As the legend goes, a former slave named Alabama Vest and a German clockmaker, Thaddeus Von Clegg, teamed up in Macon to invent the instrument, unveiling it at the 1852 Georgia State Fair.

Macon's Cherry Blossom Festival kicks off on March 21 with live music, floral displays, parades, and themed days.

HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... Relative Humidities of 25 percent or less can be expected for 4 or more ...

It's state championship week for boys and girls basketball here in Georgia ... hitting the road to Macon. The GHSA state ...