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Q&A with Bibb County Schools Superintendent Dan A. Sims

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
August 17, 2022
Tonithia Fernandez holds one of her two cats while also trying to pack up and move her home as a Macon-Bibb County excavator clears out another part of the encampment where she lived until Tuesday.

Macon-Bibb County demolishes the same homeless encampment for the second time since June

Grant Blankenship, GPB News
August 17, 2022
Bibb County Board of Education Member Juawn Jackson introduces a policy the state requires the board to adopt on so-called "divisive concepts."

Bibb Board of Education: ‘I’m sorry we have to pass this policy’

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
July 22, 2022
Gregory Robert Hogan

Former Middle Georgia schools cybersecurity pro charged with peeping Tom

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
July 6, 2022
A new automated traffic camera outside Rutland Middle School on Skipper Road in South Bibb County.

New automated traffic cameras catch thousands speeding in Bibb school zones

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
June 27, 2022
Incoming Bibb Schools Superintendent Dan Sims presented his vision for the district at a meet and greet in Rutland High School's auditorium late afternoon June 21, 2022.

Incoming Bibb Schools Superintendent shares ‘#Built4Bibb’ vision

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
June 22, 2022
Katika Lovett was appointed Bibb Schools Chief of Staff by incoming Superintendent Dan Sims.

Bibb School Board approves new chief of staff, bans students use of cellphones in school

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
June 17, 2022
Bibb County Schools Superintendent Curtis Jones is set to retire June 30, 2022, ending his seven-year tenure. The 67-year-old sat down with The Macon Newsroom and Georgia Public Broadcasting for an exit interview at Vineville Academy on June 7.

Q&A with Retiring Bibb Schools Superintendent Curtis Jones

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
June 14, 2022
Macon-Bibb County Commissioner Elaine Lucas, who spearheaded the creation of the Pedestrian Safety Review Board in 2015, speaks at a news conference on Thursday, June 9, 2022.

How safe is it to walk in your neighborhood? Free training teaches how to identify, document hazards.

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
June 13, 2022
Macon-Bibb County Pedestrian Safety Review Board pamphlet and hat.

Macon-Bibb Pedestrian Safety Review Board a ‘high risk’ grantee, state office says

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
June 1, 2022
Thomas Bemke, 60, walks a mile through knee-high weeds on the shoulder of Gray Highway in 90-degree heat one day early in May 2022 to buy groceries at Dollar Tree. Bemke said he is extra cautious on his trek because of the number and speed of semis on the highway.

Pedestrian safety is their goal but Macon’s deadliest streets are out of their control

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
May 18, 2022
County Health Ranking report: How healthy are Bibb County residents?

County Health Ranking report: How healthy are Bibb County residents?

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
May 16, 2022
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