Macon Telegraph: Local & State http://www.macon.com/local/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from Macon Telegraph en-us Copyright 2009 Macon Telegraph Local & State 60 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:32:32 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys feedback@macon.com Removal of benches in front of Dempsey sparks protest http://www.macon.com/local/story/925220.html http://www.macon.com/local/story/925220.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:12 EST About 40 people, including several Macon politicians, gathered outside the downtown Dempsey Apartments late Friday afternoon to protest the removal of two park benches in front of the high-rise. Third-grader suspended after bringing toy gun to school http://www.macon.com/local/story/925281.html http://www.macon.com/local/story/925281.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:25 EST An Ingram-Pye Elementary third-grader was suspended from school after he pointed a toy gun at a parent while walking home from school Thursday, principal Baheejah Hasan said. Baby sitter sentenced to prison http://www.macon.com/local/story/925282.html http://www.macon.com/local/story/925282.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:25 EST A Dodge County woman was sentenced Friday to two years in prison and three years on probation in the 2008 death of an infant she was baby-sitting. County auction nets $49,000 http://www.macon.com/local/story/925283.html http://www.macon.com/local/story/925283.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:25 EST The sale of long-dormant properties, some of them run-down, returned a profit of about $49,000 to Bibb County government, officials said. POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Scheduling kills first debate in governor’s race http://www.macon.com/local/story/925275.html http://www.macon.com/local/story/925275.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:25 EST It looks like Macon narrowly missed out on hosting the first major debate of the 2010 gubernatorial elections next month because all the campaigns couldn’t get together on a date. Hundreds of citations issued during roadblock initiative http://www.macon.com/local/story/925293.html http://www.macon.com/local/story/925293.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:18 EST Several area law enforcement agencies partnered for a 48-hour special traffic operation to kick off the holiday travel season. Flannery O’Connor’s stories honored by National Book Foundation http://www.macon.com/local/story/925271.html http://www.macon.com/local/story/925271.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:16 EST The National Book Foundation named Flannery O’Connor’s “The Complete Stories” as the Best of the National Book Awards Fiction, on Wednesday during National Book Awards Week. Police investigate armed robberies http://www.macon.com/local/story/925299.html http://www.macon.com/local/story/925299.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:20 EST Macon police are investigating two unrelated armed robberies that took place Thursday night, a report said. Mikado Baptist Church burglarized http://www.macon.com/local/story/925300.html http://www.macon.com/local/story/925300.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:21 EST Bibb County investigators are looking into a break-in at Mikado Baptist Church that took place early Friday morning, a report said. No new patients being admitted to Central State Hospital http://www.macon.com/local/story/923957.html http://www.macon.com/local/story/923957.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:31 EST Georgia's state-run psychiatric hospitals continue to have serious problems, and a recent Department of Justice visit to the largest facility - Central State Hospital in Milledgeville - led the hospital to stop taking new patients indefinitely. Georgia mascot Uga's death a shock http://www.macon.com/local/story/923763.html http://www.macon.com/local/story/923763.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:32 EST ATHENS — After less than two seasons as the University of Georgia’s mascot, Uga VII died of heart-related causes Thursday. FBI reopens decades-old Macon slaying http://www.macon.com/local/story/923956.html http://www.macon.com/local/story/923956.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:28 EST The year was 1962. Macon boy burned in house fire returns home http://www.macon.com/local/story/923941.html http://www.macon.com/local/story/923941.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:28 EST The little boy’s sisters died in the fire. Their snapshots were atop the funeral-home stand next to the guest register in their great-grandparents’ living room, where everyone inside sat waiting for the survivor: the little boy. Educator for a Day program gives visitors a new look at Bibb schools http://www.macon.com/local/story/923904.html http://www.macon.com/local/story/923904.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:12 EST It had been years since Macon Water Authority employee Kellie Wyatt stepped into an elementary school. Bibb school board approves changes to graduation ceremony requirement http://www.macon.com/local/story/923911.html http://www.macon.com/local/story/923911.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:28 EST The Bibb County school board met Thursday to approve graduation requirement changes, a budget amendment and testing date changes on some upcoming state exams. Heath Road to close for weeks http://www.macon.com/local/story/923908.html http://www.macon.com/local/story/923908.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:09 EST Heath Road near Weaver Middle School will be closed beginning this weekend so workers can replace a crumbling drainage pipe that’s causing the road to sag. Toy gun suspect identified http://www.macon.com/local/story/923919.html http://www.macon.com/local/story/923919.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:00 EST Bibb County school officials identified the man who had a plastic gun near the King-Danforth Elementary and Appling Middle School campuses Wednesday, briefly causing the schools into a “code red” lockdown. Bibb deputies investigate armed robbery http://www.macon.com/local/story/923920.html http://www.macon.com/local/story/923920.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:02 EST The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is looking into an armed robbery Tuesday evening at the Avalon Gardens Apartments on Chambers Road, a report said. Bibb seeks help with suspect ID http://www.macon.com/local/story/923921.html http://www.macon.com/local/story/923921.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:08 EST Bibb County sheriff’s investigators are seeking help identifying a suspect involved in an Oct. 25 simple battery case. Correction http://www.macon.com/local/story/923861.html http://www.macon.com/local/story/923861.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:38 EST An article in Wednesday’s Telegraph misstated that a Bibb County commissioner said a new courthouse was a joint Macon-Bibb County project. Lonzy Edwards said city officials had input on the project, which also will benefit the city.