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Two men already facing murder charges connected to another fatal shooting, Bibb County Sheriff's Office says
MACON, Ga. — Two men are facing new murder charges after already being charged in a separate fatal shooting, according to a press release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office. They say Shaun Mills, 37, and Terrell Ugean Mills, 40, were arrested in the Jan. 19, 2023, shooting death...
Don't bug out! Cicadas spotted in Georgia. Here's what to know about the brood emergence
Spring has sprung and the cicadas are beginning to emerge. Cicada Safari, a mobile app for users to track and report cicada sightings, is reporting three sightings around Augusta, two in Milledgeville, and one in Macon as of April 16. These are early indications of a large cicada brood emergence...
Don’t Miss Yancey Bros. Co. Demo Day on April 19th
Yancey Bros. Co. will be hosting several technology demo days in Georgia. The first Technology Demo Event will be in Macon at Knoxville Plantation is Friday, April 19th from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The second Technology Demo event will be in Savannah is Friday, April 26th from 8 a.m....
Real estate agent says copper thief caused $3 million in damage to vacant building
MACON, Ga. — One Macon real estate agent is thankful that deputies arrested a man charged with stealing copper and causing $3 million in damage to a vacant building. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office arrested Daniel Clayton Hobbs from Lizella last Friday. Hobbs is charged with two counts of burglary in the second degree.
'It feels peaceful': Green Meadows tenants say they feel safer under new management, appeal of Bibb judge's decision pending
MACON, Ga. — Macon-Bibb County and Green Meadows Townhomes are still waiting to hear whether the Georgia Court of Appeals will lift a court-appointed receivership on the apartment complex. Last August, a Bibb County Superior Court judge placed the complex under the receivership — temporary court-appointed management — in...
'It's very emotional' | Family-owned furniture store to close after 112 years
MACON, Ga. — Union Furniture Company, a family-owned furniture store first opened on Poplar Street in 1912 by founder Simon Becker, announced they're closing the store for good. The store was opened only four months after the Titanic sank. They were on Poplar Street until 1974, and they moved...
Macon-Bibb Commission approves $2 million jail improvement measure from commissary funds
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon-Bibb County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed an ordinance Tuesday to reallocate $2 million from the Sheriff’s Commissary Fund to continue jail improvements, including the installation of advanced magnetic locks and essential repairs. During Tuesday’s pre-commission meeting, Macon-Bibb Mayor Lester Miller said half...
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