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Disney on Ice's Magic of Family brings Frozen and Encanto to the Macon Coliseum from Friday, Oct.

30 through Sunday, Nov. 1 with six performances; tickets are available on Ticketmaster or at the box office, and a limited Magical Pass adds premium seating and an early character greeting.

Piedmont Macon North Hospital has added a Mako robotic system (CT-based 3D planning) to help surgeons perform knee and hip replacements with millimeter precision, and leaders say the technology may reduce tissue damage, speed recovery, and keep advanced joint care closer to home.

Houston County beat Northside 56-35 Friday night at McConnell-Talbert Stadium in Warner Robins, renewing the rivalry; Houston County (4-4, 2-2 region) will play at Lee County next, and Northside (3-5, 1-3) will host Thomas County Central.

Middle Georgia's Week 12 high school football scoreboard is in, with Houston County 55, Peach County 52, Jones County 51, Stratford 54, and Perry 61 among the results; the full list shows scores for all local teams.

Stratford beat Tattnall Square 54-13 Friday night at Barney Hester Stadium, improving to 8-2 overall (3-1 in region) while Tattnall fell to 4-6 overall (1-3 in region).

Windsor beat Central Fellowship 60-0 Friday night at Windsor Academy, after entering the game 8-1 and 4-0 in region play while Central was 0-9 and 0-4.

Students demonstrated construction skills at the 2026 AGC Central Georgia Skills Challenge in Perry, where industry leaders said Audi’s planned Peach County plant will require thousands of skilled tradespeople during construction and that the event connects students to those career opportunities.

Penny L. Elkins was formally invested Thursday as Mercer University's 19th president (the first woman to lead the nearly 200-year-old school), and she said she will focus on student success, growth, and the future of higher education.