Georgia Department of Transportation is shutting down part of Bass Road between Rivoli Drive and Forsyth Road to demolish and rebuild the bridge.

The closure has stretched into the 10th hour, forcing drivers to spend the overnight hours trapped in their cars.

GDOT and the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office are warning that freezing temperatures overnight may have caused roadways to ice over again.

After a 25-year career at the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department, including almost three as Assistant Fire Chief, Reco Stephens has retired.

Meteorologists had the highest confidence of snowfall in middle and west Georgia compared to other areas in the state Tuesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service, which means Macon was set to see snow Tuesday into Tuesday night.

A car drives through icy roads on First Street on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, in downtown Macon, Georgia. An estimated 2-3 inches of snow accumulated in most of Middle Georgia yesterday afternoon, with freezing temperatures and slippery roads remaining. Katie Tucker/The Telegraph

A man faces federal charges in Macon for deceiving an oil company with local employees into paying him and others nearly $200,000, according to court records. Steven Lewis, who was indicted on Nov. 21 on one count of conspiring to commit bank fraud,

Macon residents have marched for freedom, something MLK fought for. People at the Rosa Jackson Recreation Center say they are still marching

Roads across Middle Georgia remain treacherous Wednesday morning after a snowstorm blanketed the region yesterday, leaving icy conditions and closures on major highways.

Georgia is still reeling from its second snowstorm of the month, a rare one-two punch from Mother Nature that has stranded thousands of airline passengers and motorists.

While it's stopped snowing, deadly winter weather conditions aren't gone. The National Weather Service is warning of icy roads persisting in Georgia.

Bibb County deputies are asking for the public's assistance in identifying a suspect who stole nearly $3,000 in merchandise from Dillard’s at the Shoppes at River Crossing on Tuesday, January 14.