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Bryan Nichols holds zip ties in his mouth as he strings bulbs for the Main Street Christmas Light Extravaganza that kicks off Black Friday in Downtown Macon.

Downtown Macon calendar packed with November activities

First Friday, Veterans Day parade, concerts, Christmas lights and holiday shopping expected to lure nearly 500,000 people
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
November 5, 2021
A tribute to Sgt. William "Bill" Gay sits in the lobby of the Bibb County Sheriff's Annex Building after his death from COVID-19.

Fallen Bibb deputy’s COVID-19 case is ‘line of duty’ death

Sgt. William “Bill” Gay is believed to have contracted coronavirus during a summer training class where at least 4 fell ill
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
October 28, 2021
Bernice “Queen Bee” Cotton sees the Sept. 18 concert at City Auditorium as the ‘final chapter’ for the gospel singing Cotton Brothers Otis Redding helped make famous.

‘Queen of Gospel’ Shirley Caesar to pay tribute to Macon’s famous Cotton Brothers  

Pandemic-postponed Macon City Auditorium concert is ‘bittersweet’ after 4 brothers died of COVID-19
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 13, 2021
Travis Jean Emporium owner Scott Mitchell looks at his decorated window on Cherry Street as downtown prepares for the holidays.

‘Pretty magical” as downtown Macon celebrates the holidays

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
November 18, 2019
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