After three years of hard work, Montezuma is now a designated Better Hometown City. This designation is the equivalent of the National Main Street Designation for smaller communities. "It is really dear to my heart to make this community fit…
Residents of crime ridden areas in Macon say the issue of youth violence begins in the home. Some blame a lack of parental guidance; others say too much idle time causes teens to fall into the hands of crime. Shon…
4 shootings overnight left 8 people injured. Macon Police say all the shootings are gang and drug related. Bobby More said he woke up to a night of gunfire. " Bang, Bang, Bang, and then it was like 3 more…
On Sunday evening, a double homicide that took place at 141 Tommie Lane around 9:30 left some Hancock County residents on high alert. According to GBI Special Agent in Charge Tom Davis, the victims were shot at the residence they…
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Macon's official superhero! Macon Man made his first appearance at the Convention and Visitors Bureau's Tourism Conference. His mission? Promote tourism and interest in the city known as "The Song and Soul of…
The plans are in, and a new Law Enforcement Complex is coming soon to the city of Warner Robins. Earlier today, the Redevelopment Agency took a look at the $6.9 million dollar complex that was designed by JMA Architeture. They…
The retired International City Festival will make it's way back to Warner Robins this fall on October 1st. It was an annual spring tradition that made it's last appearance just over ten years ago. The Downtown Development Authority is planning…
Macon's Edge 14 movie theater closed it's doors Sunday after less than a year in business. Marty Felts, President of Naos Entertainment, says the theater is closing because of financial difficulties. Last year, the Edge 14 opened after the renovation…
Law enforcement agencies started a five day search at the Wolf Creek Landfill in Twiggs County, searching for clues in the homicide investigation of Mercer Law grad, Lauren Giddings. 20 FBI agents, representatives with the Macon Police department, and contractors…
The GBI and the Hancock County Sheriff's Office are following leads tonight in a double homicide investigation. Tom Davis, Special Agent in charge of the GBI office in Milledgeville,says 34-year-old Darryl Scott and 31-year-old Dedria DeShay Green were killed Sunday…
Students at Georgia College and State University, held a moment of silence early Monday morning across the campus. They also took time to sign a large cloth sheet, as a way to pen their thoughts about what they remember from…
Local leaders honored 28 service men who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Macon Police Chief Mike Burns, Bibb County Sheriff Jerry Modena, and Macon-Bibb Fire Chief Marvin Riggins unveiled three granite memorial plaques. The Public Safety Memorial Park on 2nd and…
Macon Police have caught the person responsible for reporting a fake bomb threat. 23-year-old Christopher Daniel Todd was arrested after calling the Emergency 911 center Sunday night, saying there was a bomb on Presidential Parkway. The 911 Center supervisor tracked…
Richard O'Neal, the Baldwin County Superior Court employee charged with child exploitation, was released on bond this morning. Baldwin County District Attorney Fred Bright says bond was posted at $25,000. According to Bright, some of the conditions of his release…
Hundreds of service men and women from Robins Air force Base spent Friday morning remembering the attack on the Pentagon. A stone from the 9/11 attack made its way to the Museum of Aviation. Onlookers saluted the piece of history as…
Today, one of Macon's biggest stars would be celebrating his 70th birthday. As a gift to his family, September 9th was officially declared "Otis Redding Day" in Macon and Bibb County. The Southwest High School marching band kicked off the…
A noise complaint lead Macon Police to copper thieves. 43-year-old David Belleck and 23-year-old Gregory Thomas are charged with theft by taking felony, criminal damage and criminal trespass, among other charges. Police responded to a vacant residence at at 1115…
Tonight, a Laurens County Magistrate Judge rules in favor of East Dublin Officer Jeffrey Deal, accused of false imprisonment. There was a lot of back and forth in the Laurens County Courthouse earlier this evening, but around 6:45 Judge Donald…
Two 9/11 survivors remember that tragic day ten years later. 125 people died on September 11, 2001 when American Airline Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, also taking the lives of the 59 victims on board that flight. Two local…
Residents in Byron are fed up with the city's police department, and are trying to get the attention of Governor Nathan Deal. According to Matt Barnes, who lives in Macon but works in Byron, he has seen what he calls…
Wesleyan College celebrated its official start to its fall academic school year. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the school. Wesleyan College was the first college in the world chartered to grant degrees to women. Thursday's 2011 Fall Convocation celebrated…
Monroe County taxpayers will receive a hike in school taxes. The 7% increase will make the millage rate for the school board this year 14.987. Monroe County School Superintendent Anthony Pack says the 7% increase is still better than the…
The Macon Economic Development Commission works with existing companies to retain them and recruits others to establish distribution centers in Macon and Bibb County. MEDC's Senior Vice President, Pat Topping says businesses are looking for certainty these days and the…
Another arrest has been made in the two week old incident involving two teenagers shot at a bus stop. Police pulled over a vehicle that looked similar to the one used during the crime. According to a news release, officers…
Tonight, Middle Georgians were invited to a public meeting in Perry to take a first look at the T-SPLOST. It's a tax created by the Transportation Investment Act of 2010, that would add another penny to every dollar in 11…
