Monroe County News

After closing its doors this past summer, Monroe Academy in Forsyth has a new chance at life, offering classes once more.

Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine, a 2010 candidate for governor, is expected Thursday in Forsyth for a town hall meeting on the Fair Tax as well as for a campaign training session.

Students in the Forsyth area who have been driving to Macon to take courses at Macon State College or Central Georgia Technical College soon will be able to take some classes closer to home.

People in Monroe County now have a new place to go for their health care needs. Monroe Primary Care will provide care from board-certified and family nurse practitioners.

A 14-year-old girl is hospitalized after she was hit while crossing the street near Mary Persons High School in Forsyth.

A long-running dispute over the border between Bibb and Monroe counties could go to a new judge.

A lot of old men get their kicks from sitting back and relaxing in their favorite chair.

Criminal charges have been dropped against three stars of The Vampire Diaries accused of exposing themselves to drivers in a rural county in Georgia.

When you think of high class meals and dozens of culinary choices, you probably think of a big city.

EXCLUSIVE: Vampires Gone Wild Part Two! Photographer In Vampire Diaries Stars Flashing Scandal Takes On Cops The alleged flashing incident involving four young female stars from the CW Network's new smash hit The Vampire Diaries has taken a new twist.

Authorities say a Monroe County man is being held on allegations he cut his girlfriend several times with a sword.

Stars of 'The Vampire Diaries' were arrested in Georgia for disorderly conduct. The stars of the latest in vampire entertainment, 'The Vampire Diaries' on the CW, were arrested for disorderly conduct in Monroe County, Georgia.

Monroe County deputies were called to a High Falls residence at 3:30 a.m. September 5 after a man allegedly assaulted a female acquaintance with a sword.

A Culloden man faces charges of sexually abusing several teenage girls after giving them drugs and alcohol.

QUESTION: Where were you raised? ANSWER: Monroe County QUESTION: When did you decide to open the salon? ANSWER: Twenty-five years ago in October.

The 16 seventh-graders in Amy DeVane's language arts class at Miller Middle School seemed to get the message President Obama delivered Tuesday.

Georgia Department of Transportation crews are installing cable barriers in the medians of Interstate 75 and Interstate 16 in and around Macon.

Gov. Sonny Perdue has made the following executive appointments: Regional Commissions The Regional Commissions, formerly known as Regional Development Centers, are the official regional planning and development organizations for local governments and citizens.

Gloria Stewart Bridges died Friday, August 21, 2009. Graveside services, conducted by the Reverend Paul Dziadul, were held Monday, August 24, 2009 at Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens, directed by Monroe County Memorial Chapel.

U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall, D-Ga., said Monday's meeting with officials from Houston Healthcare gave him more insight into what he expects to hear during a weeks-long traveling junket speaking with medical officials and the public on health care.