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Macon-Bibb OKs FY26 budget, communication upgrades, auditorium contractor

Commissioners also agree to let Secretary of State out of office lease, deny alcohol license for vice mart operating in Pleasant Hill
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 18, 2025
Parrish Construction Group's Charlie Griffis, center, speaks with architect Kamal Azar, right, and another visitor Thursday at the new River Edge Crisis Services and Diagnostic Center and Mercer University School of Medicine's Center for IDD Care.

Macon is a new hub for crisis intervention, healthcare for developmentally disabled 

Georgia's Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, River Edge, Mercer partner for ‘first-of-its-kind’ facility
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 5, 2025
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 Macon-Bibb hires manager for new arena project, OKs borrowing $50M for road paving

Commissioners fund enhanced safety measures for Academy of Classical Education, settle property tax dispute with charter school
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 4, 2025
Send questions for Ask Mayor Miller to mercerccj@gmail.com.

Macon-Bibb seeks proposals amid calls for new jail 

Mayor Lester Miller discusses SPLOST priorities, floats new $350M development creating up to 300 jobs during Ask Mayor Miller
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 2, 2025
Macon-Bibb County hired Street Scan to evaluate all the county roads to prioritize $50 million in paving projects that are expected to get underway later this year.

Moving toward better and safer streets, new downtown worker parking plan

Pedestrian safety push in repaving, Trump-era changes made to grant, downtown workers might have new parking option
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
May 22, 2025
FY26 Budget nears $220M, MBC tightens cybersecurity, spends more speed camera revenue

FY26 Budget nears $220M, MBC tightens cybersecurity, spends more speed camera revenue

Macon-Bibb County postponed decision on Midtown Daiquiri bar's alcohol license after mass shooting kills 3 and wounds 6
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
May 21, 2025
The Macon Newsroom's "On The Agenda" provides periodic updates on actions taken by local Macon-Bibb County boards and authorities.

UDA boosts lofts, Rosa Parks Square delay, celebrating arts, fighting over fries

Highlights from Macon-Bibb Urban Development Authority, Friends of Rosa Parks Square, Macon Arts Alliance and downtown
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
May 12, 2025
Battling opioid abuse, improving handicapped access for voters, courthouse update

Battling opioid abuse, improving handicapped access for voters, courthouse update

The Macon Newsroom summarizes recent public meetings of the boards of health and elections and SPLOST Advisory Committee
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 24, 2025
In 2024, the Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission approved the new design for a six-story, 146-unit apartment building facing D.T. Walton Sr. Way and Plum Street.

Macon-Bibb OKs $20M in bonds for City Hall parking deck

County Commission allots $243K in COVID funds to local charities, denies alcohol license for Kitchen Pride
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 16, 2025
MWA District 1's Elaine Lucas discusses alleged irregularities at the Macon Water Authority during an April 10 news conference.

Elaine Lucas calls for grand jury investigation of Macon Water Authority

District 1’s rep alleges financial and operational irregularities, seeks ethics inquiry of disparate treatment of Black board members
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 11, 2025
The owner of this InTown Historic District Home at 1074 Georgia Ave. wants to chop down three trees, including two pictured on the right, but needs approval from two boards under Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning guidelines.

P&Z gets proactive alerting Macon historic district property owners to regulations

Macon-Bibb’s Design Review Board frequently encounters people who blame ignorance of rules for violations
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 9, 2025
The Macon Water Authority's April meeting was cut short after tense exchanges and accusations of lying. The board also learned of millions of dollars of emergency repairs needed at the Amerson Water Treatment Plant.

MWA’s EPD permit at risk as board members allege malfeasance, accusations of lying

Millions in emergency repairs pending, Bechtel pulls plug on Facebook prompting Lucas protest, plus Unionville's complaints of low pressure
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 4, 2025
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