In June of 1969, Lake Tobesofkee opened to the public, and Frank Patterson got a job as one of the park’s first rangers. The lake was a project years in the making. Conversations surrounding the creation of a reservoir for flood control and protection from erosion started in 1954, and soil was first turned in […]
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office released new photos Tuesday of a man suspected of bludgeoning a homeless man to death in a downtown Macon Alley more than a month ago. Albert Kenneth Knight Jr., 59, was sleeping in an alley behind the Blacksmith Shop event venue when he was killed on May 26. Investigators said […]
A 19-year-old drowned in the Ocmulgee River, the second drowning in Macon Friday, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said the Macon-Bibb Fire Department responded to Frank Amerson Park just after 6 p.m. Friday regarding a possible drowning. “It was reported that witnesses stated that they saw their friend go under […]
Reality Check is a Telegraph series digging deeper into key issues and focusing on accountability. Have a suggestion for a future story? Email mynews@macon.com. A former repair technician at a Macon car dealership has sued the owner of the dealership, alleging he was discriminated against for disabilities and mental health conditions. Tommy Chancey, the former […]
A man was caught on video stealing packages off the porch of a Treyburne Way residence on May 22, according to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help identifying the suspect, who they released photos of Wednesday. The man can be seen […]
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office was searching Friday for a man accused of robbing a Family Dollar in Macon, the BCSO said in a press release. It was reported that a masked man entered the store Thursday and “brandished a firearm, demanding money from the store clerk and patrons,” at 4925 Bloomfield Road around 7:45 […]
A medical marijuana company has jumped into Georgia by opening a facility in Macon spanning more than 100,000 square feet that is expected to create more than 100 jobs. Fine Fettle Georgia, one of the state’s licensed medical cannabis providers, hosted its grand opening and a tour of its Macon facility Wednesday with Mayor Lester […]
MACON, Mo. — The weekend got off to a fatal start in central Missouri as a traffic crash near Macon claimed the lives of four people, including two children. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred Friday morning when a driver failed to yield to oncoming traffic on Highway 36, causing another vehicle […]
Reality Check is a Telegraph series digging deeper into key issues and focusing on accountability. Have a suggestion for a future story? Email mynews@macon.com. Garrett Thomson wanted to make a difference for his beloved city of Macon, and trying to clean up trash strewn across the city seemed like a good way to do it. […]
A career criminal is facing drug and weapons charges after the Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested him in Macon. On Monday, April 29, following a 6-month investigation, the GBI, assisted by Georgia State Patrol, stopped an SUV with Tavish Faulks, 32, inside. During the traffic stop, agents seized about 9 ounces of suspected methamphetamine, 100 […]
Reality Check is a Telegraph series digging deeper into key issues and focusing on accountability. Have a suggestion for a future story? Email mynews@macon.com. A Macon parent is urging an investigation into a Bibb County School District bus incident that left her son, who has special needs, distraught. Heaven Smith said that when her 7-year-old […]
A suspect faces a murder charge after a man was found dead in a vehicle in Macon last week, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. On Friday, the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Gang Unit said it arrested Jordan Lavoris Dean, 20. Dean was wanted in connection to the death of Nathaniel Leshawn Fuller on […]