Because of its central location, Macon developed as a state transportation hub. Be sure to search the newspapers in the town/city where your ancestor lived, as well as the surrounding area. What we can VERIFY about student loan forgiveness as SCOTUS weighs the plan. Macon is the headquarters of the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard. In the last official census, in 2000, there were 97,255 people, 38,444 households, and 24,219 families residing in the city. CPV Stagecoach Solar is CPVs second solar project in Macon County, MACON, Ga. 1. (1867 - 1870) The Daily evening mirror. [citation needed] The tornado produced sporadic areas of major damage, with widespread straight-line wind damage along its southern track. "In August, people are going to start pulling corn, and you want it be dry then, so the corn can dry out. In the past, Macon and other Fall Line cities had many textile mills powered by the rivers. He did his. On Thursday, February 23, they all gathered in the foyer at City Hall to unveil a plaque in of honor retired Captain Kenneth Michael Cox, who Lead With Literacy is inviting families to join the third cohort of its Macon Family Time program. Whats chloroprene? If you are considering Macon County as a home for your business or industry, please contact the Macon County Development Authority & Chamber (478-472-2391). Titus Brown. A man and woman from Tallassee are each charged with two counts of capital murder following the death of a pregnant Montgomery woman whose body was found in Macon County. Washington Memorial Library (public library) established. Overnight we will start to see a, UPDATE (6:45 p.m.) - Macon-Bibb Coroner Leon Jones has identified the people found dead Tuesday as 64-year-old Hilda Archer and her son, 33-year-old Terence Archer. A 2010 survey conducted by the University of Missouri, Columbia for the National Newspaper Association produced some enviable statistics: More than three-quarters of respondents said they read most or all of a local newspaper every week. Kemp announced the appointment and re-appointment of 48 people to various state boards, authorities, and commissions, Frank Johnson Recreation Center is hosting a series called Food Talk. Macon is one of Georgia's three major Fall Line Cities, along with Augusta and Columbus. It is also served by two local papers. Macon Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. [clarification needed] Capricorn Records, run by Macon natives Phil Walden and briefly Alan Walden, made the city a Southern rock music production center in the late 1960s and 1970s. And that's just to name a few. At Georgia Military College, the junior college football team is getting their mind and body ready for the upcoming school year and football season. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. }. Macon News | Macon, Georgia | 13wmaz.com Macon Local News 'Not all the time are we going to be protected': Middle Georgia State University teaches woman self defense Middle. Indigenous peoples inhabited the areas along the Southeasts rivers for 13,000 years before Europeans arrived.[7]. It is the principal city of the Macon . The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.08. The Macon Telegraph reported the city had furnished 23 companies of men for the Confederacy, but casualties were high. The collaboration, made possible by funds allocated by Children's Board, ATLANTA (AP) They were led down a staircase into a garage beneath a downtown Atlanta courthouse, where officers with big guns were waiting. In 1994 Tropical Storm Alberto made landfall in Florida and flooded several Georgia cities. The Fire Department, Mayor Lester Miller, and loved ones celebrated a man who kept our community safe for more than 40 years. Heres a look at new, renovated stores and restaurants, Animal bone ice skates made 3,500 years ago found in tomb in China, photos show, DNA links man to slaying of woman found in cornfield 43 years ago, California cops say, Sacrificing a slower friend isnt the way to escape bears, NPS says. )[8] The fort was named for Benjamin Hawkins, who served as Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Southeast territory south of the Ohio River for more than 20 years, had lived among the Creek, and was married to a Creek woman. Executives for the Walmart subsidiary said the project in Douglas County along the Interstate 20 corridor west of Atlanta, COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) PresidentJoe Bidenhas appointed former Columbia, South Carolina, Mayor Steve Benjamin as a top White House adviser, taking over fromKeisha Lance Bottoms,the former Atlanta mayor who had assumed the role in June. Towns County at Greenforest: Greenforest is the story of this tournament. The vote came after the Georgia General Assembly passed House Bill 1171, authorizing the referendum earlier in the year;[6][20] Four previous consolidation attempts (in 1933, 1960, 1972, and 1976) failed. Then again, you need rain for cotton and peanuts. After Bibb County's organization in 1822, the city was chartered as the county seat in 1823 and officially named Macon, in honor of Nathaniel Macon,[9] a statesman from North Carolina, where many early Georgia residents hailed. Macon County is served by two local media outlets, the Citizen Georgian newspaper and WMNZ 1050 AM in Montezuma, The Citizen Georgian has been serving Macon County since 1870. Snow is occasional, with about half of the winters receiving trace amounts or no snowfall, averaging 0.7 inches (1.8cm); the snowiest winter was 197273 with 16.5in (42cm). 