Macon News

After an afternoon of seeing the local sights in Macon, Ga. -- including the stomping grounds of Southern rockers the Allman Bros.

Ricky Hill didn’t react the way most people would when he first saw the building on Second Street in downtown Macon he was considering turning into a nightclub.

Arkebia Albury , 25, of Macon, Georgia, faces two counts of cruelty to children, reckless conduct and theft by shoplifting, after she ran over her 4-year-old son in a desperate attempt to avoid getting busted for shoplifting, reports the Macon Telegraph.

Otis Redding, The Allman Brothers, Little Richard and Jason Aldean all got their start in Macon.

A 25-year-old Macon woman, allegedly fleeing store security Thursday evening, ran over her 4-year-old son in the parking lot of the Centerville Galleria.

A Friday morning autopsy on a 3-year-old Macon boy showed he died of blunt force head trauma.

A Macon woman accused of fatally beating her 3-year-old son initially blamed his collapse on nail polish chemicals.

Macon police arrested an accused burglar and alleged drug dealer in a Thursday afternoon drug bust in the 2300 block of Knott Street.

The lawyer for an elderly murder suspect says she'll ask a judge to send him back to jail because his family is unable to care for him.

A Canadian developer plans to buy the Ramada Plaza in downtown Macon, which has changed ownership several times in recent years but has remained vacant since February 2011.

Mercer University, which has been seeking a grant up to $30 million to boost educational success in two Macon neighborhoods, learned Thursday that the federal government won’t offer any of the grants this year.

Five candidates to become the first mayor of the new Macon-Bibb County consolidated government are scheduled to face-off tonight.

Use this list to help you navigate the arts and culture in our area, with a heavy dose of Memorial Day events available to the public this holiday weekend.

Applicants wait to enter a job fair on June 11, 2012 in New York City. Some 400 people arrived early for the event held by National Career Fairs, and up to 1,000 people were expected by the end of the day.

On a Sunday in August of 1918, Bibb County Deputy Franklin Leland Williams, along with his brother who was also a deputy, was sent to a call about a possible gambling ring in downtown Macon.

A probation modification for a Macon man resulted in the loss of his first offender status, which means the felony for which he was originally charged will be a part of his permanent record.

Metro Macon’s unemployment rate declined to 8.2 percent in April, down three-tenths of a percentage point from 8.5 percent in March, the state Department of Labor said Thursday.

Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones said Jakarie Reid suffered "a lot of trauma" and died at 1:40 a.m. in the hospital’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

Note to those predators looking for women they believe to be easy prey: Stay away from these ladies if you value your life.

The failure of Macon to demolish anything close to the oft-cited goal of 100 abandoned houses per year dominated city budget talks Wednesday, as council members went over the Economic & Community Development Department budget.