http://www.macon.com/149/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from Macon Telegraph en-us Copyright 2009 Macon Telegraph Breaking News 60 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:58:20 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys feedback@macon.com http://www.macon.com/149/story/926027.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/926027.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:02 EST STATESBORO — Beating The Citadel wasn’t good enough for Georgia Southern head football coach Chris Hatcher to keep his job. http://www.macon.com/149/story/924406.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/924406.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:30 EST What are you thankful for? There are plenty of reasons for pessimism this year as we approach the holiday season. But with Thanksgiving drawing near, we’re looking for specific things — circumstances, people or something else — that our readers are thankful for. Please describe your gratitude in an e-mail of up to 100 words, sending it to staff writer Mike Stucka at mstucka@macon.com. The deadline is Monday. Please include your name and a daytime phone number. http://www.macon.com/149/story/925530.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/925530.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:57 EST An early morning house fire killed one person and two others are critically burned. http://www.macon.com/149/story/910048.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/910048.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:11 EST http://www.macon.com/149/story/925306.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/925306.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:23 EST http://www.macon.com/149/story/925007.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/925007.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:07 EST WARNER ROBINS — Charges have been dismissed against a 17-year-old who had been accused in the alleged gang-related beating of Perry man Sept. 7. http://www.macon.com/149/story/924873.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/924873.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:12 EST A Dodge County woman was sentenced today to two years in prison and three years on probation in the 2008 death of an infant she was baby-sitting. http://www.macon.com/149/story/924809.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/924809.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:27 EST WARNER ROBINS — A federal lawsuit was filed Thursday against Houston County Sheriff Cullen Talton and others that alleged more than a dozen deputies assaulted a mentally ill man while he was being held at the county jail in 2008. http://www.macon.com/149/story/924697.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/924697.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:38 EST The state Department of Early Care and Learning is starting a Chinese language program for the 4-year-olds enrolled in the state's free pre-kindergarten classes. http://www.macon.com/149/story/924663.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/924663.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:28 EST Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday. http://www.macon.com/149/story/924662.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/924662.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:40 EST An Ingram-Pye Elementary School third-grader has been suspended from school after he pointed a toy gun at a parent while walking home from school Thursday, principal Baheejah Hasan said. http://www.macon.com/149/story/924405.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/924405.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:36 EST What are you thankful for? There are plenty of reasons for pessimism this year as we approach the holiday season. But with Thanksgiving drawing near, we’re looking for specific things — circumstances, people or something else — that our readers are thankful for. Please describe your gratitude in an e-mail of up to 100 words, sending it to staff writer Mike Stucka at mstucka@macon.com. The deadline is Monday. Please include your name, hometown and a daytime phone number. http://www.macon.com/149/story/924330.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/924330.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:23 EST http://www.macon.com/149/story/924297.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/924297.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:15 EST Here is a list of Thursday's 10 most-viewed stories on Macon.com, as measured by Omniture. http://www.macon.com/149/story/924286.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/924286.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:44 EST Clayton County sheriff’s deputies are searching for more than 100 sheriff’s badges issued to people who aren’t allowed to carry them. http://www.macon.com/149/story/924202.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/924202.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:09 EST Police are now investigating the death of a Columbus woman found inside a car as a homicide. http://www.macon.com/149/story/910047.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/910047.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:10 EST http://www.macon.com/149/story/923967.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/923967.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:43 EST A man and a woman were arrested Wednesday and charged with stealing a car, according to a Macon Police news release. http://www.macon.com/149/story/923762.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/923762.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:06 EST WARNER ROBINS - The Houston County Board of Education has extended its timeline for a decision on rezoning, superintendent David Carpenter announced during Thursday's public hearing at Warner Robins High School. http://www.macon.com/149/story/923626.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/923626.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:23 EST After less than two seasons as Georgia’s mascot, Uga VII died of heart-related causes Thursday. http://www.macon.com/149/story/923163.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/923163.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:52 EST Attorney General Thurbert Baker is getting some high-profile help in his bid to become Georgia's first black governor. http://www.macon.com/149/story/923312.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/923312.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:22 EST PERRY — A Perry firefighter and two public works equipment operators will lose their jobs Dec. 29, the city manager says. http://www.macon.com/149/story/923122.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/923122.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:43 EST The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia. http://www.macon.com/149/story/923126.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/923126.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:28 EST BusinessWeek magazine again named Warner Robins one of the “best places to raise your kids.” http://www.macon.com/149/story/923047.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/923047.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:07 EST The state unemployment rate rose slightly to 10.2 percent in October, up from a revised 10.1 percent in September, the Georgia Department of Labor announced today. http://www.macon.com/149/story/922984.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/922984.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:48 EST Authorities say a man who had a brief standoff with Decatur police is being held in connection with a killing in Athens. http://www.macon.com/149/story/923040.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/923040.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:43 EST Police in Valdosta say a 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an outbreak of shooting at an apartment complex that left one man dead and wounded 10 other people. http://www.macon.com/149/story/922887.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/922887.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:59 EST For the second time in a little more than a year, a glitch at one of the two centers that handle flight plans for the nation's air travel system set off delays and cancellations for passengers around the country. http://www.macon.com/149/story/922812.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/922812.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:46 EST Police say a woman charged with murder in DeKalb County and who was being kept under house arrest has removed her ankle bracelet and is now being sought. http://www.macon.com/149/story/922857.html http://www.macon.com/149/story/922857.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:22 EST