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Bibb County school board set to approve property tax increase
MACON, Ga. — The Bibb County Board of Education is set to approve a property tax increase next month. The board tentatively approved maintaining its current millage rate of 14.674 mills in a 7-1 vote at a special meeting Monday evening, an action that would result in property owners paying a bit more in fiscal year 2025.
Carroll County deputy shot and in critical condition, sheriff's office says; suspect dead
CARROLL COUNTY, Ga. — A Carroll County sheriff's deputy was shot while executing a search warrant and rushed to the hospital Tuesday morning in critical condition, the sheriff's office said. The suspect in the incident is dead, and there is no threat to the community, officials further reported. A...
Two robberies at the same Macon gas station in less than two months leaves neighbors on edge
MACON, Ga. — Angela Pitts said she makes a couple of pit stops at her local convenience store every week. "I love their pizza, girl, they got the best pizza," Pitts said. "I also gotta get my root beer." Though the Circle K on Vineville is about a mile...
Furman to honor late football player from Cobb County with helmet decal
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Furman's football helmets this season will include a decal in memory of the late Paladins defensive lineman from Cobb County, Bryce Stanfield. Furman coach Clay Hendrix announced the “Stanfield Strong” logo Monday in honor of the player, who died on Feb. 9, two days after he collapsed while working out at the school's stadium.
'They pushed down their feelings': Paulding County dispatchers recall the night deputy was killed in the line of duty
PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. — Every dispatcher prepares and trains for this call, but no one ever wants to hear it come over a law enforcement radio—officer down. On Saturday, August 17, just 13 minutes into their shift, that call came over the radio inside Paulding County's Emergency 911 center.
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