After seeing a drop in homicides so far this year, Bibb County Commissioners decided to give another $1 million to “violence interruption” groups. It’s part of the county’s larger Macon Violence Prevention plan. The funding
When someone dies in Macon-Bibb County, Coroner Leon Jones gets a page on his beeper. He heads to scenes of all kinds– natural deaths, suicides, and often homicides. In the
Macon-Bibb County leaders celebrated Thursday to mark the 600th building demolition since launching an aggressive anti-blight initiative in 2021. Mayor Lester Miller spoke at the event celebrating the milestone along Richmond Street.
Officials in middle Georgia’s largest city are mandating that bars close at 2 a.m., an hour earlier than currently allowed, saying they believe an earlier closing time will reduce late-night
The M&M Food Mart on Montpelier Avenue in Macon is now barred from selling alcohol after a decision from Macon-Bibb County commissioners this week. Mayor Lester Miller says despite previous temporary
Macon-Bibb County hopes tenants at Green Meadows Townhomes will sleep a bit easier knowing new management is on the way. The county took Green Meadows owners to court Friday to ask a
From crime hot spot to empty lot, attorney David Cooke is more than familiar with Friends Food Mart. “We’ve had one store that shut down that was essentially an open-air
Men in Macon are being urged to take their mental health seriously, in a push to combat the stigma surrounding male mental wellness. Mayor Lester Miller and a panel of community leaders came together
New courtrooms for Macon-Bibb County that are aimed at accelerating backed-up criminal trials in Macon-Bibb are scheduled to open within the next 60 days, the city said. The courtrooms, which
The families of 15 teens in Macon-Bibb County had to bury their children last year after losing them to gun violence. The loss of those teens will have ripple effects beyond