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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

Bibb County's homeless student population is underrepresented
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

It took almost two days for Albert Knight Jr.'s body to be discovered in a downtown Macon alley
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

Macon, Warner Robins are the only Georgia metro areas without a Continuum of Care
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.

Number of unsheltered people in Macon higher than previously thought, survey finds
Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
February 9, 2024
Ask Mayor Miller: More speed cameras, new housing, Macon in spotlight

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

Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller talks about helping the unhoused and the effects of an antisemitic demonstration at Temple Beth Israel
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

Send your questions for Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller to [email protected]
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
May 12, 2023
Macon-Bibb could avert Transit Authority fare hike with federal funds

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

The Macon-Bibb County Commission authorized spending American Rescue Plan Act funds to cover the cost of the pending 50-cent fare hike
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 19, 2023
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