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This Week At The Macon Newsroom (May 22nd, 2023 Edition)

Liz Fabian, Reporter
May 22, 2023
Chase Kitchen signed a letter of intent to be an intern at Middle Georgia State University through the Project SEARCH program. Chase, center, is pictured with his parents, Charles and Felisha Kitchen, and Bibb County school board member Lisa Garrett.

‘It gives him a start.’ University program helps Bibb graduates with disabilities take the next step

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
May 22, 2023
Macon-Bibb Board of Elections members and staff take a look at the new office inside the lower level of the old Sears at Macon Mall.

Elections board raises concerns about voter accessibility at new mall location

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
May 22, 2023
A Mexican free-tailed bat emerges from a bat box mounted behind the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Macon recently.

How you can count bats in the name of science

Grant Blankenship, GPB News
May 19, 2023
Proposed $203.9 million budget includes 5-mill property tax rollback

Proposed $203.9 million budget includes 5-mill property tax rollback

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
May 17, 2023
Visit Macon recently commissioned an audit of the online visibility of local businesses in an effort to enhance their online presence and lure more customers.

What customers don’t know about your business can hurt the bottom line

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
May 16, 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
Georgia Academy for the Blind senior Daquan Brown with the 3d yearbook printed for him and other members of the Class of 2023 by Mercer University engineering students.

Mercer students continue tradition of creating 3D yearbooks for the blind

Grant Blankenship, Georgia Public Broadcasting
May 10, 2023
Stage set for amphitheater as some new Macon Mall county offices to open this year

Stage set for amphitheater as some new Macon Mall county offices to open this year

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
May 9, 2023
The old Holiday Inn off Riverside Drive in north Macon will become a 95-unit affordable housing apartment complex under plans approved by P&Z.

P&Z: Old Holiday Inn to be apartments; new use for Westgate parking lot

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
May 9, 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
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