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Larry Bush finds his path leads back to tires

WOODY MARSHALL/THE TELEGRAPH
Macon, Georgia, 05/10/2013:
Larry Bush owner of Larry Bush's Riverside Tire at his garage.

With a father who ran Gordon Bush Tire Co. in downtown Macon, Larry Bush grew up hearing all about tread wear and radials.

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HOUSTON & PEACH

Two-time Eastern Conference Champion Atlanta Dream holds practice at Veterans High School

KATHLEEN -- Thirteen-year-old Sydney Lambert said she picked up some tips Saturday from watching the two-time Eastern Conference Champion Atlanta Dream practice at Veterans High School.
CRIME

GBI releases name of critically-injured motorist shot by deputy

WARNER ROBINS -- The GBI released on Saturday the name of a Warner Robins man shot by a Houston County sheriff’s deputy after ramming patrol cars as deputies were getting out of them.
HOUSTON & PEACH

Relay for Life for Houston County raises $305,000, spokeswoman says

WARNER ROBINS -- Relay for Life for Houston County raised $305,000 by midnight Friday for the American Cancer Society, a spokeswoman said.
POLITICS

Macon Downtown Airport to get studies, updates

A couple of changes are coming to the Macon Downtown Airport, the smaller of two airports the city owns.
CRIME

Milledgeville police issue arrest warrant for 21-year-old on charge of murder

WARNER ROBINS -- An arrest warrant on the charge of murder has been issued for 21-year-old Quintavious Horton, Milledgeville police said.
LOCAL & STATE

No injuries after tractor-trailer jackknifes, shuts down I-475

WARNER ROBINS -- No one was injured Saturday afternoon when a tractor-trailer jackknifed, closing three lanes of northbound Interstate 475 for a few hours, a Bibb County sheriff’s spokesman said.
CRIME

UPDATE: Baby taken located and safe, police say

A 10-month-old child taken from the apartment of the child’s mother without permission early Saturday has been located, police say.
POLITICS

Political Notebook: Missing board members; high-tech hatred; shelter news

Three members of the Redevelopment Agency board in Warner Robins aren’t really members anymore.
POLITICS

Macon pension costs seen rising as budget tackled

Digging into actual city departmental budgets instead of outside agencies, the Macon City Council’s Appropriations Committee quickly ran into some higher costs for the coming fiscal year.
LOCAL & STATE

Powerball, Mega Millions jackpots draw players to midstate stores

Ben Evans sat on a desk Friday inside the T&A Mart at the corner of Pio Nono and Montpelier avenues, thumbing through a thick stack of Georgia Lottery slips.