Carl V. Lewis

One of Mercer’s two student trolleys inexplicably burst into flames early Friday morning just moments after dropping off its last load of passengers at Greek Village. The driver of the iconic “Miss Molly” trolley was traveling north on Stadium Drive near the University Center around 3:30 a.m. when he noticed smoke coming from the vehicle’s rear [...]

UPDATE: Story picked up by Augusta Chronicle, cited in AJC Jim Galloway’s Political Insider Following a heated day of closed-door meetings in downtown Macon, Georgia’s Senate Republican leaders decided Friday to strip some of newly re-elected Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle’s powers in the Senate. Chamber leaders are calling it a new “power-sharing agreement.” The Republican [...]

Scott topples Marshall in 8th district congressional race By Mike Stucka and Carl Lewis clewis@macon.com Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010 Reflecting the broader national backlash against the Democratic Party this election season, voters denied U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall of Macon a fifth term in office Tuesday, choosing Republican Austin Scott as his replacement. With 78 percent [...]

Sen. Brown pushes HOPE limits, seeks family annual income cap of $150K (link to story on Macon.com) By Carl Lewis clewis@macon.com Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010 Georgia’s Senate minority leader proposed one possible solution to the dwindling HOPE Scholarship fund Wednesday: Only give it to the students who need it the most. Calling for a “return [...]