LOCAL NEWS

Jones County dispatchers say Chapman Road off Hwy 49 is blocked because
of a hit and run accident. They say one person was killed.

A new Macon-Bibb EMA Director is expected to be announced later today.

The board agreed to pay the Bibb school superintendent $198,000 to buy out her contract, according to the agreement handed out by the board. Sharon Patterson says she will retire this month due to complaints that she failed to report misconduct by three principals.

Warner Robins city council revisited the issue of building a new law enforcement center Monday night.

The board passed three SPLOSTs for building projects and convinced the state Legislature to give them taxing authority. She won a statewide superintendent's award. But the district was also dogged with money problems, safety concerns and criticism that its schools and student performance were not improving.

A downtown Macon landmark hotel may get a new owner next month.

The Southeastern Region staff has been in temporary offices in Perry since July 2009.

You may not have rely on sirens to tell you about emergencies in Bibb, Peach Crawford counties for much longer. Bibb County interim EMA Director LaTravius Smith says the counties are working to bring a new alert system that will reach people in a new way.

Kawunda wrote to us and asked how to find out if a work from home jobs is a scam.

Lorra Lynch-Jones will be at that meeting. She'll have more on Eyewitness News at 11.

Macon city officials plan to name a new emergency-management director Tuesday, more than two months after the city council rejected Mayor Robert Reichert's first choice.

A letter sent to parents by Superintendent Darrel May says the Board of Education is in the process of developing the calendar for the 2010-2011 school year.

For single parents in the military, deployments often open the doors for custody battles, forcing soldiers to fight a war at home while they are serving overseas.

The event at the author's former home in Milledgeville features a guest speaker every Sunday this month to talk about different authors' literary work and other topics related to O'Connor.

Historic Macon celebrated the 168th birthday of georgia music legend, Sidney Lanier, at central high school's Sidney Lanier performing arts center.

Parents brought their kids down to the Healy Point Country Club to get some one-on-one time with coaches.

A nationwide retail survey says total Super Bowl spending this year is expected to reach $8.9 billion, down from last year. But one big-ticket item -- televisions -- should get a bump in sales.

More than 600 people attended Houston County's school system job fair Saturday. The event was held at Warner Robins High School.

Some people in Byron celebrated Mardi Gras in the city's historic downtown area Saturday and helped raise money for a cause.

Central Georgia Technical College officials says winter enrollment increased by about 1,000 students compared to last year.