https://www.macon.com/news/local/crime/article315661332.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/46687f43-66a9-49ea-b665-50e9dc5ae95a/1_th.jpg Crews work to clear tracks after Monre County train derailment A Florida man was arrested by Monroe County deputies for drug possession and other charges after reportedly crashing a semi-truck into a train. Crews worked on clearing the wreckage in Juliette on Wednesday afternoon. https://www.macon.com/news/local/crime/article315661332.html/video-embed 66 2026-05-06T21:08:38Z no https://www.macon.com/news/environment/article315687984.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/172b8518-735e-4639-850d-6ae156581804/1_th.jpg EPA official says new Monroe power plant is part of Trump's "energy dominant" plan Oglethorpe Power held a ceremonial groundbreaking May 7, 2026, at its new Smarr Combined-Cycle energy facility in Monroe County, which is expected to be operational by 2029. John Eunice, associate administrator for congressional and intergovernmental relations at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, attended the ceremony and tied the new facility to President Donald Trump's broader energy strategy. https://www.macon.com/news/environment/article315687984.html/video-embed 88 2026-05-09T09:30:00Z no https://www.macon.com/news/local/article315674616.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/4f2bc809-c1e8-4241-ad3a-a529d9984f7f/1_th.jpg Multi-car crash on I-75 in Monroe County severely slows traffic Twelve people were injured in a multi-car crash May 7, 2026, on I-75 southbound in Monroe County near mile marker 180. Around 2:30 p.m. on Rumble Road, tractor-trailers and other vehicles were seen slowly driving in bumper to bumper traffic as emergency responders worked to clear nearby lanes. https://www.macon.com/news/local/article315674616.html/video-embed 23 2026-05-07T19:22:06Z no