While state archaeologists still don’t know the names of the 101 people who were buried in an abandoned south Bibb County cemetery, they do know several things about how they lived.
A federal judge set a $25,000 bond for Wilcox County Sheriff Stacy Bloodsworth and ordered the sheriff to resign immediately, according to U.S. Attorney Michael Moore.
Tangelyn Berrian, the mother of a Macon teen who was slain in 1997 and whose killer was never caught, cried and sang “Happy Birthday” at her daughter’s grave Tuesday.
Bibb County grand jurors indicted a Macon teenager Tuesday on charges that he killed another teenager and shot two others outside a “Sweet 16” birthday party last year.
Noting that the calendar was still in February, Fox News commentator Juan Williams told a crowd of about 200 Tuesday night at Mercer University that he expects President Barack Obama to win during the November election but for Republicans to take control of the Senate and House of Representatives.
A majority of Bibb County commissioners favors at least some outside help in managing millions of dollars in special purpose local option sales tax, and members of a citizens’ SPLOST advisory group agree.
Macon City Council unanimously approved $18 million in bonds Tuesday night to jump-start several big projects even before special purpose local option sales tax funds start flowing in a few months.
Saying “it was just time,” Greg Dent told the board of directors of Community Health Works on Monday that he is stepping down as president and CEO of the organization.
Visitors won’t see the Mulberry Street Festival in this year’s Cherry Blossom Festival brochure, but they will still find the spring arts and crafts showcase downtown March 24 and 25.
ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta Republicans in the state House are scheduled to find out Wednesday if they have whipped enough of their rural colleagues back into line or attracted enough stray Democrats to win a vote that could let the state create charter schools.
Bibb County grand jurors indicted a Macon teenager Tuesday on charges that he killed another teenager and shot two others outside a “Sweet 16” birthday party last year.
Before there was ever a master plan for the College Hill Corridor, there was high interest among residents of the corridor’s neighborhoods to bring in a grocery store.
When it comes to investigating crimes, Macon police officers have the discretion to change traffic citations to warnings for people who help police solve cases.
Bibb County commissioners Tuesday are expected to approve or amend a deal with Macon that county leaders say may not be fair to workers being moved from the city government to the county government.
Wilcox County Sheriff Stacy Bloodsworth has spent four nights in federal custody since being indicted last week on allegations that he assaulted inmates in the county jail in 2009 and violated inmates’ civil rights.
It had been more than 20 years since a Bibb County wrestler won an individual GHSA championship when Rutland’s Immanuel Henderson stepped onto the mat Saturday.
Both Mount de Sales and Bulloch Academy made it abundantly clear Saturday that players on each side wanted badly to advance to the GISA Class AAA semifinals and not see the season come to an end.
AUGUSTA -- When Washington County head coach Sug Parker left the locker room before Saturday’s game, he heard his team making more noise than it usually does.
After seeing their lead reduced to single digits just before halftime, Westfield’s girls were determined to not let momentum escape their grasp on Friday against Bulloch Academy.
Keeping with a 45-year-old postseason tradition, Stratford boys basketball head coach Jamie Dickey wore a yellow daffodil on his lapel Thursday for his team’s GISA Class AAA state tournament opening-round game.
Bolstered by a big lead, Stratford’s girls basketball team returned to its home court following halftime Wednesday night expecting to put the finishing touches on a first-round victory in the GISA Class AAA tournament.
When three teams finished with the same record in region play during the regular season, Veterans head coach Greg Nix knew his team would likely face either Howard or Mary Persons.
Mount de Sales senior Stewart Rich ended up excelling where his teammates could not in the fourth quarter Thursday against Westfield in the opening round of the GISA state playoffs -- at the free-throw line.
We used to make a lot of things in America and my wife is convinced there were a lot of things made that may still be in stores, but I’ll be doggone if I can find them. However, what I do find is always interesting.
I seem to have an innate ability to make folks mad. Usually, it is the humor-impaired and special interest twits. Today, I hope to make everybody mad, no matter your race, creed, color or university affiliation. This diatribe is for all.
I’m surprised that Chinese language instruction is high up on Superintendent Romain Dallemand’s agenda for Macon school kids. Though I’m skeptical, don’t get me wrong. My daughter, a Springdale Elementary public school student in Macon, is already studying Mandarin Chinese at a local class put together by Chinese-Americans who want their kids to maintain a linguistic link with their ethnic roots.
