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The Brookdale Resource Center needs volunteers to staff emergency cold shelters when temperatures drop below freezing this winter.

Cold prompts emergency call for shelter volunteers: ‘Don’t want anybody to freeze to death’

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
January 14, 2022
Shane Edwards

Edwards named new Macon-Bibb fire chief during first meeting of 2022

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
January 11, 2022
Macon-Bibb County Elections Supervisor Jeanetta Watson, center, poses with the Phoenix Award during the Georgia Association of Voter Registration and Election Officials conference last summer.

Macon-Bibb elections supervisor’s resignation cites stress, workload, new election laws

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
January 10, 2022
The Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission, shown here in an October meeting, has closed its office to the public and canceled the Jan. 10 hearing due to the rise of COVID-19 cases.

COVID concerns cancel Macon-Bibb P&Z hearing

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
January 6, 2022
22 things to look for in 2022 in Bibb County

22 things to look for in 2022 in Bibb County

Liz Fabian and Laura Corley, CCJ Civic fellows
December 21, 2021
The Bibb County School Board stands together for a photo during the last meeting of 2021. School Board President Daryl Morton, center, holds a Quality School Board certificate from the Georgia School Board Association.

Bibb Schools to hire more virtual teachers amid shortage

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
December 17, 2021
Macon-Bibb seeks enhanced homeless info, restricts coin operated amusement machines

Macon-Bibb seeks enhanced homeless info, restricts coin operated amusement machines

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
December 16, 2021
After two decades of zoning fights, a specialty grocery store is approved for the northwest corner of Bass and Zebulon roads.

Zebulon store, Bass complex, Bowman apts. summon ghosts of P&Z past

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
December 15, 2021
Owner Ric Geyer (left) and Executive Manager Colin Penndorf stand in front of one of Nel’s pieces at Triangle Arts, a 40x60ft tag.

Triangle Arts Macon’s Mission Through Art

Jaycie Calvert
December 9, 2021
CCJ Top Takeaways: Macon-Bibb creates new holiday, ponders homeless survey, gaming machine limits

CCJ Top Takeaways: Macon-Bibb creates new holiday, ponders homeless survey, gaming machine limits

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
December 8, 2021
A July surge in COVID-19 patients has Macon hospitals hustling at near capacity with cases that are markedly different from the virus emergence in spring.

No answers from Atrium Health Navicent on executive pay changes, hospital authority appointments

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
December 7, 2021
The old Sears facade of downstairs at Macon Mall awaits renovation with an expected $40 million in bond financing through the Macon-Bibb County Urban Development Authority.

What does $540 million in bonds sought for Macon-Bibb projects mean for taxpayers?

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
December 6, 2021
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