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Eatonton man tied to Mexican cartels serving 25 years for meth trafficking
PUTNAM COUNTY, GA. (WGXA) — A Putnam County jury convicted a man of trafficking large amounts of methamphetamine. According to the Ocmulgee District Attorney's Office, the case against Mario Munoz started when U.S. Customs intercepted two packages at the FedEx international shipping hub in Memphis, Tenn. MIDDLE GEORGIA NEWS...
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Whittington indicted for aggravated assault, hit and run
A domestic dispute escalated to assault, hit-and-run and firearm charges, all of which resulted in an indictment by a grand jury on multiple charges. Cory Shane Whittington, 35, was indicted Oct. 20 for aggravated assault family violence, two counts of terroristic threats, two counts of possession of a firearm during commission of felony, hit and run and fleeing or attempting to elude police officers.
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DOJ officials in Macon announce large drug busts, arrests in year-long investigation
BIBB COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) — Officials in Macon announced results of a year-long investigation into drug cartels, showing off thousands of kilos of narcotics seized during it. A Middle Georgia U.S. Attorney with the Department of Justice (DOJ) led a press conference Friday morning in Macon, where he was joined by other officials in law enforcement to announce results in multiple cases surrounding the movement of drugs and weapons connected to cartels.
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Former NFC star JP Pickles seizes opportunity as Mercer’s starting QB
JP Pickles knows the value of being ready when opportunity arrives. The former North Florida Christian star transferred from UTEP to Mercer in 2025 to be closer to home, spent his first season in a limited role and opened this year as the Bears ’ backup behind a former Florida State quarterback. When his opportunity finally arrived, Pickles seized it and hasn’t looked back. The junior was named the SoCon Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season after scoring four touchdowns in Mercer's 28-19 comeback win over The Citadel last Saturday, Oct. 31. Pickles threw for 234 yards and three touchdowns on 17-for-20 passing with no interceptions and added 46 rushing yards and an additional touchdown. Trailing 10-0 at the half, Pickles completed 10 of 12 passes for 189 yards and led the Bears to four scoring drives in their five second-half possessions. Winners of five straight, Mercer (7-2, 4-1 SoCon) opens a pivotal two-game conference road trip on Saturday at No. 25 Chattanooga (6-3, 5-1) at Finley Stadium. For Pickles, the decision to transfer closer to home has proved to be exactly what he was looking for. His father also played basketball at Mercer, located
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Man arrested after alleged attempt to pass contraband over Bibb law enforcement fence
MACON, Ga. (WGXA) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office (BSO) arrested a 35-year-old man on Friday after he allegedly left behind a bookbag full of drugs and contraband while trying to pass it over the security fence of the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center earlier in the week.
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I-75/I-16 Traffic Shifts in Macon: November 6–7, 2026
The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) reports that contractors will continue construction activities this week as part of the I-75/I-16 Interchange Improvement Project in Macon-Bibb County. Weather and on-site conditions permitting, motorists should expect two overnight traffic shifts beginning Friday, November 6, and Saturday, November 7, 2026. Friday, November...
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Northeast football ready for region title showdown with Callaway
The Northeast Raiders will fight for a second consecutive region championship this Friday, as they are set to take on the Callaway Cavaliers at Thompson Stadium in East Macon at 7:30 p.m. The Raiders defeated Pike County 47-7 last week to improve to 8-1 overall and 6-0 in region play. That win also made this Friday’s regular season finale a region championship game on paper, as Callaway sits in second place with a 5-1 region record — per tiebreaker rules, the Cavaliers would take ownership of first place if they knocked off Northeast. That will be a tough task, as the Raiders have a red-hot offense that has brought state championship dreams to East Macon once again. Led by quarterback Jordan Wiggins, son of head coach Jeremy Wiggins, Northeast’s offense looks even better than it did last year, thanks also in part to a stacked lineup of wideouts including Scottavian Thomas, Duke Tinsley and Jaiden Center. In addition to a variety of threats at receiver, running back Landen Jefferson chips in plenty out of the backfield. Those assets make this 2026 iteration of Northeast perhaps more well-rounded than its run-heavy attack in 2024, when the Raiders made the state title
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Deputies search for masked man who robbed bank off Hartley Bridge Road in Macon
BIBB COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) — Authorities are looking for a masked man who they said robbed a Macon bank. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office (BSO) said the commercial robbery happened at the Mid-South Community Federal Credit Union at 3205 Hartley Bridge Road, with a 911 call about the incident placed at 12:16 p.m. on Friday.
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New director of Mercer's McDuffie Center for Strings makes Macon concert debut
Those planning to attend the second Fabian Concert Series event of the 2026-27 season on Tuesday, or those still after tickets, will have the opportunity to hear violist Emily Brandenburg’s first Macon appearance since returning to Mercer University as director of the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings. The chamber music concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Mercer’s Fickling Hall in the McCorkle Music Building. Tickets are available at mcduffie.mercer.edu/events . International performers in an intimate setting The 200-seat Neva Langley Fickling Hall provides an intimate setting for such an evening, and its acoustics are ideal for soloists, chamber groups, large ensembles and performances of all kinds. Tuesday, it will not only showcase Brandenburg on viola but also feature Macon native and violin virtuoso Robert McDuffie, who has just returned from a European tour. In Italy, he brought McDuffie Center students Hanami Froom, violin, and Kathryn Fakeley, cello, to perform. “It was 23 days in Europe, two weeks in Paris, and in Rome I brought Hanami and Kathryn to play during celebrations of the reopening of a refurbished Teatro Valle, considered the oldest operating theater in Rome and one of the oldest in Europe,” McDuffie said. “It will be home
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Fugitive Wanted for Kidnapping and Aggravated Assault Arrested While Fishing in South Macon
MACON, Ga. — A fugitive wanted in connection with a family violence case in Newton County was arrested while fishing in south Macon after a brief search involving local and federal law enforcement agencies. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said deputies from its Patrol Division assisted the U.S. Department...