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Bibb commissioners delay vote on benefits consultant

Bibb County commissioners voted 3-1 Tuesday night to interview next week the three finalists for a benefits consultant contract.

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CRIME

Former Bibb paraprofessional indicted, accused of molesting special needs student

Alleged sex acts a former Howard High School paraprofessional is accused of committing against a special needs student occurred both on and off campus, according to the Bibb County District Attorney’s Office.
EDUCATION

Short list for FVSU presidential candidates set

A committee has selected four candidates in its search for the next president of Fort Valley State University, and the public is invited to hear them state their case for leading the university.
HOUSTON & PEACH

Houston revives Carl Vinson Parkway widening

WARNER ROBINS -- The Houston County Commission is reviving a widening project from the 2001 special purpose local option sales tax that it once thought it couldn’t afford.
LOCAL & STATE

Driver charged with DUI, vehicular homicide in Monroe County wreck

A McDonough man died early Tuesday after the vehicle he was riding in wrecked in Monroe County, and the driver has been charged with driving under the influence and vehicular homicide.
CRIME

Kentucky mom indicted in 8-year-old girl’s fatal overdose in Peach County

A Peach County grand jury has indicted a 40-year-old Kentucky woman on two counts of felony murder in the 2010 death of her daughter.
LOCAL & STATE

Old ordnance plant put on Superfund list

Middle Georgia has a new Superfund hazardous waste site, but the contamination is nothing new.
LOCAL & STATE

Georgia hunters in fight about game wardens

ATLANTA -- A proposed reorganization of law enforcement duties in Georgia’s state parks and wildlife habitats would result in a single, efficient chain of command, the Department of Natural Resources says. Some hunters and others worry, however, that the change would result in public areas...
POLITICS

Macon-Bibb worker benefit help passes City Council, stalls in county

Macon City Council voted 13-0 Tuesday to hire BB&T Insurance Services as the benefits consultant for the new Macon-Bibb County consolidated government.
ELECTIONS

Chalk announces bid for Warner Robins mayor

WARNER ROBINS -- A retired U.S. Air Force intelligence officer who is a logistics manager at Robins Air Force Base announced his bid Tuesday for Warner Robins mayor.
EDUCATION

Southwest High, Bibb County school system get new leaders

Several Bibb County associate superintendents were named school principals Tuesday, and the board finalized a contract with interim Superintendent Steve Smith.