The Atlanta Braves kicked off the first day of the 2011 Braves Country Caravan in Middle Georgia on Monday. Braves players Freddie Freeman, Brandon Hicks, Lee Hyde and Matt Young; along with their coaches Brian Snitker and Larry Parrish and…
Cursive handwriting may be a thing of the past for some elementary students. With computers, smart boards and dry erase boards - cursive just isn't taught how it once was. But a school in Houston County disagrees. They say cursive…
Macon police are investigating an armed robbery at El Carnaval on Pio Nono Avenue. According to police, Friday night two suspects entered the business and forced two clerks to open the cash registers at gun point. The suspects took money from…
19-year-old Robert Kendrick Chambers, of Warner Robins, has been identified as the suspect shot and killed by a Houston County Sheriff's deputy Monday morning. According to a news release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Chambers died from a single…
The Bibb County Sheriff's Department is investigating three seperate mugging incidents that happened Saturday night. Deputies responded to a mugging in the parking lot of the Porter Ellis Community Center on Houston Rd Saturday evening. According to the victims, a…
A postcard that's more than 50 years old finally got delivered on Wednesday. Wilmer Bragg Jr., an active marine at the time, was headed back to his military base when he wrote the 5 cent postcard. It's postmarked November…
According to police, Michael Walton of Perry drove off of highway 41 North, and crashed into The Genesis House, a group home for young boys in Perry. It happened Thursday night around 8:30. The car drove into the front of…
Community Health Works and the American Cancer Society partnered for a “breathe easy” meeting today. The group hopes to create more smoke-free areas in Macon. They want to cut down on the inhalation of second hand smoke. A surgeon general's…
Bibb County Drug Investigators seize $12,000 worth of marijuana and put two people behind bars. 26-year-old Anthony Wilcher and 28-year-old Jacqueline Gossett are arrested for various drug and firearm charges. Investigators received information that Wilcher was suspected of dealing drugs…
A Middle Georgia business is celebrating 40 years in downtown Macon. Today, Grant's Lounge announced a list of events to commemorate the anniversary. Hundreds of performers once took the stage at the historic nightclub including the Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd,…
ATLANTA- Early in-person voting has begun in the special elections to fill two state House seats. Secretary of State Brian Kemp says special elections will be held on Feb. 15 to fill vacancies in Districts 136 and 178. Early in-person…
At Thursday's Bibb County School Board Meeting members surprised Interim Superintendent Sylvia McGee with a bouquet of flowers and individual thanked her for her dedication to the school system for the last 11 month. In a reflection of serving as…
The Bibb County School Board announced students will make up the two missed days from last week's ice storm. Those days are March 11th and May 19th. Originally, March 11th Was a scheduled furlough day for teachers, but the school…
An escaped inmate from Wheeler County is back behind bars tonight. Tommy Lamar Williams, Jr. was on work detail at a school in Wheeler County, when he walked away around 2:30 Thursday afternoon. According to the Georgia Department of Corrections,…
The Mercer Bears football program now has a head coach. Bobby Lamb, former head coach of Furman, will take over the reigns of the newly reinstated program. Lamb spent 27 years at FurmanUniversity, first as a player, then assistant coach…
If you can't explain it, don't sweat it. If you don't know where it comes from, just go with it. If it's something you're good at, just do it. That's Timothy Hedden's motto. Hedden is an artist who looks at…
On Sunday, January 23rd the 352nd Combat Sustained Support Battalion will attend a ceremony in celebration of it's deployment. A hundred men and women will prepare to deploy just a day following the ceremony for over a year. United States…
Boeing announced today 1,100 production jobs are being cut nationwide as it slows production of its C-17 aircraft. A company spokesman says 90 positions will be eliminated from Macon's plant, with the first round of layoffs beginning tomorrow. "We hope…
The debate over immigration made its way to Warner Robins Wednesday night, as a Senate Special Committee asked for the public's input. The committee included the following Democratic State Senators: Doug Stoner, District 6, Gail Davenport, District 44, Jason Carter…
3 teenagers were arrested Wednesday evening and a 4th is on the run after an armed robbery in Macon. It happened around 5 PM. Police say the victim was walking home from buying food at the Church's Chicken on Houston…
An administrative law judge ruled today, Power for Georgians will not have to re-do its entire permit application. The group, along with the Georgia Environmental Protection Division, will only have to address two issues related to emission levels. The groups…
It was a meeting to plan for the upcoming year, and the Macon Area Habitat for Humanity says it's going to be good one. The 'Priceless Gifts Campaign' set its goal to raise $310,000 in an effort to build five or six…
Local Democrats were urging Congress to vote 'No' on repealing the Affordable Care Act on Wednesday in Macon. Democratic officials teamed up with local volunteers to call Georgia citizens to discuss the benefits of healthcare reform. Macon City Council member…
In an effort to help the City of Warner Robins move in a positive direction, Its city council announced plans to become a certified City of Ethics through the Georgia Municipal Association. The distinction would allow citizens to voice concerns…
The third person injured in a MonroeCounty incident over the weekend that left two women dead, has died today. 52-year-old Walter Ronald Pruitt succumbed to the gunshot wound he received Saturday. He was the husband of Alayna Pruitt and son-in-law…
