7 Georgia bars cited for underage drinking in state undercover operation
The Georgia Department of Revenue says their undercover operative was able to purchase alcohol at all seven bars last Friday Author: Ashlyn Webb (WMAZ) Updated: 12:13 AM EST March 10, 2021
MACON, Ga. A Georgia agency conducted a sting operation, cracking down on underage drinking. Now, several bars in Macon-Bibb County face citations.
The Georgia Department of Revenue says that they checked seven bars in Macon-Bibb County for possible underage drinking last week.
They include: Shay on the Mix on Eisenhower Parkway, Billy s Clubhouse on Forest Hill Road, Midtown Daiquiri Bar and Grill on Log Cabin Drive, Millennium Bar and Grill on Emery Highway, Overtyme Bar and Grill on Pio Nono Avenue, as well as Cashman s Pub and the Thirsty Turtle, both on Cherry Street.
Sheriff David Davis temporarily suspended the Thirsty Turtle s license for 90-days back in November Author: Ashlyn Webb (WMAZ) Updated: 11:22 PM EST March 1, 2021
MACON, Ga. It was just three months ago that two Bibb County deputies went into the Thirsty Turtle to notify the general manager their alcohol license was being suspended.
The sheriff s action was in response to a mass shooting that happened along Cherry Street in the early morning hours of Black Friday. The violence killed one woman and injured at least six others.
That order has now expired because the county commission did not take further action. General manager Matthew Obelgoner says they could be open their doors as soon as Thursday or Friday night.
Downtown Macon bar gets alcohol license back after 90-day suspension
Sheriff David Davis suspended the Thirsty Turtle s license after the Black Friday mass shooting on Cherry Street that left 6 injured and one dead Author: Ashlyn Webb (WMAZ) Updated: 6:10 PM EST March 1, 2021
MACON, Ga. A Macon club may be opening as soon as Thursday or Friday night after the Bibb County Sheriff s Office suspended its liquor license in November.
Sheriff David Davis says he suspended the Thirsty Turtle s license in response to the Black Friday mass shooting on Cherry Street that left at least six people injured and one woman dead.
Man charged with murder in November 27 mass shooting in downtown Macon
22-year-old Damion Jarrod Tuff was arrested Friday in the shooting that left 7 people injured and one woman dead on Black Friday. Author: 13WMAZ Staff Updated: 11:49 PM EST February 12, 2021
MACON, Ga. Bibb deputies have made a second arrest in the shooting that left 7 people injured and one woman dead on Black Friday.
According to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff s Office, 22-year-old Damion Jarrod Tuff was arrested Friday after they received a tip about his location. Tuff is the second suspect in the death of 22-year-old Jhacaya Mann, who was shot in the chest near the Thirsty Turtle bar located on Cherry Street.
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