🌱 Fatal Shooting In Macon + Bibb County Landlord Jailed For One Week

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Now, your local weather:

• Thursday: Cloudy, heavy t-storms; humid. High: 82 Low: 68.
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid. High: 84 Low: 65.

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Here are the top three stories today in Macon:

1. Bibb County deputies are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early Tuesday morning, Jun. 20, in the 3500 block of Lawton Road in Macon. According to officials, deputies found 28-year-old Christopher Dewayne Curry Jr. in the middle of the road with a fatal gunshot wound and was later pronounced dead at the scene. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME. (41 NBC News)
2. Wallace Adside, a Bibb County landlord, was sentenced to jail for one week after being convicted of 20 alleged code violations leading to unsafe conditions. Most of the violations come from 346 Grant Avenue in Macon and include exposed wires, cracking ceilings, trash, a malfunctioning sewage line, and more. The health department will inspect the property to see if the sewage line has been fixed on Friday, Jun. 23, the day Adside gets out of jail. (13 WMAZ)
3. After Mulberry Market in Tatnall Square Park was shut down due to a dispute over management of the market, farmers created the Poplar Street Farmers Market in Macon. According to Julia Asherman, owner of Rag and Frass Farm and a co-founder of the co-op, the farmers make decisions collectively through a newly formed group named the Middle Georgia Growers Co-op. The new market began this month and is open every Wednesday from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in downtown Macon. (GPB)

Today and tomorrow in Macon:

Thursday, June 22

• Macon Bacon Family Night At 225 Willie Smokie Glover Drive (7:00 PM)

Friday, June 23

• Make A Mask Friday At Museum Of Arts And Sciences (1:00 PM)
• Good Times Bingo At Anderson Conference Center (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Macon election board is moving to the Macon Mall! Election Board Supervisor Tom Gillon believes the move will help create a faster and better voting experience. Voters will be able to wait inside instead of outside in the elements. (wgxa.tv)
• African Americana will perform in the Bragg Jam Concert Crawl in Macon! Check out all the bands performing at the Jul. 29 event here. (wgxa.tv)
• Finding a new home can be overwhelming. To make it easier, check out a curated list of homes for sale in the Macon area including a three-bedroom on Knightsbridge Road for $134,900. (Macon Patch)

You're officially in the loop for today! I'll see you soon.

— 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!