organization that staffs navigators to help people buy health insurance, will receive due to a drastic funding cut announced Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017.
Gas prices skyrocket as motorists hit the road for the long Labor Day weekend
Gas prices spiked overnight as motorists hit the road Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, for the long Labor Day weekend.
Man shot in gam at midstate Waffle House no help to cops; tells them, ‘Do your job`
The aftermath of gunfire at a Macon Waffle House on August 30, 2017, exemplifies some of the challenges police face when crime victims don’t talk.
Jones County man found guilty of manslaughter in fatal stabbing, sentenced to prison
Jones County jurors found Marquis Trevone Jackson guilty of voluntary manslaughter and aggravated brunt on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, in the two thousand sixteen stabbing death of Antonio Rockmore at Gray Gardens Apartments.
‘Jeopardy` contest sending Macon boy and mom to the Galapagos Islands
Macon’s Marie Sale and son Stephen Leach are headed on a 10-day journey National Geographic after winning a Jeopardy Galapagos Superb Escape Sweepstakes.
Hurricane season could still pack a punch after ‘boring` climatological summer for Macon
Ga. climatologist Bill Murphey said Macon’s two thousand seventeen summer eyed near normal rain, average temps, a few record-setting mornings and no 100-degree readings.
Macon man claims scamsters put him on boat to Mexico
A Macon man claims he was traveling in Guatemala in one thousand nine hundred ninety nine when scam artists supposedly took his passport and put him on a boat to Mexico.
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Former GBI agent testifies, responds to allegations of child molestation
There were only four paved roads in Monroe County when he embarked
Looking back on Warner Robins’ two thousand seven Little League champs
Eason gets injured, Fromm leads Georgia to victory
Michel, Chubb talk about Fromm’s game against Appalachian State
If you witness a crime, here’s what to do
Witnessing a crime and reporting it can be just as scaring as being the victim of a crime. Here’s what you should do if you witness illegal activity.
Dudes rob downtown convenience store at gunpoint
Bibb County sheriff’s deputies say two guys robbed the Flash Foods at gunpoint late Monday, Sept. Four, 2017, at one thousand one hundred ninety four Forsyth Street in downtown Macon.
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Sewer pipe along Macon`s Ocmulgee Sea catches eye of Georgia water watchdog
The Macon Water Authority will be recognized Wed. Sept. 6, 2017, for the innovative sewer pipe rehabilitation along the Ocmulgee Sea in 2016.
Sheriff: Woman found dead on Twiggs County road was stabbed
The Twiggs County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the discovery of a bod lounging in a road Monday, Sept. Four, near Danville, Ga.
Fall shows World War II POW still a harsh dude at ninety six
Crawford Hicks, a World War II prisoner of war, recently suffered severe burns after falling on hot pavement at his home and remaining there for a time unseen.
Annual race brings out runners of all ages
Competitors of all ages come out for 41st Macon Labor Day Road Race. The annual event features 5K and 10K races as well as a one mile joy run for children.
For more than fifty years, he`s been in the driver`s seat for student safety
Albert Fields, 73, has worked for the Monroe County school district’s transportation department for fifty three years, going from bus driver to fleet manager.
Some of the best youthful musicians in the country are in Macon this week
About a dozen of the top high school musicians around the country will give a free concert at Mercer University in Macon, Ga., on Labor Day.
Perry leaders talk about why they didn’t get opposition in election
For the 2nd time in the past three election cycles, city of Perry leaders did not draw opposition during qualifying for the upcoming election.
Words to a gf sparked fatal shooting, chief says
A man died in a shooting in Montezuma, Ga., on Sept. Two, 2017, that began over something said to woman, according to the police chief.
Pedestrian killed in Macon
A pedestrian was killed on Emery Highway in Macon, Ga., late Saturday, Sept. Two, 2017.
‘Big Dog` rises and shines with his biscuits
After success with Biscuits, Burgers and More, located at Highway forty nine and Joycliff Road near the Jones County line, possessor Mike “Big Dog” Seekins to open fresh restaurant in downtown Macon.
Update: One woman died in early morning wreck on I-16 involving numerous vehicles
A woman died in a wreck on I-16 early Saturday, Sept. Two, 2017, involving numerous vehicles. All eastbound lanes were blocked for several hours.
Early morning wreck on I-16 involves numerous vehicles; blocks all lanes
A wreck on I-16 early Saturday, Sept. Two, two thousand seventeen involves numerous vehicles. All eastbound lanes were blocked.
Fresh Georgia Medicaid chief a familiar face in health care circles
Blake Fulenwider, a health care consultant and former deputy commissioner of the Department of Community Health, has been named the fresh chief of Georgia Medicaid.
Teenager charged as adult in aggravated child molestation case
A teenager has been charged as an adult with two counts of aggravated child molestation.
Macon-based nonprofit bracing for job losses if funding cuts stand
It’s unclear how much grant funding Community Health Works, a Macon-based organization that staffs navigators to help people buy health insurance, will receive due to a drastic funding cut announced Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017.
Gas prices skyrocket as motorists hit the road for the long Labor Day weekend
Gas prices spiked overnight as motorists hit the road Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, for the long Labor Day weekend.
Man shot in gam at midstate Waffle House no help to cops; tells them, ‘Do your job`
The aftermath of gunfire at a Macon Waffle House on August 30, 2017, exemplifies some of the challenges police face when crime victims don’t talk.
Jones County man found guilty of manslaughter in fatal stabbing, sentenced to prison
Jones County jurors found Marquis Trevone Jackson guilty of voluntary manslaughter and aggravated brunt on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, in the two thousand sixteen stabbing death of Antonio Rockmore at Gray Gardens Apartments.
‘Jeopardy` contest sending Macon boy and mom to the Galapagos Islands
Macon’s Marie Sale and son Stephen Leach are headed on a 10-day tour National Geographic after winning a Jeopardy Galapagos Excellent Escape Sweepstakes.