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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
County Health Ranking report: How healthy are Bibb County residents?

County Health Ranking report: How healthy are Bibb County residents?

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
May 16, 2022
Dozens of vans, trucks, cars and buses parked at Hawthorne and Third streets parked in a county-owned lot downtown have government-issued tags. The vehicles are not owned by the county or any agency of the county. They belong to a private nonprofit called the Macon-Bibb County Economic Opportunity Council Inc.

Public money, private business: oversight limited at Macon-Bibb Economic Opportunity Council

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
February 18, 2022
Pawn Shop owner Howard Reed urges Macon-Bibb Commissioners to vote against 90-day moratorium on licensing new shops.

Pawn Shop owners protest Macon-Bibb licensing moratorium

Macon-Bibb Commission also approves online government meetings due to COVID-19, but Mayor Miller opts for in-person
September 8, 2021
Furniture and other belongings sit at the curb after the Magistrate Court Sheriff’s office supervised a court ordered eviction on Del Park in late January 2019.

Evictions resume in Bibb County despite some federal protections

Joe Kovac, Telegraph staff writer
September 18, 2020
West Macon's Montpelier Ave. is one of the targeted areas for the September 12, 2020 Stop the Violence Rally and Community Resources Fair.

Fighting Crime and Poverty in West Macon

Nicole Bailey-Covin, Engagement Coordinator and Reporter
September 11, 2020

Children across Macon are food insecure. One organization is keeping them fed

Yasmeen Hill, CCJ Student Journalist
January 24, 2019
Macon Food Story, Chapter 1: What is the definition of poverty?

Macon Food Story, Chapter 1: What is the definition of poverty?

13WMAZ
September 7, 2018
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