Local & State

Former Macon church to serve as Mercer’s theater department, community arts center 57 minutes ago

Tattnall Square Presbyterian Church had a good run in Macon -- and now it’s preparing for act two.

View full story

Archive by category ''Local & State

CRIME

Macon man pleads guilty in hammer attack on WWII veteran

Fred Jones figures he would not have lived to see his 86th birthday if the neighbor’s lawn mower belt had not broken last Oct. 4.
POLITICS

Macon committee agrees to pave 58 streets

Fifty-eight asphalt streets in Macon will be patched or resurfaced at a cost of nearly $1.5 million, the City Council’s Appropriations Committee decided Monday.
CRIME

Motorist shot by Houston sheriff’s deputy faces felony obstruction charges

WARNER ROBINS -- A 27-year-old man faces felony obstruction charges after allegedly fleeing from authorities and ramming patrol vehicles with his truck before a Houston County sheriff’s deputy shot him.
CRIME

Police release picture of convenience store armed robber on Riverside Drive

An armed robber dressed in black made sure he could make a quick getaway from a Riverside Drive convenience store at about 4:15 a.m. Monday.
POLITICS

Bibb commissioners start cutting into projected $19 million deficit

Facing a mountainous projected deficit of about $19 million, Bibb County commissioners Monday started the long climb to reach a balanced fiscal 2014 budget with the first day of budget hearings.
CRIME

New Warner Robins Law Enforcement Center open to public

WARNER ROBINS -- The new $10 million Warner Robins Law Enforcement Center now is open to the public.
POLITICS

Proposed Macon street repaving list

Proposed Macon street repaving list
LOCAL & STATE

Community input sought on Bibb recreation master plan

The Bibb County Board of Commissioners has announced a series of community meetings to gather feedback on the Parks & Recreation Master Plan.
BUSINESS

Macon Behavioral Health center changes name

Macon Behavioral Health in Macon has changed its name to Lake Bridge Behavioral Health System.
BUSINESS

Buffalo Wild Wings planning restaurant in north Bibb County

A Minnesota-based company is spreading its wings into north Bibb County.