The U.S. Department of Education is giving Mercer University nearly $500,000 in grant money. It will help Mercer fund a program aimed at adults who graduated high school or who are currently seeking their GED. The money will also help…
There's many empty streets in downtown Macon, but a residential study shows there's plenty of untapped potential that could add more residents to the area. "I think that's a significant challenge for all of us to look at lofts downtown…
Over the next 10 days fairgoers from all over the southeast will head to the Georgia National Fair for rides, music, live stock competitions, food and more. As soon as the gates opened Thursday at 3pm for "Sneak a Peek…
Georgia teachers now have a chance to brush up on their knowledge of southern history. Mercer University is offering a five week intensive course on southern culture and every aspect of the cotton industry. The class is funded by a…
Bibb County Sheriff Jerry Modena and Chief Deputy David Davis, flanked by their task force team, gave the results of their three month Metal Theft Task Force Operation. The task force was put together to work exclusively on metal theft…
A 17 year old high school student is in jail tonight, charged with armed robbery. Macon police tell 41 NBC News Tenacio Rodriguez Boyd walked up to two women in Village Green Park, asked for a cigarette and lighter, then…
Westside High School was on lock down for almost two hours after a brawl involving students. Bibb County Police responded to the fight at 7:15 this morning. Parents were called to pick up students involved in the altercation, but another…
An accused armed robber was shot in the back, after police say he shot and took money from a 54-year-old man in Warner Robins. It happened this morning just before 3 on Rolling Woods Circle. According to a news release…
Raise your hand if you like the thought of getting free cash, free gas, or free groceries. That's what the S.W.A.G. Patrol Team from Robins Federal Credit Union is doing across middle Georgia. S.W.A.G. is 'Showing We Appreciate by Giving…
Tonight, one of Macon's own is in Washington DC as an exclusive guest of the first lady. Danny Glover, is one of only 15 tweeters invited to Michelle Obama's "Let's Move Garden Harvest and Tweet Up" event. "Michelle Obama, she…
There is a fun way for Middle Georgia to sport pink all October to help bring awareness and raise money for breast cancer. You can get "pinked" for the season as the 2nd annual Strands for the Cure is underway. Wether you choose to add…
The Laurens County Sheriff's Office hopes to stay a few steps ahead of scammers this holiday season. A care free trip to the store could quickly turn into more than you bargained for. Sheriff Bill Harrell says thieves are taking…
Houston County investigators are releasing more information on what they've learned about a shooting-suicide investigation. They say an 11 year old girl was walking with her friend on Sheffield Way in Houston County when she was shot in the back.…
A 3 year old boy was pronounced dead this morning after he was found unconscious with his head hanging from his window blind. Officials responded to a call last night around 5:20p on Edgerton Way in Bonaire after Mario Williams…
Tonight, Monroe County Commissioners heard from several agencies and concerned residents about the high levels of uranium found in deep water wells. There's one goal in sight for Monroe County resident Donna Welch. "Get public water out to places that…
Doctors at a local hospital performed a complicated procedure for the first time and it saved a baby's life. Amari Walker had a tumor the size of his head growing on his neck while he was still in the womb. …
The Houston County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting on Sheffield Way in Warner Robins. Deputies responded to a 911 call around 12:30 pm Tuesday and found an 11 year old female shot in the back. A juvenile male was…
Cochran Mayor Cliff Avant turned himself into Cochran police at 1:30 this afternoon, saying he took 25 pieces of 20 ft. PVC pipe from the sewage treatment plant. Each piece was valued at $100 a piece. Assistant Chief Key McGuire…
The Georgia College and State University community remembered two of their own Monday night, Alex Delor and Johnny Harof. The freshmen died less than two weeks ago in a car wreck. With their entire adult lives before them, Delor and…
Take a drive down Emery Highway in East Macon, look at the top of the hill at Fort Hawkins, and you'll see earth-moving equipment rumbling around. The machines are clearing away soil, digging out the line where the wall stood…
Tonight, Warner Robins City Council opened the floor to concerned citizens regarding the tentative increase in the millage rate. The chamber was packed, but only one resident spoke out against the tax. Warner Robins resident, Wayne Overholt believes the timing…
Mayor Chuck Shaheen says the results of the Carl Vinson Institute Pay Study show about 80% of city employees are underpaid. Last year, the mayor and council ordered a pay study of city employees. It was the first one conducted…
MACON, Ga - Authorities say a woman shot a burglary suspect at her home in Macon. Police tell The Telegraph of Macon that the woman was returning to her home on Bayne Street around 7 p.m. Sunday night when she…
The Georgia Forestry Commission is holding back on issuing fire permits. The commission lifted a statewide fire ban on the first of the month, but dry weather and extreme drought conditions throughout Middle Georgia created tighter restrictions when it comes…
A Macon woman catches a burglar in the act and shoots the intruder, sending him to the hospital. The woman walked in her home on Bayne Street Sunday evening and found 17 year-old Michael Ballard stealing her things. She shot…
