County spends $1.1M to clear way for trailhead along Ocmulgee River
The county will soon own more acreage along the Ocmulgee River.
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State ethics commission ‘reviewing’ Macon industrial authority’s $50k donation promoting sales tax
Campaign finance disclosures show the authority contributed $50,000 to Go Big Macon, a ballot committee formed to promote the 2025 SPLOST.
‘Unequal application of the law’: Sheriff pauses issuing school zone speeding tickets
Bibb County Sheriff David Davis said he stopped issuing traffic tickets for violations captured on school zone cameras because of an apparent "unequal application of the law."
Macon voters overwhelmingly approve SPLOST
All told, only 6,250 people voted, representing 6% of the 120,000 registered voters in the county.
Free ice cream, Coca-Cola draws crowds to Third Street Park
Ice cream in Third Street park has been a mainstay at the Cherry Blossom Festival since it began in 1983.
Macon remembers Lafayette’s visit, 200 years later
A sort of reenactment of Lafayette's visit to Macon will mark the bicentennial anniversary of the occasion.
Macon industrial authority, construction companies promote SPLOST, financial disclosures show
Go Big Macon, an independent committee promoting the SPLOST, raised $75,000 from the Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority and construction companies.
Speed camera ban bill zooms through state house
The bill would reverse a 2018 law permitting local governments to use automated school zone speed cameras.
Macon Democrat Herring joins Republicans supporting bill that targets trans students
Macon's LGBTQ+ activists expressed disappointment and surprise at freshman Democrat Rep. Tangie Herring's support for an anti-trans bill.
Mercer to build new medical school along Ocmulgee River
Mercer University purchased the riverside land from the Macon-Bibb Urban Development Authority for half of its appraised value.