Former Macon-Bibb Commissioner, Bibb deputy Scotty Shepherd dies at 72

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Former Macon-Bibb Commissioner and longtime Bibb County deputy Scotty Shepherd has died.

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Former macon-bibb commissioner and longtime bibb county deputy scotty shepherd has died.

Macon-bibb coroner leon jones said he pronounced shepherd dead just after 10 this morning.

Jones said shepherd died of natural causes.

He was 72 years old.

Shepherd retired from law enforcement in the early 2000s.

He ran for and won the macon-bibb commission district 7 seat in 20-13, and served in that role until deciding not to run for re-election in 20-20.

Macon-bibb commissioner al tillman remembered shepherd in a facebook post as a friend and mentor, saying, "my friend macon-bibb county commissioner scott shepherd has died.

We all were the first new consolidated government.

Scott was a pension go-to person when i did not understand something.

He mentored me on business trips to new