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The Telegraph

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Founded in 1826, The Telegraph's historic mission is to inform the residents of Middle Georgia and to act as a community watchdog. The Telegraph is also the publisher of The Sun News, a weekly newspaper distributed throughout Houston (Warner Robins) and Peach counties.

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Bibb County Sheriff David Davis speaks to media outside of the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in Macon, Georgia. Davis shared details of an altercation at the Bibb County Jail that occurred Wednesday afternoon that left one inmate dead and four injured. Katie Tucker/The Telegraph

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Bibb County sheriff says he’ll work with DOJ if they decide to investigate jail

Bibb County Sheriff David Davis said he will cooperate with the U.S. Department of Justice if Attorney General Pam Bondi pursues a federal investigation into the Bibb County Jail. Two U.S. senators, a Macon criminal prosecutor and the Georgia NAACP also expressed support for the probe.

July 25, 2025
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By:
  • Jesse Fraga and
  • The Telegraph
 Alma Bowman (left and second from right) poses in a pair of compiled pictures with family. (Courtesy/John Mitchell)

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Macon woman spent her life thinking she was a U.S. citizen. Then ICE detained her twice

Born in the Philippines to an American father and Filipino mother, Alma Bowman came to the U.S. at age 10, grew up and had her own family as a citizen of the U.S. But the 59-year-old, ICE persists, is in the country illegally. GPB's Grant Blankenship explains.

July 17, 2025
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  • Lucinda Warnke and
  • The Telegraph
Attendees stand up and wave their arms during a free t-shirt toss between innings during the Coastal Plains League All-Star Game on Monday, July 7, 2025, at Luther Williams Field in Macon, Georgia. The best players from across the summer collegiate baseball league, which includes the Macon Bacon, came to Macon for a two-day showcase. Carly Lenhardt/The Telegraph

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Driving 20 hours to see an all-star game in Macon? Why fans made the trek

Seated right above the dugout close enough to hear the chatter of players and smell the faint scent of sweat, a little boy reaches to catch a ball he just got autographed by all-star baseball players from the Coastal Plain League.

July 09, 2025
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  • Carly Lenhardt and
  • The Telegraph
Two blighted houses sit off of Pursley Street in the Pleasant Hill neighborhood on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Macon, Georgia. Pleasant Hill residents are expected to live two decades less than Macon-Bibb County’s richest area, Idle Hour, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Katie Tucker/The Telegraph

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5 miles from Macon’s richest neighborhood, Pleasant Hill faces troubling life expectancy

While Macon-Bibb County has made strides to support its low income neighborhoods, Pleasant Hill still lacks healthy food options and grocery stores.

July 07, 2025
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  • Jesse Fraga and
  • The Telegraph
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Will the misuse of fireworks land you in jail? See what GA law says

Each Fourth of July, fireworks cause thousands of injuries and deaths nationwide. if someone fires a firework rocket at you for the sake of a joke or in an attempt to harm you, then you could press charges.

July 02, 2025
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  • Cameron Smith and
  • The Telegraph
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