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Bibb County Schools Superintendent Dan Sims delivers a presentation to the community in June 2022.

Bibb school board spares property owners from tax increase, but hard decisions lie ahead

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
July 21, 2023
Cirrus Academy employees attend the governing board meeting on July 18, 2023, in person as governing board members conducted business via Zoom.

Secret board meetings, noncompliance threaten Cirrus Academy, employees say

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
July 21, 2023
Mika Shills crosses Spring Street in Macon with the red light going her way by about 20 yards from the crosswalk a few hours after another pedestrian was hit and killed near the same spot. Shills is careful about crossing Macon roadways on foot but says nowhere is really safe to do it. "They'll speed up and try to hit you out here," she said.

Macon wants to eliminate fatal crashes by 2040. Here’s the first step toward that goal.

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
July 19, 2023
Stores required to sell more food to get Macon-Bibb alcohol license

Stores required to sell more food to get Macon-Bibb alcohol license

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
July 19, 2023
Bibb County Schools Superintendent Dan Sims, second from left, made no specific recommendations to the board regarding the millage rate.

Bibb school board weighs potential tax increase to avoid looming school closures

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
July 18, 2023
Nicole Persley

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

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
July 14, 2023
Chiquita Dinkins teaches a unit on photosynthesis to students at Northeast High School in Macon. Dinkins, who was head cheerleader at Northeast as a student in the 1980s, is one of 18 alumni teachers at the school.

6 things to know as Bibb students return to school

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
July 12, 2023
Streetlights, alcohol licenses, courthouse renovation, youth offenders draw debate

Streetlights, alcohol licenses, courthouse renovation, youth offenders draw debate

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
July 11, 2023
MWA's Director of Water Services Gary McCoy, right, explains to the board how the entry for "Best of the Best" tap water in North America got stuck in Canadian customs and missed the competition.

MWA ends up dry in contest, but still may have best tasting water

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
July 7, 2023
Ask Mayor Miller: More speed cameras, new housing, Macon in spotlight

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

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
July 5, 2023
Macon Water Authority executives review plans to correct flooding problems in south Bibb County near Nowell Estates.

MWA knows how to fix south Bibb flooding, but here’s why it still may take years

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
July 3, 2023
A supporter of Macon's Temple Beth Israel, center, is held back by law enforcement as the leader of a documented antisemitic hate group, left, attempts to disrupt a gathering at the temple on Saturday, June 24. The gathering was in response to the hate group's action at the temple the day before at the start of the Jewish Sabbath.

Hundreds gather in solidarity against antisemitic and anti-LGBTQ hate speech at Macon temple

Grant Blankenship GPB News
June 28, 2023
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