http://www.macon.com/149/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from Macon Telegraph en-us Copyright 2009 Macon Telegraph Breaking News 60 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:22:12 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys feedback@macon.com http://www.macon.com/149/story/911926.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/911926.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:57 EST A man accused of shoplifting at the Wal-Mart on Harrison Road and trying to stab an employee was indicted today by a Bibb County grand jury. http://www.macon.com/149/story/911895.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/911895.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:37 EST Macon Mayor Robert Reichert wants to lay off 31 city employees and cut 36 more vacant positions as part of a citywide “right-sizing” effort his administration has been studying. http://www.macon.com/149/story/911801.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/911801.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:02 EST A 22-year-old Macon man has been indicted on charges of fatally shooting his accomplice in an August robbery. http://www.macon.com/149/story/911754.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/911754.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:15 EST Gov. Sonny Perdue is in Baghdad meeting American troops deployed to Iraq as part of a delegation of four state governors. Perdue arrived in the region Monday. http://www.macon.com/149/story/910955.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/910955.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:07 EST Tropical Storm Ida sloshed ashore with rain and gusty winds Tuesday before weakening to a depression, causing little damage along the Gulf Coast but bringing more rain to the already-soaked Southeast. http://www.macon.com/149/story/911635.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/911635.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:48 EST Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue is in Iraq visiting with Georgia National Guard troops there and said conditions have improved since his last visit to the war zone in 2005. http://www.macon.com/149/story/911681.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/911681.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:47 EST Macon police announced the arrests of a fifth man today in connection with recent robberies in the city, a release said. http://www.macon.com/149/story/911435.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/911435.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:25 EST One person is dead and another is in custody after a shooting late Monday afternoon in Macon County. http://www.macon.com/149/story/911216.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/911216.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:44 EST Georgia's cash-strapped public defender system is at the heart of a case before the state's top court. http://www.macon.com/149/story/911389.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/911389.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:01 EST A Waynesboro woman was killed Monday night while walking along Gray Highway in Jones County. http://www.macon.com/149/story/911121.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/911121.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:24 EST Authoritiies are investigating an apparent arson at a church in an Atlanta suburb. http://www.macon.com/149/story/911185.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/911185.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:22 EST http://www.macon.com/149/story/911147.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/911147.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:06 EST http://www.macon.com/149/story/911127.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/911127.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:54 EST The National Weather Service expects winds to gust to up to 35 miles per hour today in the Macon area with Tropical Storm Ida. http://www.macon.com/149/story/910443.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/910443.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:04 EST Tropical Storm Ida blew ashore with rain and gusty but weakening winds before dawn Tuesday as weather-hardened Gulf Coast residents rode out the rare late-season storm. http://www.macon.com/149/story/911032.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/911032.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:49 EST Wet weather moving through Georgia in advance of storms along the Gulf Coast has dropped as much as four inches of rain in parts of the state and has put officials in Alpharetta on watch for flooding. http://www.macon.com/149/story/911037.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/911037.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:09 EST A Cobb County Police lieutenant has been charged with driving under the influence and other charges after a minor crash. http://www.macon.com/149/story/911047.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/911047.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:20 EST Here is a list of Monday's 10 most-viewed stories on Macon.com, as measured by Omniture. http://www.macon.com/149/story/910816.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/910816.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:57 EST A 33-year-old Macon man was shot in the leg at about 7 p.m. during an altercation in the 3300 block of Tamplin Terrace, according to the Macon Police. Altaron Palmer is listed in stable condition at The Medical Center of Central Georgia. Anyone with information about the aggravated assault is asked to call the police at 751-7500 or Macon Regional CrimeStoppers at (877) 68-CRIME. http://www.macon.com/149/story/910814.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/910814.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:03 EST A pedestrian was killed Monday night in a car crash on Gray Highway in front of Greenwood Baptist Church about five miles east of Macon, according to the Jones County Sheriff’s Office. Sgt. R.E. Holloway said deputies are still trying to notify the woman’s next of kin. Her identity has not been released. The crash, which involved two cars, occurred at about 8:20 p.m., he said. The accident remains under investigation. http://www.macon.com/149/story/910510.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/910510.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:08 EST Houston County District Attorney Kelly Burke said today that he is seeking the death penalty for two Eatonton men accused of slaying a Warner Robins man for his car in 2008. http://www.macon.com/149/story/910414.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/910414.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:53 EST Bibb County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Macon man after a pursuit early this morning, according to a sheriff’s office news release. http://www.macon.com/149/story/910283.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/910283.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:43 EST A former Baldwin County Magistrate Court judge has been charged with sexual battery, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. http://www.macon.com/149/story/910148.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/910148.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:18 EST Ed Tarver has resigned his state Senate seat after being confirmed as the new U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. http://www.macon.com/149/story/910041.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/910041.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:50 EST Georgia's top court has upheld the conviction of a man charged with shooting a 19-year-old Savannah debutante to death during a Christmas Eve mugging. http://www.macon.com/149/story/910064.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/910064.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:19 EST Residents in rain-soaked Georgia are bracing for possible flooding as Tropical Storm Ida heads toward the Gulf Coast. http://www.macon.com/149/story/910076.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/910076.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:47 EST A Twiggs County registered sex offender is missing after failing to show up at a Macon blood bank Friday. http://www.macon.com/149/story/909993.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/909993.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:59 EST Georgia's top court has upheld a death sentence against Robert Owen Arrington. http://www.macon.com/149/story/909984.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/909984.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:38 EST A traffic accident is blocking all southbound lanes of Interstate 75 in Peach County. http://www.macon.com/149/story/909952.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/909952.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:13 EST