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A handful of Bibb County public school students boarded a bus at InTown Suites on Eisenhower Parkway early one dewy morning in August.

Number of homeless students in Georgia grows while funding to support them shrinks

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
September 12, 2024
Albert Kenneth Knight Jr. was bludgeoned in the head with a cinder block as he slept in a downtown alley. His son, Albert Kenneth Knight III, said his father was trying to turn his life around and hopes hopes the killer will be brought to justice.

‘I hope they find the person who did this.’ Suspect still at large in homeless man’s killing

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
June 10, 2024
United Way of Central Georgia's "United to End Homelessness" initiative director Jake Hall gives census volunteer Heather Sims a hand as she wends her way through a new to the census takers homeless encampment in Macon.

Middle Georgia homeless coalitions seek partners for new federal program

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
February 27, 2024
United Way of Central Georgia's "United to End Homelessness" initiative director Jake Hall gives census volunteer Heather Sims a hand as she wends her way through a new to the census takers homeless encampment in Macon.

How many homeless people live in Bibb County? A new rough estimate is in.

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
February 9, 2024
A small fire re-ignited with hand sanitizer as an accelerate warms Conta Price's feet on a 28 degree morning in Macon in late November. Price said depending on who you talk to on the street, you will hear maybe Macon's Salvation Army shelter is open to single adults, or maybe it isn't.

As winter sets in, Macon-Bibb County struggles to shelter homeless people

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
December 13, 2023
Danielle Jones, Homeless & Foster Care Liaison for the Bibb County School District, was named the 2023 recipient of the Sandra Neese Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was announced in early November at the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth's annual conference in New Orleans.

‘I love the work’: Homeless liaison for Bibb public schools receives national recognition

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
November 28, 2023
Ask Mayor Miller: More speed cameras, new housing, Macon in spotlight

Ask Mayor Miller: More speed cameras, new housing, Macon in spotlight

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
July 5, 2023
Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller answers the public's questions each month on Ask Mayor Miller.

Ask Mayor Miller: Tax cut, anti-gang efforts, expanding amphitheater, homeless services and mental health

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
May 12, 2023
The closed down store front of what was Fashion Avenue now showcases “porta potties” and graffiti on Cherry Street in Macon. While Cherry Street is home to some of downtown’s most popular shops and restaurants, like Fresh Produce Records, Parish on Cherry, Retro Reboot Arcade and the Rookery, it still has not rebounded to its former success.

How recent downtown developments are affecting Macon’s homeless

Henry Keating and Maura Rutledge
May 8, 2023
What Macon Offers to the Homeless Community

What Macon Offers to the Homeless Community

Al Wooten II and Caris Weinberg
May 8, 2023
Allen Camp after his interview at the Daybreak Center on April 20, 2023. Allen is disabled and was unhoused for six months but is now getting into an apartment and paying expenses by working part-time and using his SSDI payments.

Who is Housing Insecure in Macon?

Olivia Scott and Cole Brockman
May 5, 2023
Macon-Bibb could avert Transit Authority fare hike with federal funds

Macon-Bibb could avert Transit Authority fare hike with federal funds

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 19, 2023
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