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Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller answers the public's questions each month. Send yours to mercerccj@gmail.com.

Mayor wants new downtown convention center, paved roads and a third term in office 

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
December 27, 2024
The old Hilton hotel was known more recently as the Ramada Crowne Plaza, as seen in 2012 from the intersection of Second Street and Walnut Street in Macon.

2025 Preview 2 — New downtown gateway, industrial pathways for students

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
December 26, 2024
Superman's alter ego, Clark Kent, center left, walks through the Daily Planet newsroom, which is actually the first floor of Macon's Terminal Station. The blockbuster movie opens in July.

2025 Preview 1 – Macon stars in ‘Superman,’ could lure World Cup soccer greats

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
December 24, 2024
At its Dec. 9 meeting, the Macon-Bibb Planning & Zoing Commission approved revisions to the Comprehensive Land Development Resolution that regulates zoning.

Downtown dog hotel approved after P&Z changes regulations

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
December 10, 2024
Ethos preservation consultants, who are reworking Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning guidelines for historic districts, gave an update on the project in October.

Historic district guidelines often catch property owners off guard

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
November 13, 2024

Illegal dumping: Its Punishments and How it is Affecting the Community

Olivia Scott
April 18, 2024
Nicole Persley

Descendant of prominent Maconites ‘shocked’ by family’s hidden secret

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
July 14, 2023
Peachtree Recovery Services' Vice President Todd Rhoad, second from left, presents a report on pedestrian "hotspots" in Macon to a few members of the Macon-Bibb Pedestrian Safety Review Board who attended the monthly meeting in June 2023.

Five ‘hotspots’ for pedestrian deaths, injuries identified in Bibb County

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
June 21, 2023
The Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections held its last meeting at 2525 Pio Nono Ave. on June 15. The office is moving to the old Sears location at Macon Mall.

Board of Elections on the verge of moving to Macon Mall

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 16, 2023
Poplar Street Farmers Market is set to open its first market Wednesday, June 7, from 3-6 p.m.

New farmers market set to open in downtown Macon

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
June 2, 2023
Billed as an exclusive, high-achieving public school, ACE struggles with lack of diversity, finances

Billed as an exclusive, high-achieving public school, ACE struggles with lack of diversity, finances

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
May 31, 2023
Academy for Classical Education Principal Laura Perkins, second from right, during a recent meeting of the school's governing board.

Finances in flux, future uncharted for ACE

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
May 31, 2023
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