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Mayor discusses Rivoli railroad crossing safety, imploding old hotel, building gondolas

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
November 25, 2024
Angel Irving, second from right, talks with Atlanta landscape architect and planner Lauren Standish, right, during a community meeting Thursday about the proposed East Bank redevelopment project at the old Bibb Mill site. Irving said as the project goes forward, she wants assurances that on site jobs are open to local workers.

East Macon residents ask developers to keep an eye out for them in the East Bank Project

Grant Blankenship, Georgia Public Broadcasting
November 22, 2024
Irving Tissue currently employs more than 400 people in the Sofkee Industrial Park but plans to add 100 new jobs in a $600M expansion announced in November of 2024.

Irving Tissue announces $600M expansion, 100 new jobs

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
November 21, 2024
New Year's Eve hotel demolition creates downtown development opportunity

New Year’s Eve hotel demolition creates downtown development opportunity

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
November 20, 2024
A catastrophically damaged timber stand in Treutlen County is seen from Ben Gillis' truck.

Hurricane Helene knocked a massive hole in Georgia’s timber industry

Grant Blankenship, Georgia Public Broadcasting
November 18, 2024
Army Master Sgt. Craig Mattoon briefs former Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and former Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on border operations. Photo courtesy Craig Mattoon

Mercer ROTC instructor left chiropractic career to join the Army

Piper Riser
November 16, 2024
Macon Water Authority Customer Service representatives will learn details of the pending rate increase to be able to answer the public's questions after Jan. 1.

2025 Macon water rates higher than expected with future hikes pending

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
November 15, 2024
Ethos preservation consultants, who are reworking Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning guidelines for historic districts, gave an update on the project in October.

Historic district guidelines often catch property owners off guard

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
November 13, 2024
Michael Junod crouches next to a bunker complex in Iraq in 1991. Photo courtesy Michael Junod

Longtime University Center director brings 30 years of military experience

Piper Riser
November 12, 2024
Macon-Bibb County hiring after-hours courthouse security

Macon-Bibb County hiring after-hours courthouse security

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
November 6, 2024
Voters in Georgia get this sticker after they cast their ballot.

Macon-Bibb votes: Election Day 2024

The Macon Newsroom
November 5, 2024
Georgia's first Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Crisis Stabilization and Diagnostic Center is nearly two-thirds complete adjacent to the grounds of the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center campus.

Mental health issues targeted in renewed partnership with Bibb sheriff, River Edge 

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
November 4, 2024
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