MACON, Ga. — The nearly 200-year-old Macon Telegraph is suffering a big blow in Macon-Bibb County .

According to a legal notice published on Wednesday, the Macon Telegraph will no longer be Macon-Bibb County’s legal organ starting in 2026.

Georgia law says every county must have a legal organ.

If you change your name, file for divorce, or probate a loved ones' estate you must purchase a legal ad. Public officials also must publish legal notices such as sheriff's sales, bankruptcies, and election announcements.

Now, several county leaders — Superior Court Clerk Erica Woodford, Sheriff David Davis, Probate Judge Sarah Harris, and Tax Commissioner Wade McCord — have chosen a new newspaper for the job.

“Effective January 1, 2026,” the notice said. “the official legal organ of Bibb Count

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