Mayor Jack Ellis

Five young Macon, Ga., community leaders are encouraging residents of the city to show some love for where they live by signing a pledge stating they will promote the area’s positive attributes, reports the Macon Telegraph. “It’s a little silly, but it’s meaningful as well,” said Josh Rogers, who came up with the idea to promote Macon along with Julia Mullins Wood, Pilar Wilder, Wes Griffith and Heather Bowman Cutway. “People who are choosing...  

Former Macon Mayor C. Jack Ellis said the African-American community supports Bibb schools Superintendent Romain Dallemand's strategic plan. The five-year plan includes incorporating a portfolio school system, possible year-round schooling, and learning ...  

R.I.P.: "Big Saul" of Macon, Ga's legendary WIBB "Three Horsemen"Radio-Info.comCharles “Big Saul” Greene, who died Sunday, January 8 in Orlando, was among the legendary Three Horsemen at iconic African-American-targeted WIBB-AM Macon, Ga., The trio, which began broadcasting in the 1950s, comprised Big Saul, King Bee (Hamp Swain) ...  

13WMAZA-Sun Championship in Prime Time13WMAZMACON, Ga. - The 2012 General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Basketball Championship moves to prime time, as the men's championship game will now air at 7:00 pm (EST) on March 3 on ESPN2. Originally scheduled for 4:00 pm, the game's rescheduling broadens ...and more »  

Mother Nature NetworkEPA releases map of top greenhouse gas emitters in U.S.Mother Nature Network(Photo: Wikipedia user Antennas) The Scherer coal-fired power plant near Macon, Ga., is the largest single-point producer of greenhouse gases in the US, according to a new website from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ...EPA Creates Website To ID Biggest Emitters Of Greenhouse GasesNPR (blog)all 368 news articles »  

Flagler College hires new Director of Data ServicesReadMedia (press release)Loughran has over 30 years of IT experience and has worked in education for the previous 13, first as the Enterprise Systems Manager at Wesleyan College in Macon, Ga., for 12 years and most recently as the Director of IT at the University of St. ...  

Mercer's sharp shooting beats Kennesaw State 81-51Fox NewsMACON, Ga. – Langston Hall scored 17 points and had seven assists as Mercer used a strong shooting performance to defeat Kennesaw State 81-51 in an Atlantic Sun Conference game Friday night. Hall hit 5 of 6 shots from 3-point range for the Bears (13-7, ...and more »  

MyFox HoustonTexas mom gets ashes of daughter killed in 1970sBeaumont EnterpriseHer skeletal remains were found in 1976 in a wooded area near Macon, Ga., but weren't identified until last year. The break came last January when a Texas investigator working on another cold case realized that information from Ima Jean's killing ...DNA Solves Texas Girl's 1974 MurderMyFox Dallasall 32 news articles »  

LaRue J. SullivanThe Free Lance-StarBorn Oct. 5, 1931, in Macon, Ga., she was the daughter of the late James Wilfred Johnston and Mary Kate Sellers. She is survived by her husband, Cecil B. Sullivan of Spotsylvania; her sons, Ronald Bridges and wife Eunice of Montgomery, Ala., ...and more »  

OvertimeThe Augusta ChronicleIn Macon, Ga., Glenn Hills fell to West Laurens, 53-24, in its second match of the Class AAA State Duels. The Spartans dropped into the loser's bracket of the double-elimination tournament, where they will face the winner of Cairo and Chestatee today ...and more »