Elaine Lucas, who ran unopposed for the Macon Water Authority Board, received almost 12,000 votes. She said running for the MWA Board just seemed like the next “logical” step in her career.
The Macon community witnessed the launch of several new attractions this year and made significant strides in industrial development as well. With high hopes for what’s to come in the new year, Macon’s economic development leaders expect the county's momentum to continue building up in 2025.
The Middle Georgia Community Food Bank feeds folks across 24 different counties through partnerships with 200 nonprofit organizations including food pantries, emergency shelters, soup kitchens, backpack programs, churches and group homes.
The former hotel — a 200,000-square-foot building at First and Walnut streets — has loomed over downtown for 50 years. The county commission authorized the purchase of the property in January and Target Contractors LLC will carry out the demolition.
For nearly $2.5 million, Macon-Bibb County has contracted with Target Contractors, LLC to implode a 16-story vacant hotel in downtown Macon on New Year's Day at 9 a.m.
County leaders, architects and developers sought feedback from the community on development plans for the East Bank project.
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, local organizations and businesses are gearing up to give back to the community. Here's a list of locations throughout Macon where folks can find a meal kits or a hot plate of food for the holiday season.
A Senate version of the legislation that would redesignate Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park as a full national park and create a federal preserve passed out of the Senate’s energy and natural resources committee Tuesday morning.
Heritage Elementary School and Shaome Cooperative have collaborated to launch a pilot program at the school aimed to educate students about food security and backyard gardens.
Senior editor at Penguin Random House, Ginny Smith Younce and Stratford Academy parents discussed the negative mental health effects of social media and the internet on Generation Z. Younce presented some of the solutions found in Jonathan Haidt's New York Times bestselling book, "The Anxious Generation."
