A River Forest developer has filed plans to create a jaw-dropping $1.3 billion development along I-75 beginning just across the Monroe-Lamar county line from High Falls Park Road north to High Falls Road and Van Mar Park. A first hearing on a rezoning the project has requested is set for Lam…

How Pokemon Go, firefighters contained blaze to Branded Starr

Man cited after woman is dog bitten

Bibb County historically has one of the highest rates of pedestrian deaths in Georgia.

A tractor-trailer traveling on Cabiness Road around 6:21 a.m. on Aug. 8 lost a set of dual tires that rolled across the parking lot and crashed through the front door of Shane’s Rib Shack, causing extensive interior damage. According to the report from the Forsyth Police Department. Cpl. Wil…

A customer at a Texaco gas station on Ocmulgee East Boulevard tackled a man who allegedly threatened the clerk with a knife on Aug. 17. According to the incident report, clerk Al Patel told deputy S. Ash that Rodrico Jaques Dennis, of 4635 Sylvester Circle, came into the convenience store, g…

A Macon man has been charged with ramming into a Bibb deputy’s patrol car while fleeing law enforcement on Aug. 24.

If variety is truly the “spice of life”, then the monthly Bibb County Republican Party had it all. There was a surprise candidate endorsement and a blunt election-year warning. All served up with a variety of home cooking at the Pine Forest Baptist meeting location on Tucker Road in Macon.

Last Thursday, Aug. 29, the Federated Garden Clubs of Macon dedicated a Blue Star Memorial Marker and a Gold Star Memorial Marker at the visitor’s center of Macon’s historic Fort Hawkins. Prominently located on Emory Highway, the markers will be seen by hundreds, possibly thousands, of vehic…

The Bibb County sheriff’s office reported the following arrests from August 26 to September 1. An arrest means someone has been stopped for a crime, but the law considers them innocent until proven guilty.

Come and increase your pulse rate while living out your childhood fantasies of being an Indian chief as this extravagant two day production unfolds. It is the result of a joint effort between the Muscogee (Creek) Nation (forcibly relocated in the 1830s to Oklahoma), Cherokee, Choctaw, Semino…

A Macon man was jailed on Aug. 12 after allegedly beating the mother of his unborn child. According to the incident report from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, deputy D. Baltimore met with the victim, who said she had a physical altercation with Malcolm Bernard Peek of 1464 Williams Road o…

Holiday Cove Apartments in Forsyth has been sold to a Florida equity company for $10 million.

A Macon woman was jailed after being accused of fighting at Piggly Wiggly. According to the incident report, Cpl. L. Rohrbach spoke with Cassandra Denise Goolsby of 2365 Knott Street and Richard Alonza Johnson of 3709 Lindsey Drive in the store’s parking lot at 1425 Rocky Creek Road.  

Abigail Kelley Davis arrived at exactly 3 p.m. on Oct. 16, 2001. She was on time and on a schedule from the start. 

She set a precedent for all first ladies to follow. She was so rich she could’ve had all the comforts of life, yet she spent half the Revolutionary War, including every miserable winter, with her husband in a dismal Army camp. A kind and gracious woman, the soldiers called her “Lady Washingt…

The best way to learn something is to experience it firsthand. For example, a child experiences (learns) a hot stove by touching it. Ouch!! He won’t do that again. It’s the same with tyrannical and authoritarian regimes – once someone experiences the oppression, dishonesty, deceit, and censo…

Jack Clarke moved to Forsyth in the spring of 1917 with his wife, Rosa, and their three children. Jack had just purchased Forsyth’s local newspaper, the Monroe Advertiser. And he took over as editor. He not only ran the paper, but he also became the minister of Forsyth Presbyterian Church. A…

Last week I had the joy of experiencing another birthday! I was really surprised when I received a special certificate in the mail from the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. It read: Congratulations and Happy Birthday Carolyn Martel! We are happy to announce that you have been officiall…

My husband handed me a copy of a new newspaper that he had purchased on a whim. It’s the one owned by Dubose Porter, a Democratic politician and newspaper publisher from Dublin. In a column earlier this year, I revealed that the Trust for Local News is actually funded by the Knight Foundatio…

“Jury duty.” To the average person, it belongs alongside “fender bender” and “root canal” on life’s little list of undesirable experiences.

Do you know poison Ivy Soap?    

President John F. Kennedy was still alive the last time Mary Persons played Fayette County in football. It was Nov. 15, 1963 that the Bulldogs beat the Tigers 34-14 here in Forsyth. 

September 7 is an important day on the calendar of Monroe County hunters as it marks the opening of the 2024-25 Dove Hunting Season.  However, this year it is EXTRA special because it also marks the opening of the first phase of the Canada goose and Early Teal Seasons as well as the Falconry…

Mary Persons’ students chanted “USA, USA!” at Dan Pitts Stadium on Friday night as the Bulldogs easily won their first international game in school history 43-6.

Mary Persons Cross Country teams competed in the AT&T Starr’s Mill Panther Meet hosted by Starr’s Mill High School in Fayetteville on Saturday, Aug. 31. The meet had 22 elite performances by MileSplit Georgia standards, ranging from 15:04-16:25 times in the 5000-meter runs in boys events…

The MCMS Football team moved to 2-0 on the season this week with a 7-0 win over Henderson Middle from Jackson. The team defeated the Jones County 8th grade team 15-0 on Aug 21st. Against Jones County, the defenses of both teams were on full display. However, it was the 4 forced turnovers by …

The Mary Persons Cross Country team will be looking to build on recent success in 2024, and for a change the boys team may be more competitive than the girls.

The Mary Persons Volleyball team welcomes two new coaches this season. The new head coach is Charles Rice and the assistant varsity coach is Julia Watson. Both are new to the area and new to volleyball.  The varsity and jv teams have experienced quite a few injuries and the teams have been p…

Chris Dunn covers Fayette County High and other schools for the Fayette County News, and has for 15 years. Over that span, he has covered state champions in nearly every sport, along with future pros and Olympians. He agreed to answer a few questions about the Tigers as they prepare to visit…

At halftime, things seemed grim for the Tattnall Square Trojans. The George Walton Bulldogs had seized a 14-6 lead just before the break, but a determined second-half rally ignited the Trojans. They responded with a thrilling comeback, securing a hard-fought 20-14 victory.

Stratford Academy has been a great fit for new Head Coach Paul Carroll. The Eagles improved to 3-0 after they overwhelmed the Pinewood Christian Patriots early Friday night. Stratford took a 34-0 lead at halftime and went on to win 48-7. 

It has been a rough start to the season for Head Coach Mario East and the Jefferson County Warriors. They have lost all three games and have yet to score a point. The ACE Gryphons went to Louisville, Ga., on Friday and exerted their will in a 45-0 win over the Warriors. 

In the recent Paris Olympics, no Monroe County athlete competed in the games. That might change come the next Olympics, if “cutting” is added as an equestrian event. 

As I-75 filled with travelers making their way to Labor Day weekend destinations, a lady traveling with a number of small rescue dog companions pulled into the Quiktrip convenience store in Forsyth, filled her gas tank and then found that her truck wouldn’t start. It was about 5 p.m., but te…

Albert Einstein said:  Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.