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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...
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.
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...
Warner Robins looking to hire nearly two dozens of Police Officers due to shortages
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Warner Robins Chief of Police Wayne Fisher is a few people short of a fully-staffed police department. “We have a few other vacancies that sit within the command line, the staff line but we are viewing and considering a re-structure in the organization so those numbers could either remain or be decreased based upon the need of the restructure,” said Chief Fisher.
Houston County Sheriff candidates discuss gang and drug violence, cybercrime in open forum
PERRY – The Perry Rotary Club hosted an open forum for the candidates for Houston County Sheriff on Monday, May 13. The Republican candidates in the race are Lt. Matt Moulton, Jimmy Dunn, former Sgt. Slate Simons, and District Attorney William Kendall. The only Democratic candidate is Arthur Lee Harris.
WRPD and District Attorney announce murder conviction in 2023 shooting
WARNER ROBINS – The Warner Robins Police Department and Houston County District Attorney’s Office announced the murder conviction of Andre Slocumb. The crime occurred on May 29, 2023, as officers responded to a shooting death of a victim at 108 Wendon Way. The deceased victim, Anthony Presley, was shot multiple times with a high-caliber firearm while sitting in his own car. Agencies believe the crime may have been committed due to an ongoing feud between Solcumb and Presley about an alleged drug debt.
Macon-Bibb Mayor presents historic budget, lower taxes, pay increases
MACON, Ga. (WPGA) - Forget about inflation and lingering effects of the pandemic, the newly proposed budget for Macon-Bibb County appears to be full of good news like a raise for every county employee. Macon-Bibb County leaders are now celebrating a very fruitful budget for 2025. “That’s something unheard of...
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,...
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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