Macon-Bibb health board calls for mandatory masking to slow COVID-19
Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
July 10, 2020
Mayor Robert Reichert stopped short of issuing an executive order requiring masks this week, but the Macon-Bibb County Board of Health is pushing for it. In a special called...
New downtown hotel, 2 convenience stores, Agape nursery move going before P&Z
Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
July 10, 2020
A new downtown hotel, changes for the Macon Rocks Climbing Gym, two new convenience stores and tweaks in the design of retail shopping center on Zebulon Road are all on Monday’s...
What is considered ‘exposure’ to COVID-19? Macon business owners advised how to handle infections
Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
July 9, 2020
With cases of COVID-19 escalating in Georgia, many business owners are wondering how to proceed in order to keep customers and workers safe. NewTown Macon hosted an online...
New signs will welcome, guide visitors in downtown Macon
Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
July 9, 2020
Navigating an unfamiliar community can be a frustrating experience for visitors. Visit Macon executive director Gary Wheat knows how important directions are for newcomers. “So...
Another new downtown hotel planned; Macon Rocks Climbing Gym project update
Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
July 7, 2020
By the end of next summer, InterContinental Hotels Group, or IHG, hopes to open a new Avid hotel in downtown Macon. Crow Hospitality Investment Group’s John Crow presented...
COVID-19 concerns move Macon-Bibb meetings online again
Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
July 6, 2020
The return to in-person meetings did not last long in Macon-Bibb County. With Georgia’s cases of COVID-19 on the rise, Mayor Robert Reichert and county commissioners...
Should ‘Colored Waiting Room’ be removed from Macon’s Terminal Station? Black leaders speak out
Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
July 1, 2020
Three words etched in limestone at Terminal Station evoke mixed reactions from those who pass by. The carving of “Colored Waiting Room” over one of the front entrances...
Macon-Bibb elections will be fully funded, board members assured
Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
June 30, 2020
What looked like a major budget shortfall for the Macon-Bibb Board of Elections was resolved in a 30-minute meeting at Government Center. County Manager Keith Moffett and...
New glass lobby, restroom wings planned for Macon City Auditorium renovation
Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
June 26, 2020
The Macon City Auditorium will get a major facelift before its 100th birthday that coincides with the 2023 bicentennial of the city’s founding. Macon-Bibb County SPLOST...
‘We don’t have enough money,’ Macon-Bibb elections board says of budget reduction
Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
June 24, 2020
The Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections will be appealing to the county for more money as they head into an August runoff and what could be a very challenging presidential...
New eatery on College Street; Pio Nono Kroger likely to be storage units; Sonny’s BBQ on hold
Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
June 22, 2020
After months of wrangling, the old Kroger supermarket at 400 Pio Nono Ave. could be converted into storage units after all. In its first in-person meeting since March,...
Historic Macon railroad viaduct demolished but won’t be forgotten
June 19, 2020
For the last 121 years, a historic brick railroad viaduct lay below the College Street bridge. Nearby neighbor Ryan Griffin, who has a penchant for historic preservation,...
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.
