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Two men have been sentenced to federal prison in separate drug trafficking cases tied to the Athens area, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia.
Major property tax relief is on the way for older homeowners in Macon-Bibb County after voters overwhelmingly approved two new senior tax exemption measures on Election Day.
Bibb County voters reelected familiar incumbents and approved major tax relief for local seniors in the 2026 midterms.
Economic development records show the German automaker’s manufacturing footprint could swell to 7,500 workers across Peach, Houston, Bibb counties.
A new support program in Macon is offering a free lifeline to mothers navigating the profound grief of losing a child.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris made a high-stakes campaign stop in Macon on Thursday to rally Democratic volunteers and mobilize voters.
Peach County commissioners say the 1,500-acre mega site was a major selling point in bringing an Audi manufacturing plant to Georgia, with construction expected in 2028.
Audi is bringing 4,500 jobs to Middle Georgia with a new billion-dollar facility.
President Donald Trump previewed the announcement ahead of his Saturday rally in Perry, about 20 minutes from the site.
Confusion for pizza lovers in Macon after community staple Fatty’s Pizza suddenly shut its doors — then reopened.
The rally will be at the Guardian Center, 600 Perry Parkway in Perry. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. and Trump is expected to give remarks at 7 p.m.
According to Georgia Secretary of State data, more than 19,000 people in Bibb County have voted early in person, and total turnout has topped 20,000.
Leaders in Macon are coming together next week for the annual Domestic Violence Symposium as the district attorney raises concerns about what domestic violence looks like in the community right now.
Head Start programs in Macon-Bibb County have hit capacity, but that’s not stopping leaders from pushing for more awareness about what they offer — and why families shouldn’t let a waitlist deter them from applying.
More than 1,000 Georgia service members killed in Vietnam will be honored at a new memorial in Warner Robins, and local veterans are getting a first look at the designs.
President Donald Trump’s midterm rally has been moved from Macon to Perry this Saturday, Oct. 24.
President Donald Trump is scheduled to campaign in Macon this Saturday, aiming to energize Republican voters ahead of the midterm elections.
Investigators with the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) have identified a site of exposure in a widening measles investigation in Macon County.
Hundreds of unclaimed cremated remains are sitting in storage in Macon right now, and Macon-Bibb County is racing to reunite them with families or give them a worthy memorial.
The Georgia National Fair is big business for Perry, bringing in $133 million annually to the state and drawing more than half a million people.
An unvaccinated Macon County resident has measles, bringing the total cases in the state this year to 22, the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) announced Tuesday.
Event organizers across Middle Georgia have canceled or rescheduled events as they prepare for Hurricane Isaias.
Moderated by Atlanta News First, the candidates to become the next governor met for their first - and only - debate before election day.
Ahead of the election, Atlanta News First, WPGA’s sister station, and Gray Media are giving voters a chance to hear from candidates Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson in a televised town hall debate.
The issues everyday Georgians discuss at the kitchen table will soon be lobbed at Georgia’s two gubernatorial candidates in person.
The city of Vienna, about 50 miles south of Macon, is still grasping the reality of a mass shooting over the weekend, according to Dooly County Sheriff Craig Peavy.
Voters — not moderators — will question candidates for governor Tuesday in live Atlanta News First event airing statewide.
On Oct. 6, Atlanta News First will host the only face-to-face debate between Rick Jackson and Keisha Lance Bottoms.
Georgia’s summer burn ban has been lifted, but officials say residents should still operate within proper guidelines.
Piedmont Heart at Lakeside Commons launched a women’s heart clinic Oct. 1 in Macon.
Two people are in custody after a standoff in a Byron neighborhood.
The youngest of the people arrested so far in connection to the shooting of 12 teens had his first appearance in court.
Multiple people have been arrested in connection to the mass shooting at Carylon Craton Park that injured 12 teenagers during a birthday party Sunday.
Two people were arrested Monday in the weekend shooting that injured 12 teenagers at Macon’s Carolyn Crayton Park.
Twelve teenagers were shot early Sunday at Carolyn Crayton Park in Macon after a birthday celebration ended in a shootout between two groups, authorities said.
Twelve teenagers were injured Saturday in a shooting at a Bibb County park, the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said.
A statewide tour made its stop in Macon, calling on others to join the fight against addiction and celebrating those in recovery.
The trade school held a ribbon cutting Thursday for the new classrooms.
Volunteers and two families soon to become homeowners continued building houses Wednesday afternoon in Macon.
Residents at Walnut Creek Apartments say they have been without running water for nearly three weeks.
Two local pastors are taking legal action against Macon-Bibb County officials and law enforcement after criminal charges against them were dismissed on free speech grounds.
Bibb County Schools, the Tubman Museum and the Bibb County Education Foundation are teaming up to collect 1,500 beds for children in need.
Eleven candidates are expected to gather at a building in Carolyn Crayton Park to meet with voters. Organizers are urging people not just to vote, but to continue speaking out even after decisions are made.
Manufacturing workers say they want a governor, regardless of party, who will put people before corporations.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms met with local voters at the “Middle Georgia Decides” forum, held at the Mill Hill Community Arts Center.
River Edge Behavioral Health is expanding its reach across Middle Georgia to ensure rural communities have access to behavioral care.
Wesleyan College is seeing its largest incoming class since 2011, with the school’s first-time, full-time cohort growing 82% from last year.
A Macon fashion show is putting the spotlight on people rebuilding their lives after incarceration.
The sheriff, the district attorney and residents all came together at Central High School in Macon announcing Night to Unite in an effort to build better relationships with students.
Georgia was not part of the threat, but those living here still find themselves recounting the events of that day to the next generation.