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
$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
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
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
Neighboring convenience stores, new gym and Sardis Road truck stop approved Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow September 13, 2021
P&Z approves new use for vacant building off Eisenhower; Pio Nono store deferred Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow August 9, 2021
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
New roundabouts for Mercer University Drive; GDOT proposes more Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow June 1, 2020
Publix closing leaves large retail space to fill in north Macon Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow May 29, 2020