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A Delightful Overgrown Cottage

Evey Wilson Wetherbee
September 15, 2022
Commissioner Al Tillman unsuccessfully requests a point of personal privilege to discuss the county's 50 homicides during Tuesday's meeting before scheduled site visits and executive session.

Macon-Bibb streamlines process for streetlights, funds School Justice Partnership position, issues several alcohol licenses, sidesteps violence discussion before site visits

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 15, 2022
The old Darrell's tavern will be razed to make way for a new convenience store, but P&Z denied demolition of the neighboring old Handy Andy.

P&Z preps for ‘chicken wars’ with new Huey Magoo’s, OKs ‘unusual’ coffee shop, denies store demolition

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 14, 2022
The Ocmulgee Indigenous Celebration returns in 2022 for an in-person event.

Events in Macon for Sept. 15-21

Debbie Blankenship, Center for Collaborative Journalism
September 14, 2022
Holly Huynh, talent management coordinator for Bibb Schools, welcomes new teachers at the first monthly professional learning night of the school year Sept. 8, 2022. About 170 teachers attended and all were recent career changers.

Career changers are helping to fill teaching vacancies

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
September 12, 2022
The Grand Opera House paid tribute to the life and service of Visit Macon's Steven Fulbright who died Tuesday at age 42.

Steven Fulbright ‘lit up every room’ before his untimely death at 42

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 8, 2022
Josh and Rebekah Weigel, center, of Peacetree Productions, moved in with their crew at the old Historic Macon office on Poplar Street. They will be filming the movie "Possum Trot" around Macon through November.

Casting call goes out for $8.5 million movie filming in Macon this fall

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 8, 2022
A fresh parking ticket sits under the windshield wiper of a Lexus recently caught overdue parking on Poplar Street. At least one other faded, unpaid ticket was on the dashboard of the car.

Parking scofflaws owe $208,000 in fines as meters come back online

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 2, 2022

A Weird and Wonderful House

Evey Wilson Wetherbee
September 1, 2022
Internet privacy activists say the end of Roe vs. Wade could bring new scrutiny to issues of digital privacy. Pictured: Abortion protest in Atlanta, May 14, 2022.

How might law enforcement use digital tracking to enforce Georgia’s strict anti-abortion law?

Ross Williams, The Georgia Recorder
August 31, 2022

Mayor Miller explains anti-violence campaign, homeless relief efforts, plans for future GDOT summit

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 29, 2022
Julia Adele Callahan reaches for a box of pasta at a grocery store in Macon, Georgia, on August 15, 2022. Callahan and her two kids get WIC benefits every month that help pay for essential foods, like baby formula, whole grains, dairy and protein.

Georgia is the last state to take the hassle out of food benefits for millions of women and children

Sofi Gratas, Georgia Public Broadcasting
August 26, 2022
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