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Macon-Bibb County Parks & Recreation Director Robert Walker, right, said SPLOST-funded improvements to the gym at Frank Johnson Recreation Center increased use of the facility.

Tour of Macon recreation facilities gives fresh perspective on needs

County Commissioners and Mayor Lester Miller visited Linear and Filmore Thomas parks and Memorial Park and Frank Johnson recreation centers
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 13, 2023
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
Macon-Bibb Planning & Zoning Commission senior planner Gregory Brown points out pending road projects Monday night at Rosa Jackson Community Center during the first of nine public meetings on local transportation projects.

$763 million in transportation projects invites public scrutiny

Macon Area Transportation Study staff are holding public meetings seeking input on GDOT projects in the 2050 plan
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
November 30, 2021
Neighbors opposed to the Travel Centers of America truck stop on Sardis Church Road voice frustrations during a delay in Monday's hearing at Macon-Bibb County Commission chambers.

Sardis Road truck stop has hurdles to overcome with rezoning

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 13, 2021

Bass Road crosswalks to nowhere spark safety planning discussion

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
January 24, 2020
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