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A Georgia city is mandating that bars close earlier. Officials say it will help cut crime
MACON, Ga. (AP) — Officials in middle Georgia's largest city are mandating that bars close at 2 a.m., an hour earlier than currently allowed, saying they believe an earlier closing time will reduce late-night crime. Macon-Bibb commissioners voted 5-4 on Tuesday in favor of earlier...
Blue Bird: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot
MACON, Ga. (AP) — MACON, Ga. (AP) — Blue Bird Corp. (BLBD) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $9.4 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. The Macon, Georgia-based company said it had profit of 29 cents per share. Earnings,...
Small plane crash in Georgia marsh critically injures 2, sheriff says
SANDERSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Emergency crews rescued two people aboard a plane that crashed Tuesday into a Georgia marsh, authorities said. A twin-engine Velocity Twin plane crashed around 9:20 a.m. near Kaolin Field Airport in Sandersville, about 45 miles east of Macon, the Federal...
The Big Peanut once again reigns at the roadside in Georgia, after hurricane felled earlier goober
Georgia's Big Peanut is back. The roadside landmark along Interstate 75 in south Georgia was rededicated Thursday, nearly five years after an earlier version was felled by the winds of Hurricane Michael. This time, the giant goober is made of sheet metal, not...
Georgia's transportation chief is set to get another $100,000 raise
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's transportation commissioner will get another $100,000 boost in pay. The State Transportation Board says it will boost Commissioner Russell McMurry's yearly pay to $550,000, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports, up from the current $450,000. ...
