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Family and neighbors of Quinterious Hillman and Jerod Lester watch as Bibb County Sheriff's Deputies investigate the scene of Hillman and Lester's killing in May.

Looking for solutions amid the pandemic homicide spike

June 10, 2021
Hiring more tutors to offer more individual instruction are among the ideas provided by school system staff.

Bibb County Schools Asks Parents For Ideas For Spending $100 Million

April 30, 2021
As Georgia Mass Vaccination Sites Close, Grassroots Efforts Try To Fill In The Gaps

As Georgia Mass Vaccination Sites Close, Grassroots Efforts Try To Fill In The Gaps

April 28, 2021
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[Photo] Addressing Blight in Macon

April 20, 2021
A study is underway to determine whether a 50-mile stretch of the Ocmulgee River and adjacent land should be added to the National Park Service.

[Photo] Should expanded Ocmulgee Mounds national park extend to Hawkinsville?

February 8, 2021
Ahead Of The Super Bowl, A Pandemic Driven Shortage Of Chicken Wings

Ahead Of The Super Bowl, A Pandemic Driven Shortage Of Chicken Wings

February 4, 2021
Volunteers, mostly from the Single Moms Connect support group, prepare grocery boxes during one of the group's twice monthly food disbursals in Houston County.

Cost of COVID: Food Bank Labor Dries Up

November 22, 2020
Trump Supporters at 2018 rally in Macon.

Headed To Trump’s Macon Rally? Know The COVID-19 Risk

October 15, 2020
Bibb County High School students earning credits, and preparing high end restaurant food through the district's culinary program at Hutchings Career Academy.

[Video] Keeping The Kitchen Open, To Graduate

October 5, 2020

Virtual School, The Struggle To Go Online

September 15, 2020
Cars snaked around St. Paul AME Church in Macon during a four hour coronavirus testing pop up Wednesday.

Macon Coronavirus Infections Doubled In Last 2 Weeks

July 8, 2020
Technicians at the Hancock County Health Department wait to perform a coronavirus test in May. The virus spread in Hancock has been labeled

[Video] Coronavirus cases on the rise in young adults

June 30, 2020
Mercer University in Macon conducted pop up coronavirus testing at a homeless day center after other labs turned people away for not having a car for

[Video] Coronavirus Tests For The Homeless When ‘Drive Up’ Isn’t An Option

June 5, 2020
Testing performed by a private lab in a church parking lot in Macon. Testers usually recommend breathing through the mouth as the swab goes to the back of the nasal cavity.

How To Get A Coronavirus Test In Georgia

May 13, 2020
New pedestrian crosswalks at Bass Road and Interstate 75 are part of state safety enhancements but there are no sidewalks on that busy thoroughfare.

[Photo] Bass Road crosswalks to nowhere spark safety planning discussion

January 24, 2020
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[Photo] When and why are teens committing crimes?

September 17, 2019
Georgia gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp at the Georgia Chamber of Commerce Congressional Luncheon at the Macon Marriott City Center on Tuesday, August 21, 2018.

Why Shouldn’t Kemp Recuse Himself? Ask Someone Who Had His Job

August 23, 2018
Chiquita Dinkins teaches a unit on photosynthesis to students at the old Northeast High School in Macon in 2018.

[Photo] Former students, now teachers, taking the lead in helping turn around this school

October 20, 2017
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[Photo] “Where do the white kids go to school in Macon?”

April 5, 2017

[Video] Journey to school integration was painful, prolonged process

March 31, 2017
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