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Dan Anthony Sims, the Bibb County Board of Education's sole finalist for superintendent, visits students at a Bibb County Elementary School on Monday, April 25, 2022.

2023 Preview – Part 2: School enrollment, building boom, road safety, delayed response times and Eisenhower improvements

The Macon Newsroom has compiled 20 things to look for in 2023 in a 4-part series that will be published this week
Liz Fabian and Laura Corley
December 27, 2022
Attorney Bill Larsen argues against Macon-Bibb Planning & Zoning granting an appeal of a convenience store permit at the corner of Wesleyan  and Northside drives.

$150M colossal chicken chiller to bring 175 jobs; P&Z wrestles with convenience stores

Macon-Bibb Planning & Zoning nixes convenience store, upholds permit in commissioner’s “worst decision” on the board
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 15, 2022
Georgia Mobility Solutions posted online this design mockup of the JPods system linking downtown, Atrium Heath Navicent The Medical Center, Mercer University and Macon Mall.

Could solar-powered aerial gondolas carry patrons to Macon Mall amphitheater?

Mayor Lester Miller is considering new transit network as county moves forward with pickleball courts and outdoor event venue
February 9, 2022
These two storefronts at 473 and 485 Third St. will be refurbished and the renovated building will house a 10,000 square-foot-loft.

P&Z: C-store ruling, historic downtown renovations, Greenwood Bottom bar, Eisenhower factory, cell tower

The Nov. 22 P&Z hearing is cancelled due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The next meeting will be Dec. 13.
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
November 9, 2021

ASK MAYOR MILLER: Mall deal, trash issue, crime fighting and blight fight

The CCJ regularly interviews Macon-Bibb's Mayor Lester Miller. Send your questions to [email protected].
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
October 15, 2021
Warren Associates is working to secure doors at the Bibb County Jail that are routinely jammed  by inmates.

Inmates jam door locks “all the time,” sheriff tells Macon-Bibb Commissioners

Commissioners learned of jail safety improvements and approved Eisenhower Business District, funded designs for Rosa Parks Square and Bass Road
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 8, 2021
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