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Stacy Jones lives in a small blue house at the dead end of Roosevelt Avenue with his 6-year-old daughter and 97-year-old grandmother. He said he feels like Pleasant Hill is being gentrified.

A state authority got millions to reduce poverty in Pleasant Hill. Has it helped?

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
December 14, 2022

Mayor Miller: Gray Hwy speed drop, moving log trucks off MLK, proposed taxes for Navicent’s indigent care

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
November 30, 2022
A desire line on Pio Nono Avenue in Macon after it passes under Interstate 75. The spot is one of the most deadly for pedestrians in Macon.

Hit-and-run pedestrian deaths have doubled in Bibb County this year

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
November 16, 2022

Mayor Miller explains anti-violence campaign, homeless relief efforts, plans for future GDOT summit

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 29, 2022
Turning vehicles trap a man in the crosswalk at Spring Street and Riverside Drive as he tries to walk across the busy street.

Road safety concerns, frustrations prompt Macon-Bibb summit with GDOT

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 12, 2022

Miller explains tax rate rollback, panhandler crackdown, road safety and future development

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 2, 2022
Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller discusses road repair priorities Tuesday during a six-hour commission meeting.

Macon-Bibb commissioners allege conflict in hiring ex-DA in convenience store case, order adult supervision for kids at Tobesofkee

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
July 13, 2022
Macon-Bibb County Commissioner Elaine Lucas, who spearheaded the creation of the Pedestrian Safety Review Board in 2015, speaks at a news conference on Thursday, June 9, 2022.

How safe is it to walk in your neighborhood? Free training teaches how to identify, document hazards.

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
June 13, 2022
Macon-Bibb County Pedestrian Safety Review Board pamphlet and hat.

Macon-Bibb Pedestrian Safety Review Board a ‘high risk’ grantee, state office says

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
June 1, 2022
Thomas Bemke, 60, walks a mile through knee-high weeds on the shoulder of Gray Highway in 90-degree heat one day early in May 2022 to buy groceries at Dollar Tree. Bemke said he is extra cautious on his trek because of the number and speed of semis on the highway.

Pedestrian safety is their goal but Macon’s deadliest streets are out of their control

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
May 18, 2022
Cars follow a construction detour on Spring Street. The public is invited to comment until March 17 on pending transportation projects in Macon-Bibb and parts of Jones and Monroe counties.

Want a say in how a billion dollars is spent on roads? Here’s your chance.

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
March 8, 2022

Mayor Miller talks trash pickup, crime, CCP gate demolition, Macon Mall

February 9, 2022
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