Covid-19 – The Macon Newsroom

Mercer students write letters to senior citizens left alone during pandemic.

Pandemic pen pals

August 11, 2020

Macon-Bibb County commissioners agree to back $23 million in bonds for a new Marriott Tribute hotel after funding could not be secured due to the effect of COVID-19 on the hospitality industry.

Rosa Parks Square gets boost in $23 million Macon-Bibb hotel bond deal

August 10, 2020

How did the world move on after the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic?

How did the world move on after the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic?

August 7, 2020

Macon-Bibb County commissioners will consider allowing alcohol consumption on the streets of downtown every night, not just Fridays.

New alcohol policy would allow outdoor drinking downtown every night

August 7, 2020

How to Get Kids to Wear A Mask

How to Get Kids to Wear A Mask

August 5, 2020

The Middle Georgia Regional Library system is now requiring masks for branch visitors in six counties.

Masks now required at Middle Georgia libraries to protect COVID-19 ‘wellness bubble’

July 29, 2020

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.

New COVID-19 cases ‘completely different’ at Macon hospitals

July 28, 2020

The nation's newest shortage is pocket change, and it's going to affect your shopping.

Less change is bringing changes to shopping

July 22, 2020

Cotton Avenue Plaza is part of the 2015 Macon Action Plan and calls for relocating the Confederate statue that has recently been vandalized.

Mayor plans to remove Confederate monuments for downtown improvements

July 17, 2020

Luis Elkhouri and Lichi Acosta with fellow students at the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings. Photo courtesy of Lichi Acosta

‘Uncertainty keeps me on edge:’ International students respond to rescinded ICE policy

July 15, 2020

What is Standing in the Way of Telehealth Services in Rural Areas?

What is Standing in the Way of Telehealth Services in Rural Areas?

July 14, 2020

The Macon-Bibb County Board of Health is urging Mayor Robert Reichert and the county commission to mandate face coverings in public to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Macon-Bibb health board calls for mandatory masking to slow COVID-19

July 10, 2020

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