Mercer University students and Bear basketball fans warmed up for the homecoming game against Tech at a bonfire and rally Friday
Images of high school football from around Middle Georgia Fri., Nov. 21, 2008.
The best images of the week from our photographers.
National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre addressed a rally Wednesday at which he pleaded the case for Sen. Saxby Chambliss in his runoff against Jim Martin on Dec. 2. About 100 supporters rallied for Chambliss at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry.
The fellowship hall of Byron United Methodist Church is serving as the logistics center for the local effort of the Operation Christmas Child holiday charity. The charity collects shoe boxes filled with toys and sends them around the world to needy children.
More than 3,800 pounds of food were collected and delivered to the Middle Georgia Food Bank by its members.
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The Ronald McDonald House Charities Plane Pull was held Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008 at the Middle Georgia Regional Airport.
The Bulldogs traveled to Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008.
The 100 block of Jackson Street in Dublin has been a happening place of late. Suddenly, a downtown that for decades has mostly slept after dark is showing signs of waking up.
Macon's Olympia Family Fun Center, which closed temporarily because of damages from a tornado in May, has reopened.
Images of high school football from around Middle Georgia Fri., Nov. 14, 2008.
The best images of the week from our photographers.
Regina Smith says her art car, 'The Drift Woodie,' is more than an old station wagon, it's an expression of what many who drive look for in their transportation the most: something unique.
A school spirit store at Bibb County's Howard High School teaches students about business and customer service.
Warner Robins Mayor Donald Walker announced his return to office at a news conference Wednesday morning.
Images from the Dog Jog at Central City Park Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008.
Images from Water Works Park on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008.
The Telegraph talked with a few Middle Georgians about what the election of President-Elect Barack Obama means to them and our country.
The Yellow Jackets traveled to Chapel Hill, N.C. on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008.
The Bulldogs traveled to Lexington, Ky., on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008.
More than 100 other volunteers helped restore the old Cross Keys Christian Academy campus Friday in east Macon.
Images of high school football from around Middle Georgia Fri., Nov. 7, 2008.
The best images of the week from our photographers.
Pearl Stephens School, built in 1929, has recently been renovated and repurposed into apartments for senior citizens and will soon be ready for occupancy.
Crowds wandered through the aisles of vendors at Christmas Made in the South on Friday in Macon.
Warner Robins Air Logistics Center commander Maj. Gen. Polly Peyer makes her commander's call presentation to community leaders Thursday at the Warner Robins Civic Center.
People across Macon weighed in Wednesday on the outcome of the presidential election.
Huge crowds turned out to vote Tuesday around Middle Georgia.
From glue sticks and wipes to digital scans and fall festivals, PTOs in the midstate are coming to schools' rescue in these days of tight budgets.
Georgia Skies first took off at the end of September with flights between Macon, Atlanta and Athens. The airline, a subsidiary of Pacific Wings, replaces Atlantic Southeast Airlines at the Middle Georgia Regional Airport.
Local Cub Scouts held a Veterans Day observance in Rotary Park Sunday afternoon, Nov. 2, 2008.
Contractors have been removing trees from a wooded section of Macon’s levee in an effort to bring it up to federal standards so property behind it can maintain federal flood insurance coverage.
Albany State defeats Fort Valley State 31-7 Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008.
Images from the Big Pig Jig barbecue contest in Vienna on Saturday Nov. 1, 2008.
The Yellow Jackets hosted the Seminoles at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008.
The Bulldogs and Gators held their annual meeting at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008.
The best images of the week from our photographers.
Some midstate voters spent as much as three hours in line on Friday, the last day of early voting before the general election on Tuesday.
After being abused, Yellow the dog seems happy and is recovering after surgery at Shamrock Pet Care.
Images of high school football from around Middle Georgia, Oct. 30-31, 2008.
Theatre Macon's latest production is Tennessee Williams' 'Sweet Bird of Youth.'
Leaves are holding on to their green hue a little longer this fall in the midstate.
