SPARTA, Ga.- A convicted killer who escaped from Hancock State Prison is back in custody. State and local officials combed parts of Middle Georgia on Monday for 27-year-old Richard Joel Jenkins, 27 who escaped Sunday night. The state Department of…
Macon City Council voted Monday to allow Macon Police to set up a "mini-precinct" in the Village Green and Bloomfield neighborhoods. The South Macon neighborhoods have seen plenty of crime in the past years. According to Police Chief Mike Burns, having extra…
The House and Senate Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Committee held a listening session, to hear what citizens had to say about how the state will re-draw its district lines. "It's a very important process," State Senator (R. Dist. 18) Cecil Staton says.…
Warner Robins is drawing the attention of creative people and as a result is creating more jobs. President and CEO of Robins Regional Chamber of Commerce Ed Rodriguez says businesses in the city are becoming leaner and meaner. "They're more…
A national program called Main Street Designation is a push for cities with downtown areas to revitalize using a four point strategy: organization, promotion, design, and economic restructuring. Over the past year, the city of Macon has been utilizing all…
Macon Mayor Robert Reichert is giving you a chance to tell him what's on your mind. Tonight at 5:30, he will welcome residents to city hall to share their questions and concerns. There is a five minute limit, so that…
On a small lake in Gray, Georgia, Eddie Altman prepares for his evening ritual on the dock behind his house. He sets up his stereo, puts in a C.D., and sets his cowboy hat on his head. Then, he lets mother…
Authorities in are investigating a fatal shooting in Dodge County. According to Captain Tony Winborn, a three year old Arshontay James was killed at a home at 534 Soperton Highway in Eastman. The child’s body will be sent to the…
In the five years Kathy Walsh has been living in Dooly County, wild dogs were never even a thought that crossed her mind. But in the past three months, they are all she thinks about when she steps outside. Walsh…
Bibb County Investigators arrest a man who had $1,300 worth of drugs at his home. 42-year-old Melvin Wesley Johnson, of Macon, faces several drug charges, as well as having a gun while committing a felony. Wednesday, investigators seized 10 grams…
The Bibb County school system has some new faces in charge tonight. At the school board meeting, superintendent Dr. Romain Dallemand named 8 new leaders, and several principals. 2 of the women appointed come from Rochester, Minnesota, which is where…
The final days of the Georgia Music Hall of Fame are quickly approaching, and dozens of visitors are taking advantage of the museum while it is still open in Macon. Dianne Thomas and her family traveled two hours to visit…
Bibb County deputies caught five people stealing from the Kohl's on Zebulon Road. Investigators say it was an inside job. Edward Thomas Rouse Jr. and Dexter Denard Easley both worked at Kohl's. They're accused of going to the store after…
School is out and summer is in. And for a group of kids from Macon that doesn't mean turning into a couch potato they're staying active with the help of The Macon Police Department. The DARE summer camp program just…
A Centerville Police officer was killed today when his motorcycle hit a Chevy Suburban. 45-year old Sergeant Woody Hudgens of Byron was traveling down Russell Parkway when he collided with the SUV, which was turning left on Corder Road. He…
Macon City Council Members spent Wednesday afternoon going over the 2012 budget. Council debated what should be done with the Hotel-Motel Tax money that helped fund the Music Hall of Fame. A third of the tax was given to the…
If you're strapped for cash, but still would like to be able to afford a new home, this could be the opportunity of a life-time for you. A 3,200 square foot home is being built, and one lucky winner will…
Middle Georgia Farmers blame the tough new immigration laws for scaring away seasonal workers from Mexico and other Latin American countries. Farmers say many of Georgia's money making crops like onions and peaches aren't getting picked, and it's costing them…
In front of a group of supporters, mayoral candidate C. Jack Ellis made a big announcement regarding the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. He says along with his initiative to bring jobs to Macon, if elected, he will push to…
The Macon Giants are preparing for their third season in middle Georgia. The team's second home game of the season is Thursday night at the Ed DeFore Complex. Head Coach Jay Cranford says his highest hope for this season is…
On Wednesday, members of the International City Civitan Club in Warner Robins presented the Varnadoe family with a check. A couple months ago, a group of Warner Robins girls were trying to raise money for the Varnadoe's and their ill…
The hard work from the Laurens County emergency workers has paid off. Tonight, the Laurens County Board of Commissioners awarded the group with a special plaque, in honor of them winning the 'E.M.S. Service of the Year' award. The winners…
Bicyclists from across the country pedaled into Dublin on Tuesday for the Bike Ride Across Georgia (B.R.A.G.) Nearly 1,100 riders began their week in Atlanta, and are making their way to Savannah. Riders from 38 states are taking part in…
Macon City Council's Community Resources and Development Committee toured the cities Rec Centers, to see for themselves what updates need to be made. The wheels on the bus went round and round Tuesday afternoon as council members toured FreedomPark, the…
A Warner Robins teenager shot his younger sister in the arm Tuesday. Around 1:45pm, police say a 16-year-old boy shot his 14-year-old sister at a home on Crescent Drive. The boy left the scene, but was later found at a…
Summer reading hits the streets in Houston County as two book mobiles tour various neighborhoods. In the second year of the program 20 schools signed up to help students and their families have better access to books.