Payne City Council shot down a proposal to put a medical waste facility in their area. The council voted 3 to 1 against the MedSafe plant, saying it doesn't meet the city's regulations when it comes to handling solid waste.…
A local high school teacher is making the Bibb County School District proud. Howard High School's Marketing and Business Teacher Jason Weiss received state-wide honors for his innovative teaching programs. "It's very humbling, very, very humbling," says Weiss. Weiss was…
Thursday a Laurens County Judge will decide if East Dublin Police Officer, Jeffrey Deal, should be arrested for false imprisonment. Last May, Deal shot and killed Melvin Williams during a traffic stop and now the Williams family is seeking justice…
For Staff Sergeant Kelly Salinas, the news of the attacks on the World Trade Center, just miles from her home in Hoboken, NJ, was a rude awakening. "I was actually asleep and my grandmother yelled to me, 'Kelly look what…
The Georgia Department of Corrections is still searching for 53 year old Phil Mincey, who failed to return to the Macon Transitional Center after his day of work ended on Friday, September 2nd. The Department of Corrections and the Southeast…
Hundreds of middle Georgia volunteers kicked off the annual United Way Campaign Tuesday evening. The organization is continuing it's efforts to raise money for the 34 local health and human service agencies it supports. 2011 Campaign Chairman Sam Macfie announced…
Monroe County Commissioners are looking at challenging Secretary of State Brian Kemp decision to throw out a survey done back in 2009, which puts Monroe County's border farther south. Kemp decided to rule against a recommendation made in Monroe County's…
A new charge was brought against Richard O'Neal late Tuesday afternoon, and G.B.I. is providing new information about O'Neal in the accusations against him. O'Neal was originally investigated and then arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on the last…
On Tuesday, Robins Air Force Base welcomed a 47-year-old C-130E aircraft as it made it's final touch down. Navigating the plane, was Major John Fay a C-130 instructor at Little Rock Air Force Base and a Houston County High School…
"I walked outside and all you saw was smoke. All you see were people, you hear people screaming, you hear people crying." It's been 10 years, and Tosha Phillips still remembers leaving Penn Station. "We were lost, it was just…
Authorities are investigating the cause of an off-duty University of Georgia police officer's death at Lake Sinclair in central Georgia. Officials report that 24-year-old Tyler Harris was spending the long Labor Day weekend with family at the lake when the…
Two brothers are behind bars for trying to steal scrap metal. For one of the brothers, the incident occurred at his workplace.According to a news release it happened Monday afternoon at the Macon Telegraph. Police say, 50 year old David…
If you were living in Monroe County 20 years ago, you may remember that filming was wrapping up for the movie that put Juliette, Georgia on the map. Two decades after the making of Fried Green Tomatoes, and the residents…
The highway travelers are out in full force this Labor Day weekend, which can cause extra time and headaches for drivers. Megan and Tom Johnson came up to Macon from Florida for the holiday weekend to visit family. They say…
The city of Hawkinsville celebrated a homecoming this weekend. United States Marine Corporal Tony Mullis lost both of his legs last April during his second deployment in Afghanistan. On Saturday, Pulaski County residents welcomed home their hero. "Just seeing the…
The streets of downtown Macon were filled with cheering fans and tons of fun Labor Day morning. The 35th Annual Macon Labor Road Race brought more than 2,000 runners to the area. "I had to run for the whole time…
"Choose Robins Region" is the new shop local campaign that encourages businesses and consumers to spend their money locally. The purpose is to stimulate economic development within middle Georgia. "We want folks to shop all over the Robins Region," says…
A job training program created in Georgia is gaining national attention. President Barack Obama is expected to model his plan to help long-term unemployed Americans after it. It's called the Georgia Works Program. Caroline Garrett signed up for the program…
Twiggs County Chairman Ray Bennett admitted in a hearing today to using county equipment to work on private property,that's according to commissioner Tommie Lee Bryant and concerned citizen Walter Ashby. Ashby accused Bennett and the other commissioners of contempt of…
September marks the beginning of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. A Houston County family thought their lives would change after their 17-year-old daughter Angelica Rios was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma last May. Instead, Rios says the only thing that's changed is…
A Perry High School student fired a BB gun at another student on school grounds hitting him in the elbow and shoulder area. The victim has been checked out, but injuries were not serious. The student is now back at football…
It seems the pretty much the whole world is on Facebook or Twitter, so maybe it's no surprise when someone first posted a picture of themselves laying face down and acting like a plank of wood, it spread like wildfire.…
A Baldwin County Superior Court employee is currently being held in the Baldwin County Jail after an investigation led to a charge of child exploitation. Sheriff Bill Massee says Richard O'Neal was asked to go on administrative leave by Superior…
If the thought of 50 motorcycle riders all gathered together makes you a little nervous, you've never met the group of riders who gather in Elko, Georgia. Sure they have loud bikes, and their arms are covered in tattoos, but…
Thomas Thomas will resign from his position as Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Macon. Thomas has been hired as the City Manager of Rock Island, Illinois. Mayor Robert Reichert says, "Mr. Thomas has served the city of Macon…