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Nicole Bailey-Covin

Nicole Bailey-Covin is the Engagement Coordinator and Reporter for the Center for Collaborative Journalism (CCJ) at Mercer University.  Nicole comes to Mercer with a versatile background of experience including: online content, broadcast news, and photography.

Nicole has more than 12 years of experience as an on-air news reporter. As a writer and producer, she coordinated university broadcasting. For more than seven years, she worked for several national online websites.  

Nicole earned two Georgia School Nutrition Association Media Awards, and was a featured reporter on an A & E Television Network series of American Justice

She covers stories, and works with CCJ’s Media Partners on Community Engagement Projects. Nicole is dedicated to the success of Mercer students under the Engage CCJ programs.

She graduated from Shorter University with a B.A. Degree in Communication Arts, and a Concentration in Mass Media. A native of Macon, Georgia., Nicole has lived in several Georgia cities with her husband and two children. She is a professional photographer and enjoys listening to jazz music. 

All content by Nicole Bailey-Covin
Bibb County student, Braijon Jones watches on as school construction teacher, Richard Vaughn explains techniques for framing a door.

Bibb County School’s YouthBuild Changes Lives

Nicole Bailey-Covin, Center For Collaborative Journalism
April 27, 2021
New housing construction in the Highlands subdivision in Macon.

What is Infill Housing in Macon?

Nicole Bailey-Covin, Center For Collaborative Journalism
April 23, 2021
The festival celebrates the life and legacy of Little Richard is being celebrated and focused around his childhood home located on Craft St. in Macon.

[Photo] Little Richard Festival

Ashley Pemberton, Center For Collaborative Journalism
March 12, 2021
Along with Mercer's testing infrastructure designed to keep an eye on COVID-19 transmission, the campus  has other health guidelines in place like masks requirements.

[Photo] Central Georgia Colleges Jump in on the Vaccine Rollout

Lars Lonnroth, For the Center for Collaborative Journalism
March 2, 2021
The Salvation Army's Peyton-Anderson Men's Residence in downtown Macon is just one shelter helping the homeless find a warm place to sleep in Macon.

Homelessness, a Nonprofit and the COVID Impact

Nicole Bailey-Covin, Engagement Coordinator/Reporter
February 9, 2021
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[Photo] COVID Challenges Resident Assistants

Keith Holmes, Jr, Center for Collaborative Journalism
February 4, 2021
Young voters are understanding the power of their voice at the polls.

Young Voters and Election Participation

Nicole Bailey-Covin, Engagement Coordinator/Reporter
January 26, 2021
Mercer Students on Living King's Dream

Mercer Students on Living King’s Dream

Nicole Bailey-Covin, Engagement Coordinator/Reporter
January 12, 2021
Charities Surviving Christmas Despite COVID

Charities Surviving Christmas Despite COVID

Nicole Bailey-Covin, Engagement Coordinator/Reporter
December 18, 2020
Technology use increased dramatically since the pandemic hit, and experts say don't expect it to slow down anytime soon.

Taking the Virtual World into 2021 and Beyond

Nicole Bailey-Covin, Engagement Coordinator/Reporter
December 14, 2020
Voters waiting in early morning line at Macon's Appling Middle School precinct on Nov 3.

[Photo] Voting in the 2020 Presidential Election

Chance Allen, Center For Collaborative Journalism
December 2, 2020
Some Mercer students had mixed views about 2020 Fall semester that included both in person and zoom class meetings.

[Photo] The Zoom Experience

Grant Goupil, Center For Collaborative Journalism
November 30, 2020
Mercer University is offering students free coronavirus tests for the Thanksgiving Break as part of the  “Send Them Home Safely" Program.

[Photo] COVID-19 “Send them Home Safely” Program

Micah Johnson, Center For Collaborative Journalism
November 25, 2020
Macon-Bibb County Health Department and its community partners  pass out face masks and COVID-19 information during a drive-thru holiday event held Thursday.

COVID Safety During the Holidays

Nicole Bailey-Covin, Engagement Coordinator/Reporter
November 19, 2020
COVID-19 has changed the way people in substance abuse recovery can connect with other people.

Cost of COVID: Impact on Addiction Recovery

Nicole Bailey-Covin, Engagement Coordinator/Reporter
November 18, 2020
On The Table conversations begin virtually on Nov 16  and run thru Nov 20.

On The Table Conversation Brings Community Together

Nicole Bailey-Covin, Engagement Coordinator/Reporter
November 12, 2020
The last day to request an absentee ballot in Georgia's Jan. 5 U.S. Senate runoff is Jan. 1.

What You need to Know about Absentee Ballots

Nicole Bailey-Covin, Engagement Coordinator/Reporter
October 16, 2020
Some of the items boxed up for people during the Oct. 9 food give-a-way in South Macon.

Food Insecurity and the COVID Impact

Nicole Bailey-Covin, Engagement Coordinator/ Reporter
October 14, 2020
Mobile Food Pantry Continues to Meet Needs

Mobile Food Pantry Continues to Meet Needs

Nicole Bailey-Covin, Engagement Coordinator/Reporter
October 9, 2020
New boosters are in production to combat Covid’s recent resurgence.

COVID-19 Vaccine Development and Public Opinion

Nicole Bailey-Covin, Engagement Coordinator/Reporter
October 8, 2020
42 breast cancer survivors kicked off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a Care-A-Van parade circling the Medical Center, Navicent Health on Oct. 2nd.

COVID Couldn’t Rain on Their Pink Parade

Nicole Bailey-Covin, Engagment Corordinator/Reporter
October 5, 2020
Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum's book has been called a classic look at the psychology of racism.

Noted Attorney To Share Message with Mercer Students

Nicole Bailey-Covin, Engagement Coordinator/Reporter
September 23, 2020
Bus driver Michael Huff and cashier Barbara Blair load meals onto a school bus at Burdell-Hunt Magnet Elementary School.

Bibb Schools Provide Meals During Virtual Learning

Nicole Bailey-Covin, Engagement Coordinator/Reporter
September 17, 2020
Cost of COVID: Project Launch 2020

Cost of COVID: Project Launch 2020

Nicole Bailey-Covin, Engagement Coordinator/Reporter
September 17, 2020
West Macon's Montpelier Ave. is one of the targeted areas for the September 12, 2020 Stop the Violence Rally and Community Resources Fair.

Fighting Crime and Poverty in West Macon

Nicole Bailey-Covin, Engagement Coordinator and Reporter
September 11, 2020
Mercer turnout was high for the campus's first official social justice march. Many  created handwritten signs for the event.

Mercer University Marching for Equal Justice

Nicole Bailey-Covin, Engagement Coordinator/Reporter
September 6, 2020
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