The Latest Breaking News from Macon

Chuck Leavell turned inherited Georgia land into a 4,000-acre forest estate

Chuck Leavell’s journey from touring musician to Georgia tree farmer began when his wife inherited family land in 1981. Over decades, the couple expanded the property from about 1,000 acres to 4,000 acres, with roughly 70% remaining forested. Known as Charlane Woodlands and Preserve, the estate became a working forestry…

The Times of India · Sep 26

Elderly Wills Require Mental Capacity: Georgia Law Allows Even Cognitively Declining Seniors to Execute If “Rational Desire” Exists

It is a scenario playing out in probate courts across Atlanta, Savannah, and Macon with increasing frequency in 2026. A family discovers that their elderly...

Saving Advice · Jan 21

Planning an Allman Brothers-themed holiday? You can now stay in Duane Allman's old house in Macon

The Southern Rock Mansion was home to Duane Allman before his move to The Big House

Louder · Sep 5, 2025

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz Visits Soul Food Restaurant In Georgia

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz connects with voters at a soul food restaurant in Macon, Georgia, emphasizing community engagement and meaningful connections.

Top News · Sep 17, 2024

Tour de France 2024: Groenewegen pips Philipsen in photo finish to win stage six – as it happened

Dutch national champion Dylan Groenewegen won on the throw from Jasper Philippsen, while Mark Cavendish wasn’t in the top 10 of today’s sprint finish

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2024

Georgia man killed himself as officers sought to ask him about escapees, authorities say

A Georgia man who officials say shot himself after police officers appeared at his door has died

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023

Protests give Jason Aldean too much credit for his terrible country song

Aldean himself comes from Macon, Georgia, a city with among the highest violent crime rates in the U.S. His lyrics are banal, and unlike most good country music, they don’t tell a story.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 28, 2023

When antisemitic hate came to Georgia, Georgians responded with unity

A few days after neo-Nazis menaced worshippers at an east Cobb synagogue, Rabbi Dan Dorsch scanned the faces of hundreds who packed a Methodist sanctuary in Smyrna and marveled at the outpouring of support.

Tribune News Service · Jul 2, 2023

Doctors urge ‘Macon Bacon’ baseball team change its name: ‘You wouldn’t have Team Asbestos’

Group advocate for Georgia summer baseball team to be renamed ‘Macon Facon Bacon’ to promote vegetarian food choices

The Guardian - US · Jun 24, 2023

Why peaches might be hard to find this year

Just weeks ago, many of the trees on Lawton Pearson’s farm 30 miles southwest of Macon were loaded with quarter-sized fruit and pink flowers, early signs that a plentiful crop of Georgia’s famed peaches was on the way.

Tribune News Service · Apr 1, 2023