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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

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

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

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

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

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

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
May 3, 2022
Bechtel, Brown, Ellington, (left to right)

Voters to pick new chairman at critical time for Macon Water Authority

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 29, 2022
A Macon Water Authority Stormwater Management crew unclogs a storm sewer after flash flooding in Mercer Village last fall.

MWA adds stormwater credits, raises starting pay in critical staff shortage

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
March 18, 2022
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.

‘No censoring Desmond Brown’ as he vacates Macon Water Authority seat

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
March 10, 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

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
January 21, 2022
Macon-Bibb County Elections Supervisor Jeanetta Watson, center, poses with the Phoenix Award during the Georgia Association of Voter Registration and Election Officials conference last summer.

Macon-Bibb elections supervisor’s resignation cites stress, workload, new election laws

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
January 10, 2022
22 things to look for in 2022 in Bibb County

22 things to look for in 2022 in Bibb County

Liz Fabian and Laura Corley, CCJ Civic fellows
December 21, 2021
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