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Former Macon mayoral candidate Shekita Maxwell files suit, asks for new election
MACON, Ga. — Former Macon mayoral candidate Shekita Maxwell lost her challenge to Mayor Lester Miller by more than 13,000 votes, but she's asking for a do-over. Maxwell filed a motion in Bibb County Superior Court calling for an injunction just a week after the election. She argues the election wasn't secure and that some people with disabilities had a harder time voting.
This Central Georgia dirt road is getting $6.6 million in state funding
PEACH COUNTY, Ga. — More than $6 million is paving the way for road improvements in Peach County. The Lily Creek Road project is getting millions of dollars in state funding to pave this dirt road. April Hodges is the county administrator and clerk. She said they needed the...
Fort Valley to host Juneteenth Celebration
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Legacy Group Development is partnering with the City of Fort Valley and Peach County for the Juneteenth Festival. Angela Williams, event organizer, says the Juneteenth Festival will take place over 2 days. There will be a food drive in Montezuma at Flint River School...
Little Richard House closed indefinitely
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Little Richard House Resource Center has closed indefinitely. This comes after months of back-and-forth between the Macon-Bibb County Government and the Macon-Bibb Community Enhancement Authority regarding a missing financial audit and receipts. Robert Banks, who serves as the administrator of the Little Richard House, explained why he thinks it’s important for the house to reopen its doors sooner rather than later.
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