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Houston County schools add metal detectors; Macon-Bibb OKs $7M for Audi site

Plus, Macon-Bibb sets a March vote on the penny sales tax the mayor credits with helping reduce property tax rates.

The Daily Warner Robins team2 stories11 sources4 min read

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Houston County high schools now screen students with metal detectors at the door

Four high schools turned on metal detectors Oct. 27 and 28

SchoolStarted
Warner Robins HighTue., Oct. 27
Northside HighTue., Oct. 27
Houston County HighWed., Oct. 28
Veterans HighWed., Oct. 28

Source: WGXA

If you drop a student at a Houston County high school, plan to leave a little earlier. Warner Robins and Northside high schools introduced their new detectors Tuesday, and Houston County and Veterans high schools started Wednesday.

At Perry High, Principal Dr. Arthur Billings said students should keep their backpacks in front of them and have Chromebooks and notebooks out to speed things up. Houston County High Principal Dr. Jay Jones said the first few days may mean getting to school a bit earlier than usual.

  • Equipment: , installed by CEIA Security with staff trained
  • Reach: all five high schools and eight middle schools
  • Staffing: a security guard at each front entrance, plus a camera monitor
  • Also planned: fencing and guards

Eight middle schools and five high schools are getting detectors

Source: WGXA

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High schools5
Middle schools8

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Macon-Bibb commissioners OK $7 million for the Audi megasite and call a March vote on the penny sales tax

If you've followed the Audi plant planned for Peach County, there's news. Macon-Bibb commissioners agreed Tuesday to put in $7 million toward the Mid-Georgia Gateway Joint Development Authority's megasite deal. Audi's payments would repay it, and the company must hit job benchmarks to be eligible for incentives.

The Audi megasite deal by the numbers

$4 billion
Audi of America manufacturing plant
4,500
jobs mentioned so far
$7 million
Macon-Bibb's share of the deal
1,500
acres at the Peach County site

Source: The Macon Newsroom

Mayor Lester Miller said the authority is already looking at a possible second phase and talked of 18 to 20 suppliers coming to the region. Commissioners also voted to let voters decide in March whether to renew the , the penny sales tax Miller credits with cutting property tax rates.

Macon-Bibb's millage rate fell from 20.33 to 9.575 mills

Source: Macon

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Millage rate before rollback20.33 mills
Millage rate now9.58 mills
  • OLOST: voters would decide on five more years; Board of Elections must approve the ballot item
  • PILOT money: Industrial Authority keeps 40% for economic development
  • Arena: Miller can allocate the remaining $324 million in bond proceeds

News Notes

Parade

Macon-Bibb's Veterans Day Parade is Sun., Nov. 8, at 3 p.m. in downtown Macon. The Cherry Blossom Festival says it will feature more than 20 veterans units, patriotic floats, marching bands and a C-130 flyover from Robins Air Force Base. 41NBC News

Mercer

Dr. Penny L. Elkins was formally recognized Thursday, Oct. 29, as Mercer University's 19th president and its first woman president. She has been in the job since January 2026 after William Underwood retired, and speakers noted the investiture was an important symbolic recognition. Elkins is a Mercer graduate with more than 25 years at the university. Monroe-Macon Reporter41NBC News | WMGT-DT

Credit cards

A Reporter investigation found that Macon-Bibb government employees spent $2.6 million on county-issued credit cards between February and August 2026. That includes more than $12,000 for Las Vegas trips, according to bills the Reporter obtained under the Georgia Open Records Act. Monroe-Macon Reporter

$2.6 millionspent on Macon-Bibb county-issued credit cards, Feb. to Aug. 2026

The Reporter obtained the bills under the Georgia Open Records Act. They include more than $12,000 for Las Vegas trips.

Source: Monroe-Macon Reporter

Exemptions

On Election Day, Macon-Bibb voters passed two property tax exemptions for Macon-Bibb and Bibb School property taxes for residents 65 and older. 13WMAZ

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The highway you take to Bolingbroke is about to have a big birthday. The U.S. Numbered Highway System turns 100 this month, approved on Nov. 11, 1926. Monroe County has three of those U.S. routes, US Hwy-23, Hwy-41, and Hwy-341, and Hwy-41 runs smack through Bolingbroke. Happy 100th, old road.

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Houston County schools add metal detectors; Macon-Bibb OKs $7M for Audi site

Plus, Macon-Bibb sets a March vote on the penny sales tax the mayor credits with helping reduce property tax rates.

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  1. Houston County schools roll out metal detectors at five high schools
  2. Macon-Bibb OKs $7 million for the Audi megasite deal
  3. Macon-Bibb commissioners vote to ask voters about the OLOST in March
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