As the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office attempts to hire and retain deputies, officer pay has been a commonly-raised issue.

The Macon-Bibb County Commission will consider adding magnetic locks and other upgrades to the Bibb County Jail at its Tuesday meeting.

Four men escaped from Bibb County Jail on Monday morning and fled in a blue Dodge Charger, resulting in lockdowns of local schools.

A Bibb County sheriff’s deputy was stabbed to death early Tuesday by an apparently handcuffed inmate at the county jail who grabbed a knife the deputy was thought to have had in his possession, officials said.

New Jersey police detective Eric Price came in contact with fentanyl while doing his job. “I felt like my body was shutting down,” Price said. “People...