Micah Johnston is the Sports Editor for the Macon Melody. When he’s not fanatically watching baseball or reading sci-fi and Stephen King novels, he’s creating and listening to music. He graduated from Central High School’s IB program in 2018 after four years in the Sugarbear Band, then graduated from Mercer University’s Reg Murphy Center for Collaborative Journalism in 2022. Micah worked at the Macon Telegraph as a general assignment, sports and crime reporter before joining the Melody.
There was only one murder trial in 2020, according to the Bibb County district attorney’s office, six in 2021 and eight last year — exemplifying a snowballing issue in Bibb County: delayed criminal trials and the impact of those delays on the defendants, attorneys, judges and others enmeshed in the local criminal justice system.
Thomas was a native of Montrose and starred at West Laurens High School. He played football at Georgia Tech, earning numerous ACC honors as a wide receiver prior to his Pro Bowl NFL career.
Their removal is the culmination of years of efforts by Bibb County residents that were renewed during the summer of 2020. The Macon-Bibb County Commission approved moving the monuments in July of 2020, but a lawsuit stalled the efforts.
These bats are part of an exhibit opened by the museum in February and can be seen hanging from the ceiling of a large, realistic cave near the museum’s pavilion area.
