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Two men arrested in Macon drug bust

Macon police arrested an accused burglar and alleged drug dealer in a Thursday afternoon drug bust in the 2300 block of Knott Street. 3 hours ago

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CRIME

Centerville police say accused shoplifter runs over 4-year-old son in attempted getaway

A 25-year-old Macon woman, allegedly fleeing store security Thursday evening, ran over her 4-year-old son in the parking lot of the Centerville Galleria.
CRIME

Forsyth Road convenience store held up

A gunman robbed a north Macon convenience store Thursday night.
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.
CRIME

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.
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.