WPGA News

11/06/2025

“I hate seeing anyone hungry, period,” Warner Robins LaRhonda Mayor Patrick said. “To see that in our country so many people are facing being hungry not just because of SNAP, I’m talking about people who are missing two paychecks going to three paychecks”.

Food drives are popping up around Middle Georgia as more people go without because of the government shutdown.

11/06/2025

Bibb County voters approve continuation of the ESPLOST for the sixth time.

This is now the sixth time that the Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax to fund improvements in Bibb schools has been continued.

10/10/2025

A ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas for the Gaza Strip came into effect at noon local time, the Israeli military said Friday, adding that troops were withdrawing to agreed-upon deployment lines.

The announcement comes after Palestinians reported heavy shelling Friday morning in northern Gaza.

10/10/2025

“By being able to use this facility, we can divert our efforts more to making sure we are getting the necessary markets to sell these products,” said Farmer, Stan Marable.

Fort Valley State University has opened a new cold vegetable processing facility.

10/02/2025

“I want to see something that’s very efficient, that’s safe, and functional,” said Mayor Lester Miller.

Macon-Bibb County has hired the Jericho Design Group as the architects for the new jail expansion and the PBK Architects to lead the design and planning of a new arena.

10/02/2025

The Georgia National Fair is now open for it's 36th year in Perry.

The 36th annual Georgia National Fair opens in Perry on Thursday at 3 p.m. The day before, they had been focused on final preparations.

09/30/2025

Group explains why they decided to take matters into their own hands to wrangle an alligator outside of a McDonald's in Macon.

An alligator sighting outside of a McDonald’s in Macon is gaining a lot of attention online.

09/22/2025

“In 2001, we used to have trouble getting tortillas and stuff that the Spanish community used to eat," said Jorge Villarreal.

El Carnaval Latin Food Store is known as Macon’s first Hispanic Grocery Store. It opened during a time when there were few options for those seeking Hispanic groceries in Macon.

09/22/2025

Warner Robins mayor LaRhonda Patrick and Fabian Velazquez engaged in a debate Thursday night for their first mayoral debate of this election cycle.

09/18/2025

The newspaper is the city’s first Spanish publication. As Velez says, the goal was to keep the Latino community informed.

The newspaper’s been publishing for the last 25 years and first began for educational purposes but later moved onto news.

09/17/2025

Community leaders are sharing their condolences and bringing awareness to domestic violence after 42-year-old Teasha Colbert was found dead inside a home Thursday at Sanford Arms Apartments, inside the 1300 block of Sanford Avenue.

Her death was ruled a homicide, and authorities say it could be related to a “domestic situation.”

09/17/2025

If you or a loved one is struggling with substance abuse, then you know how hard it is to get sober. No matter the substance.