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Georgia NAACP addresses voter issues from May primary in press conference
MACON, Ga. (WGXA) -- State and local NAACP leaders held a press conference early Monday morning to address the several issues that voters faced during the May primary election. "We had voters that were receiving the incorrect ballots and as of today, they promised us that they would make those...
Pleasant Hill marks a year without murder: How did they do it?
Macon, Ga (WGXA) - Cure Violence Macon, a local organization dedicated to combating crime, is celebrating a significant achievement in Pleasant Hill, one of Macon's most historic neighborhoods. Known for its history of violent crime, Pleasant Hill has seen a dramatic transformation. Cure Violence Macon proudly announces that an entire year has passed without a single murder in the area.
Donations make Jackson-Butts County Library Summer Reading Program possible
The 2024 session of the Jackson-Butts County Public Library Summer Reading Program is underway, thanks to donations from the community. Libby Spence, the volunteer organizer of the program, says bringing quality educational programs into the county comes with a price tag. That price is paid through donations like the $12,000 presented to the program on Tuesday, June 4 by the Butts County Sheriff’s Office.
Wreckless dirt bike driving leads to arrest in Macon
BIBB COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office recently brought a man into custody that was driving a dirt bike illegally, and led to a chase. While observing traffic at the intersection of Mercer University Drive and Log Cabin Drive, Bibb County Sheriff's Office Deputies spotted a man riding on a dirt bike without a headlight, working taillights, turn signals, or a helmet.
Macon-Bibb District 3 run-off: Stewart and Flowers vie for commissioner spot
MACON, Ga. (WGXA) -- The primary election run-off is June 18th. Voters will see Stanley Stewart and Melvin Flowers on the ballot for Macon-Bibb County District 3 commissioner now that the former commissioner, Elaine Lucas, reached her term limit. Flowers says he wants to help the work that has already...
Moore's Furniture, a Macon family business since 1984, is closing
MACON, Ga. — Another furniture store in Macon is getting ready to close its doors for good. This time, it's Moore's Furniture on Riverside Drive. It was started in 1984 by Mildred Moore, current owner Mimi Schilling's mother. "She was so sweet and just had, had you just eating...
'It seems like one thing after another': Macon paramedic and chemo patient's car broken into again
MACON, Ga. — Katie McKinney just can't catch a break. Within a nine month period, the cars in her driveway were broken into not once but twice. Early Monday morning, McKinney and her boyfriend were woken up by the sound of their doorbell at their home in West Macon.
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