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A notice from the Macon-Bibb County Health Department is posted on the gates of Society Garden after the board suspended their food service for nonpayment of fees.

Health Dept. shuts down restaurants, food services for overdue permit fees

Macon’s Society Garden, Tropical Flava, Taj, Mid-Town Daiquiri Bar & Grill, Pruitt Health on Peake, Abundant Word of Grace church owe thousands of dollars in past-due fees
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 17, 2025
A change in Georgia law removes food safety enforcement from the Department of Public Health for nonprofit-led events such as Macon's Cherry Blossom Festival.

Health Dept. loses oversight of Cherry Blossom Festival food

Who is making sure nonprofit organizations' food is safe?
Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
March 19, 2021
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