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The Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections headquarters inside the Macon Mall.

Bibb County elections supervisor plans to comply with new state rule on hand-counting ballots

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
October 3, 2024
Bibb County Schools Superintendent Dan Sims delivers a presentation to the community in June 2022.

Bibb Schools to dip into its reserve funds for tentatively approved 2024 budget

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
May 24, 2023
Burdell-Hunt Elementary School students in 2017. The school is one of 11 Bibb elementary schools to be under-enrolled according to state rules.

Future school closures, tax increase among options weighed by Bibb County school board

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
April 23, 2023
Bibb County School Board elected Juawn Jackson as its president for 2023. Jackson was elected to the board in 2020 and represents the county's west side.

Bibb Schools’ financial cushion threatened by governor’s proposed budget

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
January 20, 2023
The Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections will hold early voting at two locations Nov. 28-Dec. 2 for the runoffs for U.S. Senate and Macon Water Authority District 2.

Saturday voting for Macon-Bibb, but limited early polling sites

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
November 22, 2022
The Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections held a hybrid in-person and online meeting broadcast on YouTube.

Macon-Bibb wants 3 early-voting sites, preps for possible Saturday vote

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
November 18, 2022
The Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections will conduct a hand count audit of three precincts from the 2022 Georgia Secretary of State's primary race.

Political party reps spar over election staff comments as Bibb agrees to audit precincts

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
July 22, 2022
Katika Lovett was appointed Bibb Schools Chief of Staff by incoming Superintendent Dan Sims.

Bibb School Board approves new chief of staff, bans students use of cellphones in school

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
June 17, 2022
Superintendent Curtis Jones, left, secures a Victory in Progress pin to incoming Superintendent Dan Sims' coat at the May 10 meeting solidifying Sims as the district's next leader.

Records provide glimpse into the cloistered search for the next Bibb Schools superintendent

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
June 6, 2022
Gary Bechtel, left, and Desmond Brown advance to the June 21 runoff election for Macon Water Authority chairman.

Top executive leaving Macon Water Authority as chairman’s race goes to runoff

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
May 27, 2022
The Macon-Bibb County Commission voted against adding consideration of the Board of Elections supervisor candidate to Tuesday's committee agenda.

‘Just a mess,’ elections board member says as Macon-Bibb reopens search for supervisor

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
May 11, 2022
Dan Sims hugs his wife, Traci, after the Bibb County Board of Education voted 6-2 to appoint him to superintendent.

Dan Sims to ‘take the baton’ as next Bibb Schools Superintendent

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
May 10, 2022
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