More mentors needed in Macon to help youth in rough spots

MACON, Ga. (AP) — Cortes Lester keeps his eyes peeled for his little brothers as he cruises around some of Macon's roughest neighborhoods at night.

If he spots any of his youngsters hanging out late around Davis Homes, Fort Hill or south Macon, he stops to ask what they're doing.

"I ask them why they're out so late and if they have school in the morning," Lester said of the Bibb County middle school students he mentors. "I try to ride about 10:30 p.m. I think that's late to be out in middle school. . . . You got to stay on the kids because they need the guidance."

Lester, a Northeast High School alumni, graduated last May from Albany State University with a degree in criminal justice.