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Mary Helene Hall

Mary Helene is a reporter from the Alabama Gulf Coast covering Middle Georgia. She graduated from Mercer University’s Reg Murphy Center for Collaborative Journalism in 2023, where she served as editor-in-chief of The Mercer Cluster. She was a member of the 2023-24 Poynter-Koch Journalism and Media Fellowship. You can find her previous work in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, AL.com, The Macon Telegraph and Georgia Public Broadcasting.

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Aircraft company Embraer plans long-term future in Macon
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July 12, 2024

The maintenance facility is located at the Middle Georgia Regional Airport and handles repairs for commercial, executive, defense, security and agricultural aircraft.

A plate of fries topped with chili, turkey, bacon, sour cream, cheese, and serrano peppers.
Downtown Macon restaurants gear up for annual ‘French Fry Fight’
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July 9, 2024

Here are this year's contestants in the third annual fries competition.

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From Macon to National Geographic, photographer Matt Odom perfects his craft
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July 3, 2024

The Macon-born photographer still remembers the email he received that changed the course of his career. 

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‘Cybersecurity attack’ continues to cause outages in Macon-Bibb network after over a month
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June 24, 2024

County commissioners approved a $132,400 contract with a cybersecurity company to monitor for suspicious activity

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