Macon News

Early Wednesday, a gator spotted near the entrance ramp to I-75 near Hartley Bridge Road became the third gator sighting in Bibb County in three weeks.

Hydrangea bushes of brilliant blooms have been known to stop traffic in front of Hugh and Polly Lord’s home.

Burnette was charged with Theft by Receiving- Felony, Possession of Burglary Tools, and Burglary.

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A man who pleaded guilty last month in the killing of a Macon legal secretary has filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea, saying he made his decision too hastily.

Robins Federal Credit Union recently awarded a Grill Master 4-Burner Gas Grill to Clifford Collier, winner of the June First Friday drawing.

A passing driver phoned 911 after seeing the gator on the side of the northbound entrance ramp of Hartley Bridge Road at about 2 a.m. Deputies kept watch as Jason Clark, of Southeastern Reptile Rescue in Spalding County, had to hitch a ride with his neighbor after Clark’s truck broke down on the way to Macon.

A grand jury indictment on Tuesday accuses DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis of threatening to withhold county business from companies that didn't contribute to his campaign.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) June 18--The committee working on merging Macon and Bibb County computer systems is leaning toward recommending New World Systems to provide software for all public-safety functions: police, firefighters and other emergency services.

In a surprise move, the Macon City Council voted Tuesday to see whether retired police and firefighter pensions can be raised by $100 per month.

A Macon man who allegedly robbed an Eisenhower Parkway business at gunpoint in March was indicted Tuesday by Bibb County grand jurors.

Bibb County grand jurors indicted a 60-year-old Lizella man Tuesday in the April 4 beating death of a man at the intersection of Poplar Street and Second Street Lane in downtown Macon.

Home Companions Plus, Inc., doing business as Angels at Home, a custodial and personal care service operating throughout central Georgia and headquartered in Macon, Ga., will pay $16,000 to an employee to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission , the agency announced today.

Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church in Tifton with the Rev.

In a $5 million-plus wrongful death lawsuit, the parents of slain Mercer University law graduate Lauren Giddings contend that her accused killer stole pictures of her and, after dismembering her, painted over blood stains on her apartment walls.

A Macon City Council committee Monday kept nearly $1.8 million for Macon Transit Authority in an earmarked reserve account instead of moving it into a regular budget line, effectively requiring the committee and full council to hold at least one special meeting each in order to approve the annual city budget by June 30. The dispute with MTA began ... (more)

More than 30 students are fine-tuning their skills at The Otis Redding Singer/Songwriter Summer Camp in Macon.

The City of Macon is providing the SPLOST financial statement for FY13 through the end of May as a means to remain transparent in its spending and ensure the community knows of the improvements being made.

Macon police want to question in connection to an incident that occurred in late May, according to a police release.

Name: Darrel Tomberlin, owner Business name: Tomberlin Antique Restoration, 3930 Ridge Ave., Macon; 474-3133 How long have you been in business?: Tomberlin started the business in 1988.