🌱 Man Robs Macon Gas Station + Elderly Man Shoots Wife In Macon Home

Good morning, friends. It's me, Rose Mendez, your host of the Macon Patch newsletter — here to explain all the most important things happening locally.

But first, your local weather:

• Tuesday: Times of clouds and sun. High: 65 Low: 43.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High: 74 Low: 50.

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Here are the top three stories today in Macon:

1. Yesterday, Mar. 20 at 2:00 a.m., a man robbed a north Macon gas station and then fled on foot. The suspect passed a note to the clerk at the Circle K gas station located at 2580 Riverside Drive, threatening to shoot if he was not given money. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident and asks anyone with information to call the office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME. (13WMAZ.com)
2. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred on Mar. 19 on the 2700 block of Alandale Drive in Macon. According to reports, 70-year-old Eddie Gene Williams and his 75-year-old wife were arguing at their home when Eddie shot her. Eddie surrendered to deputies and was arrested for aggravated assault-family violence, and his wife is listed in critical but stable condition at Atrium Health. (WGXA)
3. Georgia Power defeated the defending champs, Macon-Bibb Fire Department, at the 2023 Cherry Blossom Bed Race! View the link to see videos and photos of the two teams flying across the finish line at the event over the weekend. (WGXA)

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Today and tomorrow in Macon:

Tuesday, March 21

• Lew-E’s Comedy Circus At Carolyn Crayton Park (Various Times)
• Macon 200 Bicentennial History Series - Part 3: Music And The Arts At Peyton Anderson Amphitheater (6:00 PM)

Wednesday, March 22

• Mulberry Market At 1155 College Street (3:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Macon's International Cherry Blossom parade was a huge success! Check out a video of the floats and details of the Cherry Blossom Court at the link. (13WMAZ.com)
• On the hunt for a new house nearby, but tired of seeing the same old listings again and again? Check out the latest homes for sale in the Macon area, including a bright and sunny three-bedroom on Holly Bluff Road for $115,000! (Macon Patch)
• Looking for a unique pet? Well, look no further than the "neurotic, bipolar, miniature-raptor, dusty old senior chihuahua, Lil Chance AKA Fancy Pants!" View the link to learn more about Lil Chance and other adoptable pets at Macon's All About Animals Rescue. (All About Animals Rescue via Facebook)

That's it for today! See you soon for 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!