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🌱 Patch AM: What investigators revealed about the deadly weekend shooting inside a Macon home
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In today's newsletter:
- What investigators revealed about the deadly weekend shooting inside a Macon home
- What's driving Macon-Bibb's 34% drop in homelessness numbers?
- Have you seen this missing man last traced to a Macon intersection?
Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Clouds and sun; hot and humid, with a high of 97 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 94, low: 72.
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 93 and low of 73 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Incident report offers new details in deadly weekend shooting at Macon home (13wmaz.com) — A Macon man was found shot to death inside a Maynard Street home Saturday, and Bibb County deputies are now treating the case as a homicide. Investigators have not named any suspects or described what led to the shooting, and they're asking anyone in Macon with information to contact the sheriff's office or Macon Regional Crimestoppers. 
2. Macon-Bibb says homelessness dropped 34% compared to 2024, based on biannual 'Point In Time' count (13wmaz.com subscription) — Homelessness in Macon-Bibb County has dropped about 34% since 2024, according to the January 2026 Point-In-Time count, with fewer people both unsheltered and in shelters. Local leaders credit efforts like the Brookdale Resource Center but say downtown Macon still faces challenges, framing homelessness as both a public safety and public health issue that will require continued outreach and accountability.
3. Bibb deputies asking for help finding 27-year-old Kevin Stone (41nbc.com) — Bibb County deputies are asking Macon-area residents to help find 27-year-old Kevin Dwayne Stone, whose blue Honda Accord was last seen late August 29 at Riverside Drive and Pierce Avenue. Stone, who has schizophrenia, disappeared after being last seen in Americus, and anyone in Macon or nearby who recognizes him or his car is urged to call the sheriff's office or the listed investigator.
4. Georgia's new medical cannabis law puts law enforcement on a learning curve (13wmaz.com) — Georgia's updated medical cannabis law is expanding legal products and putting Macon at the center of training for law enforcement, with officers touring Fine Fettle's local cultivation facility to understand what's now legal. The Macon site, operating for about two years, tracks every gram and plans to open a dispensary this fall, as the state's patient registry quickly grows and agencies adapt to new roadside enforcement challenges.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Firstly I would like to thank those that have offered help and those that have helped, it made me feel very grateful, it upset me a great deal, I think it was because for the first time in a very long time, I did not feel so alone, I have talked to
about half a dozen people in about two year's, so that moment of contact is accepted, no matter how fleeting it may be, I know it may sound childish,… (Nextdoor Historic Ingleside) - #Dinner for my family!
Oxtails,peas and rice greens with cabbages and home made biscuits! #Thankful (Nextdoor Quail Ridge)
- Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia and the CSRA posted a job opening for Merchandise Logistics & Processing Manager in Macon. Apply here.
- Teleperformance USA posted a job opening for Payroll Tax Processor - Remote in Macon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Macon here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Don't you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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