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State Fair Kicks Off Saturday

Tomorrow, April 30, the Georgia State Fair kicks off with its second annual 5k road race. 

At 11:30 a.m., there is a Middle Georgia band performance.

Gates open at noon!

See the full schedule.

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Baldwin County Seeks Home- Invasion Suspect

The Baldwin County sheriff's office says it is looking for one suspect and trying to identify two other men involved in a home-invasion robbery.

Capt. Chris Spires says the robbers wrecked two cars after the Thursday night robbery, which led to a search near the Georgia College & State University campus.

He says it started around 9 p.m. when the men robbed two people at 110 Stevens Court and took their car. One of the men carried a shotgun.

Spires said investigators believe the robbers know the victims.

After the robbery, he said, the three wrecked one car, then stole another at gunpoint.

They wrecked that second car, Spires said, when they crashed iat 152 Meriweather Circle. Then the three men ran off on foot.

Reichert to Ask for Vote on Sunday Alcohol Sales

Add Macon to the list of cities that may vote this year on allowing Sunday alcohol sales.

 

That's according to Clay Murphey, spokesman for Mayor Robert Reichert.

 

He says Reichert plans to ask for a vote on allowing retailers to sell alcohol on Sunday.

 

And the mayor hopes the vote can be in November, when Macon elects a mayor and city council.

 

Reichert is traveling today, and not available for comment.

 

On Thursday, Gov. Nathan Deal signed the law allowing communities to vote on the issue, and several other Georgia cities plan votes this year.

 

 

Forum at Westside Rescheduled

 

The Community Conversation Forum scheduled for Westside High School has been rescheduled for Tuesday, May 10 at 7 p.m. 

A Bibb BOE news release says  the deadline for submitting a feedback form (available at any school or online at www.tinyurl.com/communityforumsurvey) has been extended to May 10.

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Lane Closure Near the I-16 Split

 

From 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., Monday, May 2, and Tuesday, May 3, a single lane closure is scheduled on I-16 Eastbound near the I-75 split.

Roadway repairs will be in progress, weather permitting, a Georgia Department of Transportation news release says.

Macon Police Arrest 79 in Crime Sweep

Macon Police say they arrested 79 people during a recent three day crime busting campaign.

They called it Operation Neighborhood Sweep, which happened April-16.

Police arrested people on drug charges, probation violations, child support and many other charges.

Several other agencies were involved including the Department of Corrections, Georgia State Patrol, and Bibb County Sheriff's Office.

Capt. Eric Woodford says they started out searching areas known for crime.

Woodford says, "We started out targeting individual communities throughout the precincts where our known residential burglaries, part one crimes such as entering autos, things of that nature."

He says, "After we went from those known areas, we kind of spread out throughout the city to net anyone who fell in this category."

During the sweep police also issued 245 citations, and served 25 warrants.

Storm Sewers Crumbling Under Macon Streets

City engineer Bill Causey says most of the drainage-tunnel system  underneath downtown Macon need to be repaired or replaced.

Otherwise, he says, the city faces more sinkholes in its streets and threats to its buildings.

Many parts of downtown Macon's storm-drainage system are nearly as old as the city itself.

And that's saying something- Macon was founded 188 years ago.

Last week, Causey took 13WMAZ's Eleanor Lissitzyn into the drainage pipes for an in-depth look at what's happening underneath the city.

You may never crawl down a manhole to poke around the four-foot high brick tunnels of Macon's drainage system, but Causey says don't take what's down there for granted.

"If we want streets and roads to drive on, we have to have a drainage system that works," says Causey.

One hundred and fifty years ago many of the tunnels began funneling water from city streets to the Ocmulgee River.