The proposed 2025 SPLOST, which stands for Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, would continue the 2018 SPLOST penny sales tax, which was approved by 60% of voters in 2016 and helped the county pay for new fire stations, sheriff’s patrol cars, debt retirement, new parks and road repairs among other projects.
Macon NAACP Director Gwenette Westbrooks urged the board to set a designated time for public speaking.
After a nearly five hours long meeting and a slurry of public comments, the board unanimously approved the condemnation in Nowell Estates.
Macon-Bibb County has made millions off of school zone cameras. A state representative for Macon wants to ban the unpopular cameras.
Mayor Lester Miller, an attorney and former school board president, started his second and final four-year term Jan. 1.
Ellen Washington Bellamy was hell-bent on gifting the Washington Memorial Library to Macon before her death a century ago.
The Macon Melody built a searchable database of campaign finances for the DA, sheriff and mayor going back to 2020.
Search The Melody's database for Macon-Bibb County employee salaries.
The farm bill earmarks money that creates a safety net for farmers, who have grappled with soaring costs of production for more than two years. It also funds Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), forestry, extension services, trade and more.
Adam Arthur Rosenthal, 39, was charged Wednesday in connection with the murder of Albert Knight Jr. in downtown Macon back on May 24.