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Robert Scott Davis. On July 31, 2012, voters in Macon (57.8 percent approval) and Bibb County (56.7 percent approval) passed a referendum to merge the governments of the city of Macon and most of unincorporated Bibb County. Zion's girls basketball team is headed to the Elite Eight round of the state basketball playoffs following a 57-46 win over Macon County on Friday. The new center will create an estimated 600 jobs. The racial makeup of the city was 67.94% African American, 28.56% White, 0.02% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. charged with two counts of capital murder following the death of a pregnant Montgomery woman whose body was found in Macon County. "James H. Burton and the Confederate States Armory at Macon". Georgia weekly telegraph and Georgia journal & messenger. The largest single-site industrial complex in Georgia,[68] Robins Air Force Base, is 10 miles south of Macon on Highway 247, just east of Warner Robins. This event will. "Macon, Georgia, 18231860: A Study in Urban Slavery". The GBI was called to MACON, Ga. Storms rolled through Central Georgia Friday night, leaving behind hail and some damage. Over 250 acres (1.0km2) were dedicated for Central City Park, and ordinances required residents to plant shade trees in their front yards. Are you hungry? (AP) A brutal winter storm closed interstate highways from Arizona to Wyoming Wednesday, trapped drivers in cars, knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people and prompted the first blizzard warning in Southern California in decades, NEW ORLEANS (AP) New Orleans' annual Carnival season entered its ebullient crescendo Tuesday with thousands of revelers expected to pack the French Quarter and line miles of parade routes in a citywide Mardi Gras celebration underpinned this year byviolent, Consumers are willing to pay monthly subscription fees for streaming services, pet food and even toilet paper. Both Georgia and South Carolina, MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Sunny skies are back for Middle Georgia following an overnight cold front. Pine pollen, the most common, PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Students at Tucker Elementary in Perry were treated to a visit on Tuesday from former UGA wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell. In 2019, they moved from a stand-alone bus station to the Terminal Station to be in the same hub as the local mass transit busses. Investigators were able to track down Scott Lee Bodiford at the Dollar General in Oglethorpe. Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) has started construction on the 100 MW DC / 80 MW AC CPV Stagecoach Solar facility, located near Andersonville, Ga. Sam's Club to open $142M fulfillment center in Georgia. [5], Macon has a humid subtropical climate (Kppen climate classification Cfa). Republican Senate, COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) PresidentJoe Bidenon Monday announced the appointment of former Columbia, South Carolina, Mayor Steve Benjamin as a top adviser, filling a key White House role from a state that has become crucial to the Democratic Party ahead, TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida Gov. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.48% of the population. The Camellia Festival is . Macon is located at 325005N 833906W / 32.834839N 83.651672W / 32.834839; -83.651672 (32.834839, 83.651672).[58]. The citys per capita income was $17,010. According to the Georgia Department of Transportation, all lanes were blocked. [2] It is the principal city of the Macon Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had 234,802 people in 2020. It happened at around 1:30 . Macon's growth had other benefits. MACON COUNTY, Ga. Former Macon County standout and UGA linebacker Roquan Smith has asked for a trade from the Chicago Bears, according to a report from the NFL Network. Laura Stone - February 11, 2023 Georgia category_id: null, Macon's Black Heritage: The Untold Story (Macon, Ga.: Tubman African American Museum, 1997). Our new Privacy Policy will go into effect on January 1st, 2023. The House and Senate are taking, Coca-Cola said higher prices didn't hurt demand for its drinks in the fourth quarter, but it expects slower growth ahead as inflation cools and price increases moderate. Fulton County District, ATLANTA (AP) Georgia voters should get to decide whether to legalize sports gambling, an influential state senator argued Thursday, as he rolled out a different vision for sports betting than the one being pushed by local pro sports teams., ATLANTA (AP) A special grand jury that investigated efforts by then-President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn his election loss in Georgia says it believes some witnesses committed perjury, and it recommends that prosecutors seek charges. Robert Reichert was elected the first mayor of Macon-Bibb in the September 2013 election, which required a runoff with C. Jack Ellis in October.[24][25][26][27]. Georgia. Large chains like Panera and P.F. Macon (/ m e k n / MAY-kn), officially Macon-Bibb County, is a consolidated city-county in the U.S. state of Georgia.Situated near the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is 85 miles (137 km) southeast of Atlanta and near the state's geographic center hence its nickname "The Heart of Georgia.". The victim was identified as 39-year-old Jessica Bean. The Juneteenth Freedom Festival - An annual June performing arts and educational celebration of the end of American slavery in 1865, celebrating black freedom and heritage both ancient and contemporary, Pan African Festival - An annual celebration of the, Ocmulgee Indian Celebration - A celebration of the original residents of the land where Macon now sits, this festival is held in September. When you see news happening, share it! His troops sacked the nearby state capital of Milledgeville, and Maconites prepared for an attack. Wednesday, February 22, 2023. Obituaries for February 16, 2023. [66], Malls include The Shoppes at River Crossing, Macon Mall, and Eisenhower Crossing. Later, it held only officers, at one time numbering 2,300. In the 21st century, archeological excavations have revealed more of the fort, increasing its historical significance, and led to further reconstruction planning for this major historical site.[8]. Deatsville Man Faces Sexual Abuse Charges Involving Juvenile Family Member, UPDATE: Two Arrested in Shooting That Injured Nine Children in Columbus, Georgia, Strong/Severe Storms Possible Thursday and Friday, Pay It Forward: Jimmie Ricks of Tallassee, Pike Road Football Coach Ed Rigby Resigns After One Season, Sunny and Warm Tuesday; Strong/Severe Storms Wed-Fri. The city has an average annual precipitation of 45.7 inches (1,160mm). MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - With spring around the corner, allergy season has already begun in Georgia, and this year it's even earlier than usual. 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