Warner Robins residents are invited to public hearings tonight and next week to tell council members how they feel about a plan to raise taxes by nearly 7-percent. It amounts to an annual increase of $25.92 on a home valued…
Police in Macon arrested a man this weekend after he brought a two by four to a fight. He used that board to break someone's hand and hit him in the head. Charles Willie Shannon of Macon is charged with…
A Macon woman who walked in on someone robbing her home, shot him several times in his leg and foot last night. He's now recovering in the hospital. It happened on Bayne Street Sunday around 7pm. Police say the male…
The city of Macon has a new high school! E.L. High School Home Study Academy was accredited by the Georgia Accrediting Commission. The school is owned and directed by former educator Elaine Lucas,who is also a city council member. The…
Students and faculty at Tattnall Square Academy are experiencing the effects of childhood cancer because one of their classmates is battling it. Abby Wilson is battling lung cancer and recently had surgery. Now, her friends are raising awareness about childhood…
Today, the Houston County Sheriff's Office handled a massive emergency, but it was all to make sure law enforcement and emergency agencies are always on their guard. The Houston County Fire Department, Houston Medical Center EMS, GSP Aviation Division, Houston…
The 116th Air Control Wing at Robins Air Force Base has a new leader today. Colonel Jeffrey Herd passed off a flag as a symbol of the change in command. Former Vice Commander, Colonel William Welsh, took over for Herd…
ATLANTA (AP) - The Bibb County school district and Savannah State University have received more than $3 million in federal grants for programs to help at-risk students prepare for college. The grants are for the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness…
Tonight, state politics are the talk of the town in Macon. Residents had the chance to hear from elected officials at the first Unionville Improvement Association community forum. Georgia politics had many people, including former senator Robert Brown, engaged in…
A local middle schooler had an unexpected visitor today. Her dad, Lieutenant Colonel Charles Ericson, has been overseas for 6 months. Ericson made it safely back home yesterday but decided to surprise his daughter at Northside Middle School. Olivia Ericson…
Some eighth graders at Perry Middle School are trading in their textbooks for touch-screen tablets. Jeff Carroll, a science teacher at Perry Middle School is hoping a year long pilot using iPads will enhance learning for his students. "They're used…
The peanut fields may be ripe for picking, but the pickings are going to be a little bit slim this year in Georgia. Severe draught conditions have led to a peanut crop that will likely yield a little more than…
Ed Rodriguez is resigning as the head of the Robins Regional Chamber of Commerce. Rodriguez has been the President and CEO of the chamber since 2007. Rodriguez will become the President and CEO of the Alabama Coast Chamber of Commerce.…
Step inside the doors of a hospital, it could be almost any one in the world, and you will likely see the same thing inside each one; a gift shop. Whether the time calls for a celebration for the birth…
Tonight, Jewish communities throughout the world celebrated at sundown as they enter into the high holy season. Rosh Hashanah, is the start of the New Year for people of the Jewish faith. "What we do is look back at who…
The transportation SPLOST will go on a multi-county ballot for 11 Middle Georgia counties next July. Chairman of the Houston County Board of Commissioners, Tommy Stalnaker, says not everyone on the round table rejected or supported the T-SPLOST. However, all…
The Historic Cannonball House in Macon has seen its share of battles, but now it's involved in a different fight. A descendant of a Civil War Captain named Michael Dunn, says the Cannonball House showed a quote "lack of good…
Right now, every woman is at risk for ovarian cancer. One Perry family lost their mother to the disease in 2009 and they hope bringing awareness to the deadliest cancer of the female reproductive system will help save some of…
Flu season is quickly approaching and the Houston County Health Department wants to remind you the key to not getting sick is prevention, and right now the clinic is fully stocked with the vaccine. More than 200 people have already…
Serious crimes like thefts, assaults, and burglaries are all down on the Fort Valley State University Campus. For two years in a row students have had to worry a little less; from 2009 until now campus crimes have been nearly…
Houston County District Attorney George Hartwig is trying to send a strong message to drug dealers today after a major drug dealer pleaded guilty in Superior Court. Thomas Alvin Taylor was charged with Trafficking Cocaine, Possession of cocaine with Intent…
It's a tale of epic proportions, and it's all centered around a tail. 'Dolphin Tale' the movie, has made a big splash (pun intended) at the box office in its first week. The story is about a dolphin that is…
Police in Houston County responded to an armed robbery on Tuesday night. Two men were assaulted and robbed at gunpoint. Officials say that Sachitkimar Patel and Kalpesh Patel were closing up the OM Food Mart on Elberta Road when two…
A big city playwright meets the antebellum south this week as the GCSU theatre department will present the world premiere of "Life is Mostly Straws" in Milledgeville. The creator of the play, Richard Manley, flew down from the big apple…
A Peach County program called "Grandparents as Parents," or GAP is helping families bridge the generation gap between grandparents and grandchildren. The initiative that started in 2008 provides support for those raising their grandkids. "It's just like I was raising…