http://www.macon.com/532/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from Macon Telegraph en-us Copyright 2009 Macon Telegraph Yahoo local 60 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:27:23 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys feedback@macon.com http://www.macon.com/532/story/773747.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/773747.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:41 EDT A piece of Macon’s history was demolished Thursday, ending one school era and hastening the start of a new one. http://www.macon.com/532/story/773763.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/773763.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:11 EDT Before 8 a.m. on a summer morning, three students settle into chairs in the middle of a broad field overlooking Macon State College. Cameras ready, they stare intently at the numbered flowering plants at their feet. http://www.macon.com/532/story/773727.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/773727.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:11 EDT The Bibb County school system’s new spring intervention program, which provided remediation for students who failed state exams near the end of the school year, proved successful, school officials said Thursday. http://www.macon.com/532/story/773726.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/773726.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:17 EDT For the fifth year, local law enforcement officials from throughout the country partnered with the United States Marshals Service during the month of June, arresting 35,190 fugitives, as part of operation FALCON 2009. http://www.macon.com/532/story/773769.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/773769.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:11 EDT FORSYTH — Officials in Forsyth and Monroe County are seeing a disturbing trend: veterans with mental health issues getting into trouble by breaking laws. http://www.macon.com/532/story/773740.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/773740.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:40 EDT An article in Thursday’s Telegraph misspelled the name of Macon police Lt. Danny Thigpin. http://www.macon.com/532/story/773365.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/773365.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:22 EDT After years of work, a new exit from Interstate 75 northbound onto Interstate 475 in south Bibb County is scheduled to open tonight. http://www.macon.com/532/story/773228.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/773228.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:32 EDT A 24-year-old Milledgeville woman was killed this morning when her car struck a tree in Baldwin County, according to the Georgia State Patrol. http://www.macon.com/532/story/773227.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/773227.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:27 EDT The U.S. Marshals Service arrested 406 people across Middle Georgia in June during the annual Operation FALCON. http://www.macon.com/532/story/773225.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/773225.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:22 EDT WARNER ROBINS -- The Houston County school board approved a tentative millage rate hike of .87 mills today for fiscal year 2010 at a special called meeting. The vote was 4-1, with board member Griff Clements opposed. http://www.macon.com/532/story/772688.html http://www.macon.com/532/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/532/story/772701.html http://www.macon.com/532/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/532/story/772681.html http://www.macon.com/532/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/532/story/772708.html http://www.macon.com/532/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/532/story/772695.html http://www.macon.com/532/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/532/story/772285.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/772285.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:27 EDT CENTERVILLE -- The city of Centerville is looking for a new fire chief after Ken Mathews submitted his resignation last week. http://www.macon.com/532/story/772261.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/772261.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:47 EDT The Frank C. Scott Jr. State Prison in Hardwick will close Aug. 15, the state’s Department of Corrections announced Tuesday. http://www.macon.com/532/story/772120.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/772120.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:02 EDT Macon police have cited the 24-year-old son of Macon City Council President Miriam Paris with disorderly conduct following his Tuesday night confrontation with his mother’s colleague, Councilman James Timley. http://www.macon.com/532/story/771851.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/771851.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:24 EDT A Crawford County mother and teenage daughter safely fled their burning double-wide mobile home that caught fire early this morning. http://www.macon.com/532/story/771476.html http://www.macon.com/532/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.