On the June 25 edition: Prosecutors secure an indictment in a drone prison-smuggling case; Senator Warnock has harsh words for President Trump after a signing ceremony for his housing bill was cancelled; And the new mandatory three-minute hydration breaks for FIFA World Cup players is yielding benefits.
In some Georgia cities, there's a tug of war in public spaces between residents with housing and those without. Now a bill passed by the Georgia Legislature could pave the way for people to sue cities for not enforcing laws against homelessness.
The full effect of global affairs on construction pricing is not yet known, but Macon-Bibb County is moving forward with Phase I of plans to address overcrowding and security concerns at the Bibb County Jail.
The most recent No Kings rally in Macon, Ga., ended when anti-ICE protesters made it clear that law enforcement efforts to only work with ICE to the minimum required by law weren't good enough.
Michael Ryan fought for decades for safer roads in and around Macon, including on the same roadway where a ghost bike memorial stands after his death in a 2025 traffic accident. Surviving friends and family reflect on the tragedy and efforts to prevent more.
The man who was convicted of a federal hate crime for mailing Georgia’s only Jewish state representative and a Macon rabbi antisemitic postcards has been given the maximum sentence under federal law.
The Georgia Department of Education’s move to place full-time literacy coaches in 60 of the state’s high-need elementary schools is producing results in the Bibb County School District and elsewhere, data show.
On the Aug. 1st edition: Macon mental health advocates survey adverse childhood experiences; a bridge in Atlanta reopens after seven years; a University of Georgia study found aggressive behaviors in some Joro spiders.
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.
