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A handful of Bibb County public school students boarded a bus at InTown Suites on Eisenhower Parkway early one dewy morning in August.

Number of homeless students in Georgia grows while funding to support them shrinks

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
September 12, 2024
Bibb County Schools Superintendent Dan Sims delivers a presentation to the community in June 2022.

Bibb County school board approves property tax increase

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
September 11, 2024
The Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission approved a dozen new homes on about 9 acres off the 500 block of Wesleyan Drive.

P&Z approves smaller homes in Wesleyan Woods, Vineville digital sign

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 10, 2024
Janice McCrary uses the new medianettes on Gray Highway one sweltering afternoon in August 2024. The 59-year-old lives in an apartment at McAfee Towers and was on the way back from eating lunch at Dairy Queen.

Macon-Bibb County gets millions to fix one of its deadliest roads

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
September 9, 2024
The deadline to register to vote for the Nov. 5 election is October 7.

Voter registration push coming as election deadlines loom 

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 6, 2024
Macon-Bibb cuts taxes, plans parks and recreation center improvements

Macon-Bibb cuts taxes, plans parks and recreation center improvements

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 4, 2024
A Macon Transit Authority bus wheels into the bus hub it shares with Greyhound late afternoon Tuesday.

MTA butts heads with Greyhound, hot buses spark heated exchange

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
September 4, 2024
There are also Macon residents who chose to ignore the signs. A pedestrian is shown after continuing through the roadwork in the rain. Photo credit: Angel Colquitt

Interactive map shows where pedestrians fatalities occur in Macon

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
September 3, 2024

Mayor Miller on tax cuts, school closings, cybersecurity and animal control

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 3, 2024
Muralist Kevin "Scene" Lewis shows a Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful committee his plan for a Martin Luther King Jr. Mural in the 1400 block of MLK Jr. Blvd. near Downtown Macon.

Envisioning a new MLK Blvd. gateway to downtown Macon

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 30, 2024
The Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission approved the new design for a six-story, 146-unit apartment building facing D.T. Walton Sr. Way and Plum Street.

P&Z approves new design of downtown apartments, OKs dance studio and duplexes

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 28, 2024
District 3 Macon-Bibb County Commissioner-elect Stanley Stewart talks with Vanessa Smith as she strolled down Central Street in the Fort Hill neighborhood Monday. The area is a hot spot for illegal dumping.

Bibb County’s unending battle against illegal dumping

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
August 27, 2024
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