Macon Telegraph: Yahoo local http://www.macon.com/532/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from Macon Telegraph en-us Copyright 2009 Macon Telegraph Yahoo local 60 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:37 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys feedback@macon.com Holiday movie preview http://www.macon.com/532/story/926208.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/926208.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:32 EST With divisive politics, global unrest and bad economic news seemingly around every corner, it’s nice to sink into a theater seat, grab a bag of popcorn and take in a movie or two this holiday season. Local crime down overall in 2009, but up in key areas http://www.macon.com/532/story/926244.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/926244.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:43 EST Even in the midst of a harsh economic year, Macon police and the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office are reporting that crime is down so far in 2009. Macon native Hatcher fired by Georgia Southern http://www.macon.com/532/story/926210.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/926210.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:33 EST STATESBORO — Beating The Citadel wasn’t good enough for Georgia Southern head football coach Chris Hatcher to keep his job. Early morning fire kills one http://www.macon.com/532/story/926214.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/926214.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:57 EST An early morning house fire killed one person and burned two others Saturday. Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones said the body of a man was found inside a burning one-story wood-frame house at 2824 Columbus Road, which is about two blocks west of Pio Nono Avenue near Brentwood Avenue. Civil War markers selected for trail http://www.macon.com/532/story/926223.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/926223.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:45 EST Washington Memorial Library archivist Muriel Jackson spends her days digging through history. Roberta pottery festival revives local tradition http://www.macon.com/532/story/926219.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/926219.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:46 EST A high school gym might not have the same ambience as an outdoor wood-fired kiln, but it does have its advantages. Macon native Hatcher fired by Georgia Southern http://www.macon.com/532/story/926027.html http://www.macon.com/532/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. Removal of benches in front of Dempsey sparks protest http://www.macon.com/532/story/925220.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/925220.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:12 EST About 40 people, including several Macon politicians, gathered outside the downtown Dempsey Apartments late Friday afternoon to protest the removal of two park benches in front of the high-rise. Third-grader suspended after bringing toy gun to school http://www.macon.com/532/story/925281.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/925281.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:25 EST An Ingram-Pye Elementary third-grader was suspended from school after he pointed a toy gun at a parent while walking home from school Thursday, principal Baheejah Hasan said. Baby sitter sentenced to prison http://www.macon.com/532/story/925282.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/925282.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:25 EST A Dodge County woman was sentenced Friday to two years in prison and three years on probation in the 2008 death of an infant she was baby-sitting. County auction nets $49,000 http://www.macon.com/532/story/925283.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/925283.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:25 EST The sale of long-dormant properties, some of them run-down, returned a profit of about $49,000 to Bibb County government, officials said. POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Scheduling kills first debate in governor’s race http://www.macon.com/532/story/925275.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/925275.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:25 EST It looks like Macon narrowly missed out on hosting the first major debate of the 2010 gubernatorial elections next month because all the campaigns couldn’t get together on a date. Charges dismissed against teen who had been accused in Perry beating http://www.macon.com/532/story/925007.html http://www.macon.com/532/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. Baby sitter sentenced to prison in 2008 infant death case http://www.macon.com/532/story/924873.html http://www.macon.com/532/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. Federal lawsuit accuses Houston sheriff’s deputies of assaulting inmate http://www.macon.com/532/story/924809.html http://www.macon.com/532/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. Ingram-Pye third-grader suspended for bringing toy gun to school http://www.macon.com/532/story/924662.html http://www.macon.com/532/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. No new patients being admitted to Central State Hospital http://www.macon.com/532/story/923957.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/923957.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:31 EST Georgia's state-run psychiatric hospitals continue to have serious problems, and a recent Department of Justice visit to the largest facility - Central State Hospital in Milledgeville - led the hospital to stop taking new patients indefinitely. Georgia mascot Uga's death a shock http://www.macon.com/532/story/923763.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/923763.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:32 EST ATHENS — After less than two seasons as the University of Georgia’s mascot, Uga VII died of heart-related causes Thursday. FBI reopens decades-old Macon slaying http://www.macon.com/532/story/923956.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/923956.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:28 EST The year was 1962. Macon boy burned in house fire returns home http://www.macon.com/532/story/923941.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/923941.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:28 EST The little boy’s sisters died in the fire. Their snapshots were atop the funeral-home stand next to the guest register in their great-grandparents’ living room, where everyone inside sat waiting for the survivor: the little boy.