Several Middle Georgia companies are exploring the possibility of making cleaner-burning fuel out of sorghum and other nontraditional feedstocks. In Reynolds, McClune Industries is developing equipment for making ethanol from sorghum cane. McClune Industries has been working with Fort Valley State University to figure out which sorghum varieties provide the best yield and balance of sugars. Thursday, McClune Industries harvested six acres of sorghum cane planted at the university’s experimental farm. Farmers and politicians were invited to check out the process, from harvest through adding the enzymes to distilling the cane juice into ethanol.
People throughout the midstate are celebrating Halloween with pumpkins, costumes and more.
Macon police responded to a hostage situation at 746 Liberty St. on Wednesday morning.
Cancer survivors took part in a fashion show at the annual Breast Cancer Awareness Luncheon at the Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base.
Poll workers in midstate have remained busy during the final week of advance voting before the general election.
Teen Challenge of Macon received a $10,000 grant Tuesday as one of 10 national winners of an Ace Hardware Renovation.
Exchange students from Kurobe City, Japan, are visiting Macon and toured downtown on Monday.
Ariel Forston was recognized as the 2009 Georgia Champion for the Children's Miracle Network Champions across America.
Attendees learned about the history of and preservation efforts for historic Rose Hill Cemetery as part of the Rose Hill Ramble event Sunday afternoon in Macon.
The best images of the week from our photographers.
Images from the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure at Wesleyan College held Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008.
Stratford defeats FPD 3-2 to win the GISA Class AAA soccer championship on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008
Fort Valley State defeated Miles College 24-0 on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008.
The Bibb County school system is building its new schools like never before. School officials have opted to go green and build four “high performance” schools that are healthier for students and the environment and which will save on energy costs.
Georgia defeated LSU on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008 in Baton Rouge, La.
Virginia defeated the Yellow Jackets on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008 in Atlanta.
Strong winds and rain moved through Middle Georgia on Friday, causing tree debris and knocking out power and traffic lights in Macon.
Under a steady downpour, Macon city leaders huddled this morning beneath umbrellas to watch a bulldozer tear down the first of nearly three dozen shoddy housing units that will be demolished over the next several days in the Bartlett Crossing community.
Images of high school football from around Middle Georgia Thurs.-Sat., Oct. 23-25, 2008.
More than 200 area voters had the chance to mix and mingle with almost two dozen candidates or their representatives Thursday afternoon and evening at the first Middle Georgia Regional HobNob, hosted by the Warner Robins Area Chamber of Commerce.
Former President Jimmy Carter read to third-graders in Byron and spoke at Mercer University in Macon during a visit to Middle Georgia on Thursday.
Don Faulk, president and chief executive officer of the Medical Center of Central Georgia, spoke with community leaders Thursday about the reasons for recent cuts at the Medical Center.
Voters wait in line outside the Bibb County Board of Elections on Tuesday as advance voting in the general election continues.
A seventh-grade science class from Mount de Sales Academy tested water at Water Works Park on Tuesday, which happened to be World Water Monitoring Day.
The Bibb County school system held a banquet for Bibb teachers at the Wilson Convention Center on Monday night. About 560 of the system’s nearly 3,000 teachers attended. Teachers of the year and the media specialist of the year were announced at the event.
Beneath the tall pine trees of the Mossy Creek Arts and Crafts Festival, families and vendors alike found nearly perfect weather Sunday in Perry.
We talked to about a dozen people in the Macon area about who they are planning to vote for in the upcoming presidential election.
Three years after being threatened with huge fines by state environmental regulators, the city of Macon's storm-water program is on track. That's largely thanks to a special local option sales tax that has funded equipment and repairs to storm sewers and drains.
FVSU defeated Benedict 22-6 for a homecoming win Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008.
Georgia defeated Vanderbilt 24-14 at its homecoming game in Athens on Oct. 18.
Here are images from high school football games around Middle Georgia on Friday, Oct. 17, 2008.
The best images of the week from our photographers.
World War II veterans gathered Friday at the Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base for the opening of the Down to Earth exhibit telling the story of the 507th Air Invasion of Normandy.
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Macon Little Theatre's production of 'Driving Miss Daisy' opens Oct. 17 and runs through Oct. 26.
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