The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is seeking your help finding missing 16 year old Lindsey Brock. She was last seen on March 23 at her residence on Taylor Road. It is believed she was in a black 2018 Nissan Sentra with Georgia tag No. CNG3358. The car is believed to be driven by 21-year-old Crysta-Lynn […]
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18-year-old dies in Easter morning crash
An 18-year-old is dead after a car crashed into a vehicle he was standing next to in front of a Bibb County residence early Sunday morning. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the fatal collision that occurred in the 4400 block of Knight Road. The collision was called into the Macon-Bibb 911 Center at […]
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Three people displaced after Easter morning fire
BUFORD — Firefighters extinguished a fire early Easter morning on Craig Drive in Buford. Crews found heavy smoke showing from the single-story modular home at 3:08 a.m. The scene was declared under control at 3:55 a.m. There was no one home at the time of the fire and no injuries were reported. The blaze caused […]
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Inside Look: How Georgia’s gun rights bill got shot down at the last minute
The Georgia House’s last-day inaction on a contentious gun rights bill took many by surprise. That included opponents of House Bill 218 such as state Sen. Michelle Au. The Johns Creek Democrat not only opposed the gun rights expansion, but sponsored her own legislation on background checks and waiting periods for gun buyers. Her proposals […]
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Fire risk high over the weekend in Georgia
North and Central Georgia are at an increased risk of fires this afternoon and evening, possibly into Sunday due to low humidity. Relative Humidities of 25 percent or less can be expected for four or more hours this afternoon into the evening. Winds will be light and variable throughout the day, but generally at or […]
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60-year-old man dies while in police custody
SAVANNAH — A 60-year-old man died while in police custody after being questioned as part of an aggravated assault investigation. The death occurred early this morning at police headquarters in Savannah. The man’s identity is not being released at this time as a result of the active investigation. The man had been brought to police […]
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Kemp: MLB decision to pull All-Star game an ‘attack’ on Georgia
In response to Georgia’s election reform bill, which was signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp last week, Major League Baseball has pulled the All-Star game from Georgia. The game was to be held at Truist Park in Cobb County prior to the decision by MLB today. Commissioner of Baseball Robert D. Manfred Jr. issued […]
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Tractor trailer runs into downed power lines, snarling traffic in Conyers
A dangerous situation in Conyers has caused traffic delays and shut down Highway 138 at Old McDonough Road. The crash happened before dawn on Friday when a single car crashed into a light pole downing some wires. A tractor trailer then ran into the wiress. The driver of the car has been taken to the […]
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Will Georgia’s election bill be a strikeout for the All-Star game?
The Story: Georgia’s controversial new election law may have landed the state in foul territory with Major League Baseball. According to media reports, the league is considering its options for moving the All-Star game — originally scheduled to be played at Cobb County’s Truist Park — out of Georgia. Biden Weighs In: Joe Biden was […]
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Georgia wins water wars
The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday sided with Georgia in a lawsuit Florida filed in 2013 over the allocation of water that flows between the two states. In a unanimous 9-0 opinion written by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the court ruled that Florida failed to prove its allegations that Georgia’s water consumption from the Chattahoochee and […]