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Dozens of neighbors packed into the April 24 Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission meeting to oppose a new subdivision on Walden Road.

330 people oppose rezoning farmland for 164 new homes on Walden Road

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 26, 2023
Interim Macon Water Authority Executive Director Ron Shipman, center, listens as Personnel Committee Chair Anissa Jones-Aiken suggests the authority offer Shipman the permanent position.

Judge quashes D.A.’s Water Authority subpoenas; MWA moves to hire Ron Shipman for permanent position

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
February 17, 2023
Macon Water Authority members could be removed for ethics violations under proposed changes to its charter.

MWA asks legislature to allow removal of authority member for malfeasance

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
February 3, 2023
The public is invited to say goodbye to the Neels and Blairs buildings on Jan. 17 as a new 107,000-square-foot-building will take their place.

Reception planned to ‘say goodbye’ to Neel’s and Blair’s stores before demolition

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
January 10, 2023
After a man was shot in the Full House Tavern parking lot early Monday, the Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission is considering revoking the permit allowing a restaurant with live entertainment in the old Olive Garden location.

P&Z: Full House Tavern violated permit; New business signs, personal care homes

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
December 13, 2022
Full House Tavern ran afoul of its business permit by bringing in pool tables, but secured P&Z permission to operate as a restaurant with live entertainment.

P&Z plans code revisions after First Presbyterian demolition dilemma; questions Bloomfield private club

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
November 16, 2022
The Summit Group wants to tear down this 1956 Handy Andy store and build a new convenience store at Forsyth and Monroe streets.

Forsyth Street convenience store plans get another chance at P&Z

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
July 26, 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
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
Plans for the Pressure jazz venue call for some outdoor seating at the old Bens Macon Radiator at 753 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

P&Z: Veteran sheriff’s deputy plans new downtown jazz venue

Liz Fabian , Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
March 29, 2022
Jeffrey Ruggieri

New Bern development executive tapped to lead Macon-Bibb P&Z

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
February 1, 2022
Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning Commission Executive Director Jim Thomas, right, goes over agenda items before Mondays hearing.

Macon-Bibb P&Z restricts where convenience stores are permitted

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
January 25, 2022
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