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Macon Water Authority District 2 seat is now empty after attorneys concluded Desmond Brown legally vacated the office when he qualified to run for the at-large chairman's seat.

5 qualify for Macon Water Authority, including man who vacated the seat

Special election on Nov. 8 is to fill the unexpired term of Desmond Brown who wants to regain seat after failed run for MWA chairman
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 17, 2022
The Macon-Bibb County Board of elections held a called meeting Tuesday and reluctantly agreed to participate on mayor's committee to help select new supervisor.

Board of Elections members bristle over Mayor’s plan for a search committee

Mayor Lester Miller forms committee to choose elections supervisor after rejecting the Board of Election's candidate
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 16, 2022
Gary Bechtel, left, and Desmond Brown advance to the June 21 runoff election for Macon Water Authority chairman.

Top executive leaving Macon Water Authority as chairman’s race goes to runoff

Gary Bechtel took 47 percent of the vote, putting him in a runoff with Desmond Brown, who received 30 percent
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
May 27, 2022
Macon's Diane Vann listens to an assistant attorney general challenging her State Senate District  18 candidacy during an Administrative Law Judge hearing May 19.

Midstate candidate disqualified to run in Georgia Senate race

Diane Vann qualified against Senator John Kennedy, who led the committee that moved Vann 200 yards out of his district
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
May 23, 2022
The Macon-Bibb County Commission voted against adding consideration of the Board of Elections supervisor candidate to Tuesday's committee agenda.

‘Just a mess,’ elections board member says as Macon-Bibb reopens search for supervisor

Commission rejected putting consideration of Board of Elections’ sole candidate on committee agenda
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
May 11, 2022
 Macon Water Authority race pits incumbent against political newcomer

 Macon Water Authority race pits incumbent against political newcomer

District 1 incumbent Anissa Jones defends gerrymandering claim as challenger Eleanor Welch is sidelined by injury
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
May 3, 2022
Macon-Bibb County elections officer Tom Gillon, center, demonstrates how to operate voting machines at the board of elections office in this file photo. Gillon is the interim elections supervisor following Jeanetta Watson's retirement.

Interim Macon-Bibb County elections supervisor named

Bibb County's first Black elections supervisor, Jeanetta Watson, resigned effective Jan. 21.
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
January 21, 2022
Clockwise from top left: Charles L. Finkley Jr., Corey A. Hull, Jeffrey Ruggieri, Sungman Kim

4 finalists announced for Macon-Bibb Planning & Zoning director

Macon-Bibb Planning & Zoning Commission will soon name a replacement for retiring executive director Jim Thomas
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
January 18, 2022
Cliffard Whitby, right, and Lester Miller, left, are in the August 11 runoff election for mayor of Macon-Bibb County.

Miller and Whitby face off in Macon-Bibb mayoral debate

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
August 3, 2020
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