The Macon-Bibb County Commission approved a plan to implode a vacant 16-story hotel on New Year’s Eve as a way to welcome 2025. The city purchased the hotel for $4.5 million last year and will spend up to $2.6 million to hire a demolition firm for the implosion. The hotel, which opened in 1970 and had notable guests like Elvis, was never financially successful and was seized in 1991 due to its involvement in a fraud and money-laundering scheme.
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Shelter-in-place warning issued for Caledon, Ont., area as police search for 'potentially armed people'
Provincial police have issued a shelter-in-place recommendation for Highway 9 in Caledon, specifically between The Gore Road, Patterson Side Road, Finnerty Street, and Humber Station Road, due to an unspecified incident. Further details regarding the nature of the incident have not yet been provided. Want More Context? 🔎
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