http://www.macon.com/532/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from Macon Telegraph en-us Copyright 2009 Macon Telegraph Yahoo local 60 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:17:50 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys feedback@macon.com http://www.macon.com/532/story/911926.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/911926.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:57 EST A man accused of shoplifting at the Wal-Mart on Harrison Road and trying to stab an employee was indicted today by a Bibb County grand jury. http://www.macon.com/532/story/911895.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/911895.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:37 EST Macon Mayor Robert Reichert wants to lay off 31 city employees and cut 36 more vacant positions as part of a citywide “right-sizing” effort his administration has been studying. http://www.macon.com/532/story/911801.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/911801.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:02 EST A 22-year-old Macon man has been indicted on charges of fatally shooting his accomplice in an August robbery. http://www.macon.com/532/story/911754.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/911754.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:15 EST Gov. Sonny Perdue is in Baghdad meeting American troops deployed to Iraq as part of a delegation of four state governors. Perdue arrived in the region Monday. http://www.macon.com/532/story/911681.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/911681.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:47 EST Macon police announced the arrests of a fifth man today in connection with recent robberies in the city, a release said. http://www.macon.com/532/story/910783.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/910783.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:39 EST Bill Freeman pretended to go crazy to survive 2 1/2 years as a North Korean prisoner of war, a complicated plan to help him return to his wife, Barbara, and small children Rickey and Ann. http://www.macon.com/532/story/910790.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/910790.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:46 EST Middle Georgians could face possible flash flooding from heavy rain expected to pound parts of the state, courtesy of Tropical Storm Ida. http://www.macon.com/532/story/910752.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/910752.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:58 EST A former Baldwin County Magistrate Court judge has been charged with sexual battery, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. http://www.macon.com/532/story/910788.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/910788.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:58 EST Hold the wine and keep the peace. http://www.macon.com/532/story/910757.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/910757.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:58 EST The inmate who escaped from the Bibb County jail Saturday night used his rubber flip-flop to unlock the door to a cell he was sharing with four other people, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. http://www.macon.com/532/story/910764.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/910764.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:58 EST Bibb County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Macon man after a pursuit early Monday morning and charged him with multiple crimes. http://www.macon.com/532/story/910808.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/910808.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:00 EST ATLANTA -- Georgia's top court has upheld the conviction of a man charged with shooting a 19-year-old Savannah debutante to death during a Christmas Eve mugging. http://www.macon.com/532/story/910767.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/910767.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:58 EST Another round of stimulus-funded road projects has gotten the OK from Gov. Sonny Perdue, meaning contractors will be chosen and work should begin soon. http://www.macon.com/532/story/910766.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/910766.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:58 EST Banks: American Pride Bank, Atlantic Southern Bank, Bank of America, BB&T, Capital City Bank, CB&T Bank of Middle Georgia, Central Bank of Georgia, Colony Bank, MidSouth Federal Credit Union, RBC Centura Bank, Robins Federal Credit Union, State Bank & Trust, SunMark Community Bank, SunTrust Bank, Robins Federal Credit Union and Wachovia will be closed. http://www.macon.com/532/story/910510.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/910510.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:08 EST Houston County District Attorney Kelly Burke said today that he is seeking the death penalty for two Eatonton men accused of slaying a Warner Robins man for his car in 2008. http://www.macon.com/532/story/910414.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/910414.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:53 EST Bibb County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Macon man after a pursuit early this morning, according to a sheriff’s office news release. http://www.macon.com/532/story/910283.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/910283.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:43 EST A former Baldwin County Magistrate Court judge has been charged with sexual battery, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. http://www.macon.com/532/story/910076.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/910076.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:47 EST A Twiggs County registered sex offender is missing after failing to show up at a Macon blood bank Friday. http://www.macon.com/532/story/909630.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/909630.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:35 EST A proposed ordinance that would limit signs in Macon convenience store windows is scheduled for discussion this week at City Hall. http://www.macon.com/532/story/909651.html http://www.macon.com/532/story/909651.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:59 EST Ah, Sunday in the park, sitting on the ground and poking around in the dirt with your bare hands.