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Chiquita Dinkins teaches a unit on photosynthesis to students at Northeast High School in Macon. Dinkins, who was head cheerleader at Northeast as a student in the 1980s, is one of 18 alumni teachers at the school.

6 things to know as Bibb students return to school

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
July 12, 2023
Cassidy and Alex Mims went before the Macon-Bibb Planning & Zoning Commission last summer pleading commissioners to allow them to keep the renovations on their home, which violate historic district guidelines.

Historic homes’ hidden costs, regulatory headaches catch folks off guard

Macon-Bibb’s Design Review Board routinely sees owners who run afoul of historic district guidelines and fail to seek required approvals
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
March 3, 2023
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.

Elections board nominates new supervisor while attorney asks judge to block mayor’s selection committee

Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections also approves Sunday voting in advance of the November election, warns the results could be thrown out if Mayor Lester Miller and county commission appoint new leader without input
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 16, 2022
Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Executive Director Jim Thomas planned to retire at the end of the year, but is expected to stay on until a replacement takes over.

P&Z director retiring after 37 years of ‘constant conflict’

Jim Thomas' successor is expected to lead overhaul of Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning procedures
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 8, 2021
The former Telegraph building on Broadway has been vacant since 2013 when the newspaper moved its administrative offices to Cherry Street.

Storage units proposed in old Telegraph building on Broadway

Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning commissioners consider code change to allow climate-controlled units downtown
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 30, 2021
Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning commissioners approved a second convenience store on Mercer University Drive at Log Cabin Drive at their June meeting. P&Z is expected to make policy changes that will allow for better planning and less redundancy in the future.

Macon-Bibb P&Z cuts fees, preps for long-term planning changes

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 21, 2021
The Bibb County Democratic Party wishes to remove Cassandra Powell from the Macon-Bibb Board of Elections after she failed to vote for Sunday voting for this presidential election.

No Sunday voting prompts Bibb Democrats to remove elections representative

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
September 24, 2020
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