A Macon woman accused of killing her husband claimed Monday afternoon in court that her family was in danger, but a judge ruled it was up to a jury to decide.

While originally investigated as a stabbing, the woman's autopsy revealed she actually died in a hit-and-run, the Bibb County Sheriff's Office said.

Montezuma Police Department On7, 2025, Corporal/FTO Jalen Johnson conducted a traffic stop on a Grey in color Toyota Corolla at the intersection of Houston Street and Walnut Street Montezuma,  Georgia for a taillight and searbelt violations.

Investigators initially though the woman, 43-year-old Priscilla Watson, was stabbed. However, a GBI autopsy revealed an impact wound consistent with that of a hit-and-run, the release said. The woman was found in the 4900 block of Bloomfield Road, the same place where the sheriff’s office said they received a report of “an event” the day before.

Law enforcement is searching for Jackie Powell, a 46-year-old man wanted in Georgia for probation violation and in Florida for dissuading a witness, according to a crime bulletin from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office.

Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones said the man was shot at the Broadway Lofts Apartments on MLK Boulevard early Saturday morning.

Local birds fans are gearing up for the Philadelphia Eagles to make their Super Bowl rematch appearance against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Georgia is one of 10 states in the U.S. that has not adopted Medicaid expansions resulting from the Affordable Care Act.

The free heart screening is Thursday, February 20th at 7 a.m. – 11 a.m. It will be held at the Piedmont Macon North Medical Building B, Rehab Suite, the physical address is 400 Charter Boulevard. Please register in advance by calling 478.538.0408 between 8 a.m. – 5p.m., Monday – Friday.

Georgia is still reeling from its second snowstorm of the month, a rare one-two punch from Mother Nature that has stranded thousands of airline passengers and motorists.

Ninja’s former head chef and owner 67-year-old Peter Jung, entered “semi-retirement” but didn’t want to leave the kitchen, his son Daniel Jung said. Peter Jung is now the head chef at Gangnam Grill, but with fewer hours – and his son owns the place.

Meteorologists had the highest confidence of snowfall in middle and west Georgia compared to other areas in the state Tuesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service, which means Macon was set to see snow Tuesday into Tuesday night.