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Central Georgia Greek Festival: By the Numbers

Vanessa Alva, Contributing Writer|October 20, 2017

Photo of the food that is available at Yolla.

The five best places for breakfast and brunch in Macon

Loy Young points out some of the greens he has planted at the corner of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Hazel Street. Young sells fresh produce from this location every Wednesday through Sunday.

As Macon’s Urban Core Grows, Grocery Access Still Lags

Volunteers at the Vineville United Methodist Church pack food for the senior brown bag program on March 19, 2026. About 10 intellectually disabled residents at Wesley Glen Ministries help pack once a month.

A neighborly fight against hunger: Feeding Middle Georgia’s older adults

Photo of the former Korner Kupboard grocery store in Beall's Hill, now being converted into apartment's by the Historic Macon Foundation.

From Corner Grocers to Food Deserts: How Macon’s Food Landscape Changed

A shelf of frozen food at the Dollar General on Martin Luther King Boulevard on Thursday, April, 2 2026.

Dollar Store Takeover in Food Deserts

Bibb County Sheriff David Davis looks at a disgruntled crowd during the No Kings protest at Rosa Parks Square in Macon, Ga. Saturday, March 28, 2026. Davis has faced criticism for the Bibb County Jail’s conditions, his department’s 287(g) agreement and a contract with Flock Security.

Two prominent activist groups hit a crossroad after Macon’s No Kings rally

A white camper siting on Clovis Point at Arrowhead Campground on March 20th 2026.

The top three places to see in Lizella

An aerial view of the Willingham Mill and surrounding mill village shows rows of worker housing, a baseball field, and the factory complex at the heart of the neighborhood. The mill’s presence shaped both the economy and daily life of its residents.

The Incredible Life of the Willingham Mill

Voters will decide fate of penny tax this Tuesday

Voters will decide fate of penny tax this Tuesday

Mercer University sophomore Taylor Boyd mounts a piece of the Freedom Seekers exhibit at the Tubman African American Museum in Macon in 2025. The exhibit features so-called “runaway slave ads” researched by students like Boyd. “They had everyday problems just like us,” Boyd said. “Reading their stories and reading that they were running away to families or they had lovers — that really just exemplified the importance of why we need to showcase this.”

Tubman museum’s newspaper ad exhibition honors the humanity of enslaved people

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