Will COVID-19 kill off or boost planned downtown Macon projects?
Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
May 22, 2020
Just a few short months ago, downtown Macon was bustling with new businesses about to open and some ambitious development plans. Now that COVID-19 has pulled out the rug...
Georgia budget cuts cause ‘grave concern’ for Macon-Bibb health board
Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
May 20, 2020
With the state of Georgia battling a deadly pandemic, cutting funding for public health is untenable, say members of the Macon-Bibb County Board of Health. Gov. Brian Kemp...
Sheep are eating their way through Macon-Bibb’s newest park
Liz Fabian and Rylee Kirk, Center for Collaborative Journalism
May 12, 2020
When Mayor Robert Reichert was a young boy growing up in Ingleside, a small brook often lured him to the woods between East Buford and West Buford roads. “I spent countless...
Census folks could come calling as Macon sees mixed response rates
Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
May 11, 2020
As of Wednesday, U.S. Census Bureau workers will be back on the streets of Georgia after field operations were suspended in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Marilyn...
COVID-19: Coliseum releases test results as Macon hospitals resume procedures
Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
May 8, 2020
A Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce virtual healthcare town hall Friday revealed some encouraging results from Coliseum Medical Centers COVID-19 testing. Stephen J. Daugherty,...
Tension rises in contentious debate over Macon-Bibb insurance broker
Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
May 6, 2020
Confusion over changing Macon-Bibb County’s insurance agent led to accusations of lying and providing misleading information to commissioners. During Tuesday’s Macon-Bibb...
GA absentee ballots are different; Gov. Kemp’s COVID-19 order could limit poll workers
Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
May 1, 2020
More than a million Georgia voters have requested absentee ballots but some who have gotten them are confused and have questions. Plus, as the state copes with the COVID-19...
Hotel-motel tax shortfall hurts Macon-Bibb non-profit organizations
Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
April 29, 2020
Each March, the Cherry Blossom Festival typically lures thousands of people to local hotel rooms. Come this July, two large Jehovah’s Witness conventions were expected...
COVID-19 task force encourages hospitals to resume elective surgery. Is Macon ready?
Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
April 24, 2020
During Thursday’s COVID-19 briefing, Vice President Mike Pence said the White House Coronavirus Task Force is encouraging hospitals to resume elective surgeries where possible. “We...
Macon-Bibb leaders urge Gov. Kemp to let them decide when to reopen
Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
April 22, 2020
With the threat of the worst of the COVID-19 outbreak still ahead of Macon-Bibb County, local leaders want to control when closed businesses should reopen. Both the Macon-Bibb...
Macon-Bibb a potential ‘powder keg’ as COVID-19 peak likely weeks away
Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
April 20, 2020
As parts of the country prepare to resume more normal operations, Macon-Bibb County has not seen the worst of COVID-19. “We expect our surge to be some time now in mid-May,”...
Have questions about this year’s Macon-Bibb elections? Here are some answers
Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
April 17, 2020
When do I vote in Macon-Bibb County? June 9 is the date for the General Primary for Democrat and Republican candidates, Nonpartisan General Election and the Presidential...
Veteran multimedia journalist Liz Jarvis Fabian has been on the frontlines of the headlines in Middle Georgia for more than 35 years. The former hurricane chaser and news anchor for The Weather Channel won numerous awards for spot news and writing both hard news and feature stories. In 2017, she was chosen by the Associated Press as Georgia’s Best Beat Reporter from among the state’s leading newspapers for her extensive live coverage of Hurricane Irma. Fabian has worked at all of Macon’s television stations in a variety of roles including news anchor, managing editor, reporter, weathercaster, producer, videographer and editor. You can read her full bio here.
