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Gloria Hammond by Berry Creek, at the back of her property in Monroe County. She said the creek has changed a lot in the decades since the Plant Scherer Ash Pond 1 was created. “I don't see my mussel shells that I used to see on the sand,” she said. “I don't hear the frogs at night down here.”

What’s legal for closing Georgia’s coal ash ponds might hinge on one word: Infiltration

Grant Blankenship, Georgia Public Broadcasting
April 15, 2024
Georgia Power customers will be paying higher electricity rates over the next two years as well as more taking on more costs for nuclear expansion at Plant Vogtle and reimbursement for fuel costs.

Georgia Power, state regulators agree to division of Vogtle nuclear plant costs

Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder
September 1, 2023
The Georgia Public Service Commission, the state’s utility regulatory agency, might be having second thoughts about Georgia Power’s rush to get out of coal-fired electricity.

State regulators approve 12% Georgia Power rate hike to start this summer

Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder
May 18, 2023

Georgia Power got the ‘gold mine’ … we got the ‘shaft’

Dink Nesmith, Georgia Recorder
February 27, 2023
eorgia Power’s rate case calls for 12% increases in electricity rates over the next two years, but the nuclear expansion at Plant Vogtle and reimbursement for fuel costs could add to the burden on ratepayers. The Georgia Public Service Commission is expected to vote on the 2022 rate case by Dec. 20

How a Powerful Company Convinced Georgia to Let It Bury Toxic Waste in Groundwater

Documents reveal Georgia Power went to great lengths to advocate for risky waste storage. After a ProPublica investigation exposed this practice, the EPA is trying to block the move.
Max Blau, ProPublica
January 27, 2023
Macon Water Authority Chairman Sam Hart began an October called meeting by sharing concerns about a report of possible board member misconduct.

2023 Preview – Part 3: MWA probes, school planning, going green, new affordable housing and riverfront development plans

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 28, 2022
Ron Shipman was honored recently for his work on Georgia Power's SOAP project to build a solar field in the encroachment area north of Robins Air Force Base.

MWA votes to hire Ron Shipman as interim executive director

The retired Georgia Power executive could be the first African American in the executive director role
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
November 17, 2022
eorgia Power’s rate case calls for 12% increases in electricity rates over the next two years, but the nuclear expansion at Plant Vogtle and reimbursement for fuel costs could add to the burden on ratepayers. The Georgia Public Service Commission is expected to vote on the 2022 rate case by Dec. 20

Opponents complain Georgia Power’s planned rate hike will squeeze household budgets

Stanley Dunlap, The Georgia Recorder
September 28, 2022
Heavy equipment recently clears the construction site where the Macon Housing Authority and Depaul USA are building Central City Apartments that are expected to be completed at the end of 2023.

From hazardous site to workforce housing and homeless respite

Macon Housing Authority, DePaul USA to break ground for Central City Apartments near Daybreak
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 29, 2022
Land acquisition expert John Golitz talks to Macon-Bibb Planning & Zoning commissioners in April about plans for a 780-acre solar plant in west Bibb County.

P&Z rejects new solar field, approves new homes and trade school

South Bibb neighbors fought green energy operation on 780 nearby acres off Hartley Bridge Road for the next 35 years
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
May 24, 2022
Land acquisition expert John Golitz talks to Macon-Bibb Planning & Zoning commissioners in April about plans for a 780-acre solar plant in west Bibb County.

Neighbors stall 780-acre solar plant in west Bibb but downtown Macon hotel, apartments clear P&Z

Central City Commons developers answered concerns about property acquisition, parking and proper access for condo owners but proposed solar plant neighbors have questions
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 27, 2022
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office "Operation Overwatch" caught a shooting on camera last summer off Houston Avenue.

Macon-Bibb to use cameras to fight crime; New sales tax sought to roll back property tax; Centreplex, courthouse upgrades   

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
February 6, 2020
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