http://www.macon.com/198/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from Macon Telegraph en-us Copyright 2009 Macon Telegraph Local & State 60 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:25:24 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys feedback@macon.com http://www.macon.com/198/story/772688.html http://www.macon.com/198/story/772688.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:47 EDT WARNER ROBINS – It was just after 10 Tuesday night. The lights above Field No. 4 at the Warner Robins American Little League complex were still glowing in the background, and a techno tune from the ’90s was blaring. http://www.macon.com/198/story/772701.html http://www.macon.com/198/story/772701.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:58 EDT Macon police have cited the 24-year-old son of Macon City Council President Miriam Paris with disorderly conduct following a Tuesday night confrontation with his mother’s colleague, Councilman James Timley. http://www.macon.com/198/story/772681.html http://www.macon.com/198/story/772681.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:59 EDT The Frank C. Scott Jr. State Prison in Hardwick will close Aug. 15, saving the state up to $10 million annually, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. http://www.macon.com/198/story/772708.html http://www.macon.com/198/story/772708.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:35 EDT Normally, a movie production is a deadline-driven, angst-filled affair. http://www.macon.com/198/story/772695.html http://www.macon.com/198/story/772695.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:59 EDT After considering two locations in Washington County, Oglethorpe Power Corp. has chosen to build its planned biomass power plants in counties outside the midstate. http://www.macon.com/198/story/772722.html http://www.macon.com/198/story/772722.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:59 EDT A 17-year-old Macon teen is being held in the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center on a $27,700 bond on a charge of aggravated assault. http://www.macon.com/198/story/772429.html http://www.macon.com/198/story/772429.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:03 EDT Two inmates at the Chatham County jail in coastal Georgia got burned by their own smoking habit when they started a fire trying to light a handmade cigarette with a spark from an electrical socket. http://www.macon.com/198/story/772405.html http://www.macon.com/198/story/772405.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:24 EDT Authorities say they have caught a suspect who escaped from Atlanta Police headquarters after he was questioned about a shootout between campus officers and two men near Clark Atlanta University. http://www.macon.com/198/story/771476.html http://www.macon.com/198/story/771476.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:52 EDT With word that a few squares were trying to crash their party, nearly 30 Bragg Jam supporters showed up at Tuesday’s Macon City Council meeting, where the legislative body was scheduled to vote on an ordinance to allow participants in this month’s festival to sip booze in downtown streets. http://www.macon.com/198/story/771495.html http://www.macon.com/198/story/771495.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:42 EDT Betty Westbrook was at The Medical Center of Central Georgia on Tuesday visiting her granddaughter, who just gave birth. http://www.macon.com/198/story/771475.html http://www.macon.com/198/story/771475.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:44 EDT The Bibb County Commission may be considering the site of The Telegraph as another downtown location for a new courthouse. http://www.macon.com/198/story/771511.html http://www.macon.com/198/story/771511.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:40 EDT The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information about the shooting deaths of two Bleckley County dogs. http://www.macon.com/198/story/771508.html http://www.macon.com/198/story/771508.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:10 EDT Police were summoned to Macon City Hall Tuesday night after City Council President Pro Tem James Timley said one of City Council President Miriam Paris’ sons threatened him. http://www.macon.com/198/story/771487.html http://www.macon.com/198/story/771487.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:40 EDT A 70-year-old Bibb County man accused of shooting his wife and then turning the gun on himself was indicted Tuesday by a Bibb County grand jury. http://www.macon.com/198/story/771474.html http://www.macon.com/198/story/771474.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:50 EDT The Baldwin County District Attorney’s Office is dismissing charges against a former Baldwin County High School teacher who was accused of having sex with two students. http://www.macon.com/198/story/771489.html http://www.macon.com/198/story/771489.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:40 EDT Upgrades meant to ease shift change and truck traffic along Ocmulgee East Boulevard will be paid with federal stimulus dollars, and work should start on the long-planned project this fall, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation. http://www.macon.com/198/story/771488.html http://www.macon.com/198/story/771488.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:40 EDT ATLANTA — A Georgia appeals court has reversed a trial judge’s finding that plans for a coal-fired power plant were faulty because the permit failed to limit the plant’s carbon dioxide emissions. http://www.macon.com/198/story/771505.html http://www.macon.com/198/story/771505.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:40 EDT Construction began Monday on a $500,000 digital marquee at the front entrance to the 1,000-seat performing arts center on Mulberry Street. http://www.macon.com/198/story/770286.html http://www.macon.com/198/story/770286.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:46 EDT On the last day to contest new property values, homeowners filed into the Macon-Bibb County Board of Tax Assessors office by the hundreds Monday, dropping off letters of appeal and talking to appraisers. http://www.macon.com/198/story/770298.html http://www.macon.com/198/story/770298.html Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:07 EDT The van rumbled along the damp clay road as Andy Rindsberg narrowed his eyes upon the thicket of verbena and kudzu scattered underneath the Georgia Power lines.