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State Gang Prosecution Unit expanding into Macon
ATLANTA - The statewide Gang Prosecution Unit Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr created in 2022 is about to expand its operations. Starting Monday, a newly hired prosecutor and a new investigator will oversee the unit's regional efforts in Macon-Bibb County. Currently, the unit is based in Atlanta, Albany, and Augusta.
BCSO launches 'Operation Safer Together,' residents to help solve cases faster
BIBB COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA). — Residents of the Macon-Bibb community now have the opportunity to register their home security footage with the Bibb County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) as a part of Operation Safer Together. According to BCSO, those willing to participate in the operation will allow investigators access to...
Mentor’s Project of Bibb County hosts conference to help local girls
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Mentor’s Project of Bibb County hosted the annual Summer Girls Conference in Warner Robins. Speakers from local organizations spoke to the girls about an array of topics with the hopes of helping them make good choices for themselves. Skills ranged from using...
Fire at South Macon paper plant caused by tractor malfunction, fire officials say
MACON, Ga. — A fire broke out at a South Macon paper plant Tuesday evening after a tractor malfunctioned and caught on fire, according to Macon-Bibb County Fire Department's lead fire investigator Capt. Kyle Murray. The call came in just before 8 p.m. at the Graphic Packaging International plant....
Street Dedication to Honor Former City Councilman Pastor Charles Jones
On Friday, June 28, 2024, Macon-Bibb County will unveil street signs dedicated to Pastor Charles Jones on Plant Street. The ceremony before the unveiling will take place at 10:00 a.m. at the Greater Rising Star Full Gospel Tabernacle Church (891 Plant Street) where Jones served as a Pastor for almost 30 years.
An elderly Macon man evicted from his affordable housing is sleeping outside
MACON, Ga. — A sign posted by the Bibb County Sheriff's Office on a West Macon home said Donald Hargrove's rental has been evicted. Hargrove is 70 years old and sometimes suffers from seizures. He was at Atrium Health Navicent Friday morning at 6:30 a.m. until the late afternoon.
Macon Family Dollar robbed twice in one month, BCSO investigating
MACON, Ga. (WGXA) — The Bibb County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) is investigating an armed robbery at the Family Dollar on Bloomfield Road in Macon. According to BCSO, it happened just before 10 a.m. Monday. BCSO said they received a report of a man who entered the store with a gun and demanded money from the store clerk.
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