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BEAU CABELL/THE TELEGRAPHPolly Lord serves tea last week on a screened porch where she and her husband, Hugh, right, have a good view of their garden in Macon. Below, Polly Lord picks one of her favorite shades of hydrangeas at her Shirley Hills home.

Lords of the hydrangea: Macon couple propagates colorful varieties in Shirley Hills garden 3 hours ago

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GRANT BLANKENSHIP/THE TELEGRAPH Macon, GA 06/19/13
Macon District Attorney David Cooke announces to reporters Wednesday his intention to seek the death penalty against Michael Brett Kelly. Kelly reneged on the guilty plea he entered on charges stemming from his role in the murder of legal secretary Gail Spencer.

Bibb County DA will seek death penalty after man withdraws guilty plea

Two days after prosecutors offered him a deal, Michael Brett Kelly sat down with his father and his lawyer at the Bibb County jail. 51 minutes ago

‘Don’t try this at home’: Rescuer says it’s been busiest year for alligators 1 hour ago
Macon-Bibb consolidation group approves pension plans 26 minutes ago
Crawford County Magistrate Court reopens after judge appointed 1 hour ago
Annual luncheon recognizes efforts of law enforcement, Crimestoppers 2 hours ago

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Pete Chagnon, of Spalding County, shines a flashlight on an alligator found off Interstate 75 early Wednesday morning near the Hartley Bridge northbound entrance ramp in Bibb County. Chagnon transported his neighbor, Southeastern Reptile Rescue's Jason Clark, to Macon after Clark's truck broke down in Forsyth.

‘Don’t try this at home’: Rescuer says it’s been busiest year for alligators

Two eyes glowed from the tall grass off Interstate 75 near Hartley Bridge Road. 1 hour ago

Macon-Bibb consolidation group approves pension plans 26 minutes ago
Bibb County DA will seek death penalty after man withdraws guilty plea 51 minutes ago
Crawford County Magistrate Court reopens after judge appointed 1 hour ago
Annual luncheon recognizes efforts of law enforcement, Crimestoppers 2 hours ago

Sports

STETSON UNIVERSITYCorey Williams, a 1988 graduate of Northeast, became a head coach for the first time this month when Stetson hired him.

Dues paid, Northeast product Williams moves into head coaching role at Stetson

Former Northeast standout Corey Williams now heads the Stetson men's basketball program.

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The Federal Reserve has taken many unprecedented steps in the past four years to try to boost the U.S. economy and counter the effects of a financial crisis that triggered a painful recession. It has kept the short-term interest rate it controls ... 7 minutes ago

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