DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - The Macon County Board voted Thursday night to reduce its size from 21 to 15 members. A new redrawn map divides the county up into five ...

In the meantime, two truckloads of water are being distributed to residents at a storm shelter on County Road 69. This week’s previous outage stemmed from a faulty pump at the South Macon Well.

Voters in Macon-Bibb County passed the OLOST (penny sales tax) Tuesday after a fourth try by local legislators. The final vote was 8,668 in favor out of 10,757 votes, or 80.58%.

Homicides have declined in 2025 compared to 2024 in Macon, according to records from the Bibb County Coroner's Office. There have been 14 homicides reported so far this year, compared to 21 by ...

Detectives saw Ridgeway with luggage, getting into the back passenger seat of an SUV with IL registration. The vehicle was surveilled onto I-72 and into Macon County.

Dr. Lonzy Edwards was a Bibb County commissioner from 2007 to 2013 ... Author: Kamilah Williams Published: 5:14 PM EDT April 29, 2025 Updated: 5:35 PM EDT April 29, 2025 ...

Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones said that 911 received a call about the stabbing around 5:40 p.m. on Monday. The victim was pronounced dead at 6:21 p.m.

The Macon County sheriff and Emergency Management Agency director are both graduates from Tuskegee University. They said Saturday night’s incident is something that doesn’t happen on this campus.

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is looking for Johnquavis Rutledge, 17, who they say could be linked to the shooting death of Gabreon Tyrese Harrison, 20, which occurred on Aug. 1, 2024.

Zach had a massive day for Macon County (13-2), rushing 25 times for 249 yards and four second-half touchdowns to earn the game's MVP award in a 45-14 win over Memphis Melrose in the TSSAA ...

The undercount in coronavirus-linked deaths in Macon County, home to around 15,000, as a result of the coroner’s actions is relatively small. The Kansas City Star, which first broke news of the ...

A man died Saturday afternoon after he was shot at a car wash in east Macon, Bibb County coroner Leon Jones said. Cameran Iasiah Jerrell Williams, 19, died Saturday afternoon after he was shot at ...