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Macon, Georgia is located in Bibb County. Zip codes in Macon, GA include 31220, 31213, and 31207. The median home price in Macon is $69,900 which is roughly $39/per square foot. More Macon information.

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1 hr ago | The Macon Telegraph

Macon toddler dies; mother charged with cruelty

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.

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7 hrs ago | The Macon Telegraph

Macon police gun class a draw for women

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

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7 hrs ago | The Macon Telegraph

Macon council angered by slow rate of house demolition

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.

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Wed May 22, 2013

13WMAZ.com

Smith Accepts Interim Superintendent Contract

Smith was offered the position on April 29 but it took several weeks for the contract details to get hammerd out.

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The Macon Telegraph

Macon principal loses family members in triple homicide

Appling Middle School Principal Steve Jones is mourning the deaths of his parents and younger brother in a triple homicide near Augusta, according to a Bibb County school system email.

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The Macon Telegraph

Tornadoes touch down in our lives

They are followed by fears of heights, terrorists, the IRS and drivers whose text messages can’t wait until the next stop sign.

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Tue May 21, 2013

The Macon Telegraph

New boutique opens in downtown Macon

Talton started the business at the Macon Indoor Flea Market on Eisenhower Parkway and quickly saw the need to expand to a storefront location.

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The Macon Telegraph

Macon Behavioral Health center changes name

The center at 3500 Riverside Drive has 70 beds to serve behavioral and psychiatric needs of children and adolescents with a number of inpatient, residential and partial hospitalization programs, according to a news release.

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The Macon Telegraph

Macon committee agrees to pave 58 streets

Fifty-eight asphalt streets in Macon will be patched or resurfaced at a cost of nearly $1.5 million, the City Council’s Appropriations Committee decided Monday.

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Examiner.com

May 21: Atlanta burns again

Mention an historic fire in Atlanta and most thoughts would turn to the USA's Civil War and General William T. Sherman .

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Sun May 19, 2013

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Second Wind Band at Shooters Grill

Gray, GA 31032 Shooters Grill 102 Bill Conn Parkway Gray, GA 31032 478-986-7894 http://www.shootersgrillga.com info@Shootersgrillingray.com This is truly an extraordinary group- The Second Wind Band started five years ago when Rev.

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Sat May 18, 2013

The Macon Telegraph

High school abroad Mount de Sales student goes overseas for education

It isn’t the first country. It isn’t even the second country. And it’s not the first time she has been on her own.

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The Macon Telegraph

Baby taken located and safe, police say

A 10-month-old child taken from the apartment of the child’s mother without permission early Saturday has been located, police say.

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The Macon Telegraph

Macon law firm recovers $4.5 million in workers’ comp case

Trial attorneys Carl Reynolds and Joe Boyd of Reynolds, Horne & Survant in Macon have settled a workers’ compensation claim for $4.5 million, possibly the largest settlement in Georgia history, according to a news release from the law firm.

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The Macon Telegraph

Goodwill opens donation center on Hardeman Ave. in Macon

Workers put the finishing touches on the parking lot outside the new Goodwill Donation Center at the Hardeman Avenue/Forsyth Street split on the west side of Interstate 75 in Macon on Friday.

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The Macon Telegraph

GBI: Houston deputy shoots motorist after chase

A Houston County deputy shot a motorist Friday after the driver allegedly pulled over and rammed two sheriff’s cars following a chase, a GBI official says.

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Fri May 17, 2013

The Macon Telegraph

National Police Week concludes with honors for officers, past and present

While chasing a shoplifting suspect on foot, Mander’s organs shifted into his chest through a hole in his diaphragm.

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The Macon Telegraph

Bibb commissioners table consulting contract

The Bibb County Commission voted 4-1 at a Thursday called meeting to table approving a consulting contract with BB&T related to the January 2014 consolidation with Macon.

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Fox 24

Checking On Shut-ins To Save Lives

Just a few weeks ago, we told you about an elderly Macon man who spent several weeks dead in his apartment before a Meals On Wheels Volunteer found him.

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The Macon Telegraph

Fourth suspect arrested in Monroe County double homicide

The fourth suspect in a Monroe County double homicide was arrested Thursday in Decatur by members of the Southeast Regional Task Force.

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