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Arrest made in April shooting of 29-year-old Macon man, Bibb County Sheriff's Office says
MACON, Ga. — A Macon man was arrested on Wednesday in the April shooting death of 29-year-old Rashad Shaquille Reddick, according to a press release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office. It happened in the 2500 block of Fair Street, which is a short dead end section off of...
Construction begins on Forsyth's new Chick-Fil-A restaurant
FORSYTH, Ga. (WGXA) -- Construction has now officially begun on Forsyth's upcoming Chick-Fil-A restaurant. Back in August 2023, the new Forsyth location was announced, with the restaurant planned for the corner of Highway 18 and Industrial Park Drive. The new location will bring over 60 new jobs to the area,...
Roberta-Crawford Chamber of Commerce to host Georgia Jug Festival
CRAWFORD COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The 19th Annual Georgia Jug Festival in Roberta is set to take place with events on May 17 and May 18. There will be events from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Old Knoxville Courthouse and events from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. at David Bailey Park.
Sheriff Davis seeks fourth term, driven by deep roots and love for Macon community
MACON, Ga. (WGXA) -- As the May election approaches,Incumbent Sheriff David Davis is seeking his fourth term, he has been Macon-Bibb's top cop since November 2022. Being a Macon native, he is guided by the love he has for the community and pushed by his family who stands behind him as an influential figure in the community.
'There just wasn't an opportunity for them': Monroe County hits a home run with all-abilities baseball league
MONROE COUNTY, Ga. — Monroe County is one of recipients of the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia and Georgia Trend magazine's 2024 Georgia County Excellence Award last month. The award highlights the county's new all-abilities baseball league, Monroe Champions. Former recreational director Keith Edge said the idea started...
Leader of drug trafficking organization sentenced to 40 years in federal prison
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The leader of a drug trafficking organization responsible for acquiring at least 250 kilograms of methamphetamine from a prisoner and then distributing the drugs into west-central Georgia was sentenced to federal prison. Cornelius Leonard, 29, of Grantville, Georgia, was sentenced to serve 480 months in prison,...
New jail in the works for Bibb, Commission approves several land purchases for potential facility
MACON, Ga. — A new jail is in the works for Macon-Bibb County. The Bibb Commission approved several land purchases on Tuesday, including several on lower Poplar Street. Mayor Lester Miller says that area, south of downtown, is likely their proposed jail site. Miller and Sheriff David Davis agree...
Harvesting Happiness: Georgia farm's peach cobbler takes center stage
MACON, Ga. — Lanes Southern Orchard is one of many peach farms across Central Georgia. Jenny Arrington, the bakery manager at Lanes Southern Orchards in Fort Valley, manages a lot, but, "peach cobbler is probably one of the biggest things we produce here." She says 75 pans are made...
Macon-Bibb County working to restore services after breach
MACON, Ga. (WPGA) - Services in Macon-Bibb County slowly coming back online after a security breach over the weekend. The county said, as of Tuesday, office phones are restored but the internet, email, and network are still offline. If you have to make payments online to the courts, they take...
Taylor County man shares his recovery journey after stroke
MACON, Ga. — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke each year. And about 610,000 are people who are having a stroke for the first time, like Tim Bodrey from Taylor County. Bodrey told 13WMAZ in...
Proposed Bibb School District budget would boost salaries, but could also raise property taxes
MACON, Ga. — The Bibb County School District wants to be more competitive with their pay scale, so they're considering raises across the board. But to make that plan work, it may mean higher property taxes. Superintendent Dan Sims says the district is behind districts of similar size, so they want to bridge the gap.
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