Macon Telegraph: Houston Peach

Byron to get private golf course

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:03 EDT

A private 18-hole golf course, along with other amenities, is coming to Byron.

Peach County has ties to city hit by quake

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:03 EDT

James Khoury, Peach County Commission chairman, said Monday he was very concerned after hearing the devastating earthquake in China struck his hometown's sister city.

Whale of a find: Oaky Woods backers cite fossil discovery

Sun, 11 May 2008 01:10 EDT

John Trussell has spent 31 years looking for a whale bone in the Oaky Woods wilderness in Houston County, but Amanda Rhonemus found one on her first visit.

Through the fire: State Rep. Tony Sellier is a survivor

Sat, 10 May 2008 23:55 EDT

State Rep. Tony Sellier is a self-made man who has gone broadside with death three times, with the latest brush coming three months ago.

Construction set to boom at FVSU

Sat, 10 May 2008 23:55 EDT

Fort Valley State University will soon be buzzing with the sounds of construction equipment.

New Robins commander comes highly recommended

Sat, 10 May 2008 00:10 EDT

Maj. Gen. Polly Peyer - announced Thursday as heir apparent commander for the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center - will come to Robins Air Force Base highly recommended by her former Pentagon boss.

Murray column: In loving appreciation for a job well done

Sat, 10 May 2008 08:27 EDT

She was a working mother when working mothers weren't cool. It was a choice born not out of any sense of gender liberation, but from the necessity of raising a family in a South slow to reap the post-war recovery from the Great Depression.

Officers plan events for National Police Week

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:04 EDT

Firearms competitions, displays and a candlelight vigil are among the activities scheduled next week by local law enforcement officers from Houston County agencies and Robins Air Force Base to mark National Police Week.

Perry High's top scholars set lofty goals for themselves

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:04 EDT

Perry High School's valedictorian will receive two degrees this month - an associate in science and a high school diploma.

Westfield's top grads a close-knit team

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:04 EDT

While Westfield may graduate just a few dozen seniors each spring, the independent Perry school knows how to prepare its students for college and beyond.

Ten questions for Judy Sanders

Sat, 10 May 2008 08:28 EDT

City of residence: Cochran

Olive Garden, Bar-B-Cutie opening doors; McDonald's will be near new Perry Publix

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:04 EDT

Two new restaurants are expected to open on Watson Boulevard next week.

EDUCATION BRIEFS

Fri, 09 May 2008 18:38 EDT

Feagin Mill Middle awarded $10,000 Goody's grant

Huntington hears the Who with 'Seussical Jr.'

Fri, 09 May 2008 18:38 EDT

Dr. Seuss fans old and young will want to reserve time next weekend for Huntington Middle School's production of "Seussical Jr."

Optimists honor students of the year

Fri, 09 May 2008 18:38 EDT

The Warner Robins Noon Optimist Club honored three students at the civic group's annual student of the year banquet May 1.

Southern magnolia is a local favorite

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:04 EDT

Southern magnolias in central Georgia may look bad now. Older leaves look wilted or dead and are falling off. Some of the leaves have spots on them while others are yellow. What should we do?

Perry High's Burgess signs with Fort Valley State

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:04 EDT

Kim Burgess already had the royal blue and gold of Fort Valley State running through her veins.

Demons secure college future

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:04 EDT

The mood was festive Wednesday in the Warner Robins High School media center.

COMMUNITY BRIEFS

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:04 EDT

WR group nears completion of home for veteran

BIRTHS

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:04 EDT

Abbate, Gavin Alexander, born May 1 to Heather Cromer Abbate of Byron.