History of enslaved people throughout Central Georgia now available on online database
For the first time during Black History Month, thousands of documents connected to slavery in Bibb County are available to the public online.
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Sheriff: 2 Macon men arrested after trying to smuggle prohibited items into Washington State Prison with drone
Two Macon men are facing felony charges after the Washington County Sheriff's Office says they tried to use a drone to ...
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Deputies: Two arrested after January traffic stop in Bloomfield school zone
Two men were arrested after a Bibb County deputy stopped a speeding car in an active school zone and reported finding drugs ...
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Hurricane relief, 3rd Macon mayor term: What’s the focus of Middle GA lawmakers this year?
Earlier this month, the Macon-Bibb County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution asking for the state to give Macon’s ...
Man slips from handcuffs in back of moving patrol car to grab deputy’s face, GA cops say
“The subject managed to slip out of handcuffs and reach through the partition of the vehicle, grabbing the deputy’s face,” ...
What to expect when Middle Georgia’s first BJ’s Wholesale Club opens in Warner Robins
The first BJ’s Wholesale Club in Middle Georgia is coming to 6201 Watson Blvd. in Warner Robins. It will be the seventh BJ’s ...
Dooly State Prison inmate found dead Sunday, coroner says
A Dooly State Prison inmate is dead, Dooly County Coroner Brett Walls said. Walls said that a 58-year-old man was found dead ...
Macon residents reacting to fear of immigration crackdowns. ‘They’d just rather stay at home’
The harsh realities of immigration enforcement under the Trump administration resonate deeply in Macon-Bibb, as the number of ...
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Despite challenges, Georgia’s Black architects make their mark on Atlanta
One Sunday in May 1917, on the first day of services at the newly built First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Athens, the congregation celebrated with a processional and mortgage burning.
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2 Middle GA cities received $1.5M in grant money to clean up properties. What’s the progress?
Macon and Milledgeville received the EPA grant to assess and revitalize potentially contaminated sites and boost community ...