Last year I was asked to become an advisory board member of the History Makers, a Chicago-based organization dedicated to documenting and disseminating the history of African Americans in many fields of endeavor. As a historical figure, the first black mayor of Macon, I was interviewed by this organization prior to being asked to serve on its board. We are currently researching and documenting the history of African Americans in the military from the Revolutionary War to present as part of a project titled, Military Makers www.info@historymakers.com. This project is being funded by the McCormick Foundation of Chicago.
With the most recent blast of Arctic air, it’s hard to comprehend that in just a few short months we’ll see boat trailers hitched to pickups signaling a start for many in our community to make their way back to the lakes, rivers and coast to enjoy mother nature’s aquatic paradises here in Georgia.
In the wake of the Planned Parenthood v. Komen battle of resources, Karen Handel resigned from her position at the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation. Handel was tied to Komen’s decision to withdraw funding for Planned Parenthood’s breast cancer screenings. Let’s take Komen at their word -- perhaps they were concerned about government investigations of Planned Parenthood. Indeed, Rep. Cliff Stearns, a Florida Republican and chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, is pursuing such an investigation, and no group would want to be too entangled with another group that might be skirting the law. Was Komen simply protecting its own reputation?
As I listen to all of the voices in our community speaking about various challenges and events, I am deeply struck by the words from the Psalmist telling the reader to “Be still.” Though this word is in fact a call to the reader to stop long enough to recognize God, it seems the call to stillness is a good one for all of us as we make our path on this earth and seek to find out what we need to be doing and how we need to go about it.
I read with amusement the recent article “Study: Doctors not always honest with patients” (by Lauran Neergaard of the Associated Press, Feb. 9). She refers to a survey conducted by a Harvard Medical School professor, Dr. Lisa Iezzoni. Issues revealed among the 1,800 doctors surveyed included that some physicians were prone to be less than totally honest with patients about treatment mistakes, overly optimistic about prognoses, using exaggerations to scare patients, and failure to communicate to patients their options to make fully informed decisions. According to this report, “1 in 10 surveyed say they’d told a patient something that wasn’t true in the past year.”
Georgia’s public school system is broken and our children are suffering because of it. Currently, Georgia ranks at the bottom nationally in education, with a 65 percent graduation rate statewide. Simply put, this is not only a very serious issue, it is unacceptable. Steps must be taken to improve our education system, increase student performance, and help our children find success in school so they can find success in life.
“Swoosh,” the sound of a World War II pursuit aircraft enroute to strafing targets in Italy and Germany. George Lucas’ brilliant sound effects transport viewers to the Adriatic and beyond as the 332d Fighter Group joins the European war against Hitler and his allies during the spring of 1944.
Apparently, Dr. Romain Dallemand has given the Bibb County School Board only seven days to completely digest his administration’s “Macon Miracle” and vote it up or down. Given the scope and potential far-reaching effect of the “Miracle,” this is an incredibly, unbelievably and unreasonably compressed timeline. Even more incredible, the Dallemand administration could provide no cost estimates for the “Miracle.” Its stated position is “pass it, then we’ll investigate the cost.”
Once upon a time, further back than most of us can remember, people only went to the doctor when they were sick. Unless you were in a lot of pain or otherwise unable to go about your regular activities you left the doctor alone so he could look after the sick folks.
Bibb schools Superintendent Romain Dallemand made the unfortunate mistake of having a Nancy Pelosi moment last week as he unveiled his “Macon Miracle” school reform plan and it risks sabotaging his very bold effort.
We like our troops fighting for us. We like free public schools. We like the convenience of interstates and other toll-free public roads.We like cheap electricity powering our homes and devices. We like unquestioned access to hospital care in an emergency. We like our Medicaid and Medicare. But we don’t want to count, or pay for, the full costs of all our public goods and services.
I guess I missed a good game Sunday. It was the Super Bowl but, to tell you the truth, I turned it off after Madonna’s 53-year-old strut across the stage, which reinforced my belief that we really don’t need to do that after 50.
“It’s hotter here” proclaims the slogan of the Gateway Initiative, and indeed it is, a lot more so than most folks appreciate. The fact is that this is a great place to live and a wonderful place to visit. Oddly, we’re doing a first-rate job of keeping our light under the proverbial bushel.
