News from Macon and Central Georgia from The Macon News

School board vote unlikely this week on Dallemand plan

Feb 9, 2012 4:37 am

Thousands will gather at the Macon Coliseum on Friday to hear school Superintendent Romain Dallemand’s plan to overhaul the school system, but a school board vote on the plan Thursday or Frid...

21st Century Community Learning school grant status clarified

Feb 9, 2012 4:37 am

A day after Bibb County Superintendent Romain Dallemand told The Telegraph’s editorial board that the school system already had applied for 21st Century Community Learning grant from the Depa...

Trio from Macon Symphony Orchestra performs class act

Feb 9, 2012 4:31 am

A Macon Symphony Orchestra trio plays jazz Wednesday during their “Artists in the Classroom” performance at Brookdale Elementary School.

Macon city employees transferring to Bibb may get to keep pension under proposal

Feb 9, 2012 4:30 am

Details emerged Wednesday of how Macon and Bibb County may handle pensions and other benefits for the 142 employees scheduled to transfer July 1 from city to county control.

Legislative Notebook: Bass-fattening tilapia proposed for home ponds

Feb 9, 2012 4:28 am

Three species of tilapia would be legalized for stocking private ponds, under a new state Senate bill, though there is some concern that they could get loose and compete with native species.

State questions Rusty Kidd’s ballot petition

Feb 9, 2012 4:27 am

ATLANTA -- State Rep. Rusty Kidd of Milledgeville is under investigation by the State Election Board for alleged irregularities in a list of more than 1,000 signatures that he needs to return to the 2...

Georgia House rejects charter schools amendment

Feb 9, 2012 4:19 am

ATLANTA -- House lawmakers rejected Wednesday a proposed amendment to the state constitution giving the General Assembly the power to create new charter schools.

Mercer names Vestal to lead new Center for Baptist Leadership

Feb 9, 2012 4:11 am

Mercer University announced Wednesday that Daniel Vestal will lead the college’s new Eula Mae and John Baugh Center for Baptist Leadership, which is being endowed with a $2.5 million grant fr...

Byron woman critical after crashing SUV into train cars in Jones County

Feb 9, 2012 3:52 am

A Byron woman was critically hurt late Tuesday night when she drove into the side of a train at the Ga. 49 tracks near Peacock Auto Salvage in Jones County.

Warm weather not too peachy for growers

Feb 9, 2012 3:40 am

Middle Georgians have relished the springlike weather of the last few weeks, but peach growers would rather be shivering.