During an unannounced inspection, Macon Police last week cited Sedona Tanning & Salon at 1922 Riverside Drive, on four counts.

The spa, formerly called Soft Hands Massage and Spa, provided a business license, but employees did not have a proper license for massage, police say.

According to a police news release, that's a violation of state law.

The release also says the employees did not have valid IDs.

The business was issued one citation for nuisance, two citations for offering massage without a license, and one citation for operating without a massage parlor business license.

Just in time for summer break, Macon public pools will open May 28.

Macon-Bibb Parks and Recreation Director Dale "Doc" Dougherty said it's been a couple weeks of cleaning up algae, filling up pools, and fixing equipment.

"Every year as we prepare for pool opening," he said, "we find some glitches with old mechanics and pools that need some resurfacing."

Dougherty said he would have liked to have done more with the decades-old pools, like replace old parts and resurface pool floors, but the budget does not allow it.

"Without major investment into the pool system, you use what  you have and just fix it as needed," he said. 

Macon mother, Hannah Clark, said the public pool is on the summer itinerary for her and her brood of four.

"My oldest son, he's kind of scared of the water," she said. "But my youngest son, he loves it."

About The Event

This is a meeting of two of the mightiest musical powerhouses around for a rare exhibition of harmonious creativity from the stage of the Douglass Theatre. These award-winning musicians have demanding schedules that normally don't allow for such a great union, but we were lucky enough to be selected as an audience for this exciting event.

Jim Hurst is the veteran, award-winning guitarist from the Claire Lynch Band and Rob Ickes is the award-winning dobro player that was a founding member and current member of the group Blue Highway. I saw Jim and Rob play together on stage at the world famous Station Inn in Nashville as part of a special show during the 2010 dobro gathering called RESO Summit and I was absolutely blown away.