Local & State

Ryan David Jones, right, brother of Appling Middle School Principal Steve Jones, has been charged with three counts of murder in the deaths of their parents and brother.

Bibb principal’s brother charged in triple slaying

Appling Middle School Principal Steve Jones gave Richmond County investigators the lead they were looking for in a triple homicide this week.

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LOCAL & STATE

South Bibb cemetery documentary wins international film awards

For about 150 years, south Bibb County clay held clues to a long-forgotten community of slave families and their free descendants.
BUSINESS

Canadian developer plans to buy Macon’s Ramada Plaza

A Canadian developer plans to buy the Ramada Plaza in downtown Macon, which has changed ownership several times in recent years, for about $3 million.
POLITICS

Warner Robins budget includes new positions, pay raises

WARNER ROBINS -- Warner Robins’ proposed budget includes pay raises, extra positions and no additional taxes for next fiscal year.
LOCAL & STATE

No new Promise Neighborhood grant this year, Macon learns

Mercer University, which has been seeking a grant up to $30 million to boost educational success in two Macon neighborhoods, learned Thursday that the federal government won’t offer any of the grants this year.
HOUSTON & PEACH

Warner Robins Noon Optimist Club honors outstanding cops

WARNER ROBINS -- The Warner Robins Noon Optimist Club honored outstanding cops from law enforcement agencies in Houston County on Thursday.
MILITARY

C-5 maintainers finish challenging job

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE -- Maintainers at Robins have just completed an especially challenging overhaul and repair on a C-5M, and officials say the experience will help with future aircraft.
POLITICS

Macon-Bibb mayor candidates take questions

Four of the six candidates for mayor of Macon-Bibb County’s new consolidated government lined up to answer questions Thursday night at the Douglass Theatre, a session sponsored by the “Up Next with …” interview show on government-access Channel 14.
BUSINESS

What’s open, what’s not for Memorial Day

What’s open, what’s not for Memorial Day
LOCAL & STATE

Bibb school’s discipline committee promotes alternative punishments

Bibb County schools’ discipline task force met Thursday to discuss the group’s efforts to utilize alternatives to improving student behavior.
POLITICS

Macon committee objects to minor mayoral expenses

Mayor Robert Reichert’s office budget drew a critical eye Thursday from the City Council’s Appropriations Committee.