Hundreds of people took part in a Citizens for Better Government rally at the Houston Mall Tuesday. Their goal--to address the impact Warner Robins city council's discord is having on their community. Former city leaders, pastors and business owners addressed…
The University of Georgia's 'Terry College of Business' says middle Georgia can expect to see economic recovery in the near future. The College of Business held a luncheon today at the Macon Centreplex. The director of the College of Business,…
A recording of a closed session city council meeting in Warner Robins was released to the public. Now, Councilman Bob Wilbanks is accusing Mayor Chuck Shaheen of holding a grudge against Warner Robins Police Chief, Brett Evans. In the recording,…
Peach County residents have a new way to ensure their safety. CountyCommissionersand Emergency Communications Network have teamed up to implement CodeRED countywide. County officials can now use the high-speed notification system to deliver messages to specific areas or the entire…
An airline company is partnering up with Middle Georgia Regional Airport. Vision Airlines will soon be flying out of Macon and into the Sunshine State. Tickets go on sale Tuesday. According to Vision Airlines Chief Operating Officer David Meers, "Some…
Warner Robins Councilman Bob Wilbanks released an audio recording of a closed session meeting of the Warner Robins City Council. Wilbanks accuses Chuck Shaheen of a personal grudge against Warner Robins Police Chief Brett Evans. In the recording Shaheen tells…
The Tubman African American Museum played classroom today for students that had the day off from school. The kids were given a chance to march the streets of Macon, then return to the museum where they drew a mural to…
Ballistics evidence may yield new clues in a shooting that killed two people, and critically injured another in Monroe county. An autopsy is expected to be complete tomorrow on the bodies of Alayna Pruitt, 43, and her mother, Sherry Price. …
Marchers took to the streets in Houston County today. People of all ages hit the pavement to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. March organizer, Johnny Kirk, says today is more than a holiday, it's…
A congregation of people from all walks of life gathered to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday. His push to end discrimination was a defining moment during the Civil Rights Movement. Bishop Frank Ray of…
A single car collision leaves a Macon man dead. Macon Police say, Early Sunday morning, they found 34 year old William Jarrell dead next to his car, on the 31-hundred block of Mercer University. During their investigation, police found that…
A fight at a local club leaves a man dead. According to Macon police, early sunday morning, two men were involved in fight at "Whiskey River", on Pio Nono Avenue. After the fight, 30 year old Gary Mimbs was transported to…
Used iPhones are going for big bucks on websites like Craigslist and eBay. The reason? People are "jailbreaking" these phones. That's a hacker term for cracking the restrictions of software so the iPhone will work on other wireless carriers and…
The Groupon website started in Chicago and mainly functions in large cities across the country. Now the website is scheduled to open up a Macon site and hopes brings consumers together to save big money. Some deals range from 50…
Georgia is right in the middle of flu season, and to help combat spreading, the North Central Health District is teaming up with Bibb County schools to give students a free vaccine. Dr. David Harvey of the N.C.H.D. says flu…
The 116th Air Control Wing hosted an advanced concepts aircraft demonstration Friday afternoon. The presentation took place in the Joint Surveillance Target Attack and Radar System multi-purpose hangar. The demonstration displayed new upgrades within the T-3 aircraft. The new upgrades…
Twenty-five registered sex offenders in Bibb County got a surprise visit Thursday night. The United States Marshals Service teamed up with the Georgia Department of Corrections and Macon Police to conduct a compliance check. Officers checked the addresses of registered…
Middle Georgia parents, organizations and businesses all teamed up today for a kickoff to the March for Babies event. The actual walk isn't until April, but everyone met today, to start raising awareness for the March of Dimes across Middle Georgia.…
20 year old Tameka Ann Griffin of Macon is charged with trafficking cocaine today. She was arrested after a Bibb County deputy pulled her over in a traffic stop for driving erratically on Thomaston Road. Griffin was also driving with…
A man gets shot after police say he tried to beat a man at a gas station. 29-year-old Robert Ia of Macon is under arrest, while undergoing treatment at the MedicalCenter. Wednesday night, Macon Police responded to a shooting…
Bibb County Sheriff Jerry Modena is responsible for a $28 million-dollar annual budget and more than 300 employees. He says he's leaving office at the end of 2012 to spend more time with his grandchildren and to travel with his…
The United States Conference of Mayors has appointed a Macon native to serve as co-chair of the High Speed Rail Task Force. Mayor Robert Reichert will be working alongside Mayor Buddy Dyer of Orlando. He hopes to replicate the progress…
In a room full of people, the Board of Education officially swore in two members today. Dr. Wanda West was sworn in as a first-time board member. Dr. West says she is looking forward to helping the school system here…
The following is from a GBI news release: Authorities charged a Crawford County man today with the murder of James Dudley "Trey" Byers, age 22, of Reynolds, who was reported missing from Taylor County on December 21, 2010. Cody…
The group 'Citizens for Better Government' held an informal meeting today inside the Houston Mall in Warner Robins to discuss what they call, the current discord within the Warner Robins city government. The group's organizers are hoping to increase community…