🌱 Alligator Captured In Macon Backyard + Local Arrested For Murder

Good morning, Macon! It's me, Rose Mendez, your host of the Macon Patch newsletter. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening in town.

But first, your local weather:

• Tuesday: Warmer with clouds breaking. High: 83 Low: 61.
• Wednesday: Very warm. High: 89 Low: 65.

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Here are the top three stories today in Macon:

1. Bibb County Sheriff's Office Animal Enforcement Officer Rebecca Galeazzo captured a live alligator in a front yard in Macon. The medium sized alligator, at four feet and six inches long, was nicknamed "wild bill" and deputies called him "a little angry and slightly crazy." Wild Bill was successfully captured unharmed and was released back into the wild, away from humans. (13WMAZ.com)
2. Torey Antwan Burnette, 33, was arrested by Bibb County investigators in connection to the murder of 21-year-old Zyshown Dunn on Sunday, Apr. 2. Dunn was fatally shot after an altercation on Log Cabin Drive. Burnette has been charged with murder and is being held at Bibb County Law Enforcement Center. (wgxa.tv)
3. Today, Apr. 4, Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller will ask lawmakers at the Commission meeting to review speed limits on the county's residential, arterial, and collector roads. In the last four years, over 300 pedestrians have been hit by cars in Bibb County. According to an analysis of the data, most of the pedestrian incidents in Macon involved speed as a contributing factor in the accidents. (wgxa.tv)

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Today and tomorrow in Macon:

Tuesday, April 4

• Encore Event: Live on Stage, 40 Years of Music At Middle Georgia Art Association Gallery (12:00 PM)

Wednesday, April 5

• Rosé Soirée At Just Tap'd - Macon (6:00 PM; 7:30 PM)
• The Trivia Zone At JAG's Pizzeria & Pub (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• The residents of Piece Avenue in Macon are speaking up about repeated calls for the road to be repaired, to no avail. Pierce Avenue is the only road access for eight residences. One resident said for the past three years, she has had to enter her home through the back door due to the horrible conditions of the road at the front of her home. Macon-Bibb County claims it is not responsible for the road because whoever developed the property had failed to ask the city to take responsibility. The property owners have failed to repair the road as well and would have to fund the repairs themselves or apply to the city to fix it. (wgxa.tv)
• Bibb County deputies are investigating the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Donmeico Mounice Flowers. Flowers was shot during a fight involving several people at a residence on the 100 block of Hall Street on Saturday, Apr. 1. (wgxa.tv)
• Businesses across the Macon area are searching for new part-time and full-time employees! View the link to see job opportunities in your area, including Data Entry Specialist, Tenant Accounts & Security Coordinator, and Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg. (Macon Patch)
• Whether you’re actively researching for a new home or just interested in other properties nearby, check out the latest homes for sale in the Macon area at the link, including a three-bedroom on Riverdale Road for $150,000! (Macon Patch)

You're officially in the loop for today! I'll be in your inbox soon with another update.

— Rose Mendez

About me: Rose Mendez is a freelance writer. She is studying English Literature at Hunter College. She loves reading, walking around the city, and coffee!