Most people assume wedding planners charge big bucks for their services, but in Middle Georgia, they can actually help you save for your big day. Rebecca Poole, owner of Platinum Weddings and Events, is helping Shenita King walk down the…
Citizens of Warner Robins filled the City Council Chambers, to voice their concern over the proposed budget. Many said they are concerned the budget will raise taxes that shouldn't be raised. Many were also concerned the Mayor's plan, will cut…
With more than two hundred home foreclosures in Middle Georgia, real estate experts say it's a buyers market. "It is a great time to buy a home, prices are down - they've fallen. There are a lot of foreclosures on…
Big money is coming to Dooly County to clean-up the former Vienna Elementary School. The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding the city's development authority $196,000 to clean-up the building. According to Community Development Director Janet Joiner, the money will be…
After days of denials, a choked-up New York Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner confessed that he sent a bulging-underpants photo of himself to a young woman. He also admitted that he had "inappropriate" conversations with six women before and after getting…
Investigators will have to wait on an autopsy to learn what happened to a 2 month old baby. The sheriff's office was called to a home this morning on Patterson Road, and found the baby dead. Someone at the home…
Macon Police Officer Donald Johnson was arrested Saturday by Georgia State Patrol for driving under the influence and speeding. According to the Macon Police Department, Johnson was placed on a five-day suspension pending termination. He was released from jail Sunday…
A Macon man is in jail for stabbing another man. The incident took place on kingsview drive Sunday morning. 36-year-old Rico Thomas is charged with aggravated assault after he stabbed Roger Lee. Witnesses say, Thomas was in the street when…
A man was shot in the parking lot at the Action Billiards Club Saturday morning. The victim says he was standing in the parking lot with some female friends, when two men in a small white car, drove by and…
They are very hard to find, especially in middle Georgia. But white squirrels have been seen scurrying through the trees in one Warner Robins neighborhood. These squirrels are not albino squirrels, because they do not have the red eye characteristic of an…
The Georgia Department of Transportation announced they will award the city of Macon $1 million to improve TattnallSquarePark, along College Street. The transportation project will improve safety for the students at Alexander 2 Magnet School, and could also help beautify…
Sweating - it's inevitable in the summer heat. Male or female, it happens to everyone. "Well in this heat, it's a tough problem. What we start off for patients is· recommend some topical antiperspirants with a special ingredient called aluminum…
Hundreds of local leaders and baseball enthusiasts took to the diamond for the final Gaudet All-Star Baseball Camp. Over the last 25 years the free camp served more than 13,000 kids in Middle Georgia. Each summer the camp teaches…
To kick-off the 2011 Peach Festival the Byron Area Historical Society hosted a luncheon skit, and it was full of familiar faces. Mayor Larry Collins and Police Chief Wesley Cannon helped act out Stories from the Old Jail. The skit…
Warner Robins Mayor Chuck Shaheen says his proposed budget accomplishes what the city needs most; a sound fiscal plan, with cuts across the board. City council members are torn about the budget because of tax increases and now only time…
Farmers in Middle Georgia and across the state turned to the power of prayer on Thursday. They prayed for rain to help the State's billion dollar agriculture business. According to Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black, 1 in 8 people in…
The City of Forsyth is now under an outdoor watering ban. You can't use a hose or sprinkler until June 13. Monroe County E.M.A. Director, Matthew Perry, says this is a preventative measure to handle drought conditions. Also, the city…
Recent campaign advertisements by Macon Mayor Robert Reichert has State Senator Robert Brown challenging the facts. On Thursday, Brown held a news conference at his headquarters calling the Mayor's ads deceptive and challenging him on a debate. In the ad,…
Today, law enforcement and public service agencies in Middle Georgia spent the day learning how to properly protect kids in cars with the help of the Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute. "It's pretty common for there to be misuse associated…
With school out, some Bibb County students are making the most of their break with summer school. Rutland High School is offering programs geared to help those needing to get back on track and students who want to get a…
There is relief for job seekers in Milledgeville, with close to 700 jobs making their way to the area very soon. The River Bend Correctional Facility will open up 300 jobs at the end of the year, which is…
Two Middle Georgia schools receive Lowe's Toolbox for Education grants. Hubbard Elementary in Forsyth and Oak Hill Middle School in Milledgeville were 2 out of 14 schools in Georgia awarded a grant for parent-initiated school improvement projects. The Toolbox for…
Macon Police are looking for the two suspects who robbed a discount store early this morning. Officers were called to the Discount Crossing Store on Rocky Creek Road around 12:30 this morning. Two black males wearing masks and gloves, entered…
In a unanimous vote, the Bibb County Board of Education accepted Dr. Romain Dallemand's proposed budget for the 2012 fiscal year. The board passed a budget of $296.4 million, which is a $5.2 million increase from the 2011 fiscal year. Dr.…