Growth gap in Middle Georgia

Joshua is the executive editor of The Macon Melody. He also serves on the leadership team of the newsroom’s parent organization, the Georgia Trust for Local News. Before relocating to the Peach State in 2025 from his native Mississippi, he helped launch the Roy Howard Community Journalism Center at The University of Southern Mississippi, taught college journalism and media literacy courses, and led the Mississippi Business Journal, The Pine Belt News and Signature Magazine. He has been a community journalist and editor for two decades. Joshua holds an M.B.A. and bachelor’s degree from William Carey University and a graduate certificate in economic development from Southern Miss. He lives in West Macon with his best bud and feline house manager Henry.

Evelyn Davidson is our features editor and previously served as a community reporter for The Melody. A Richmond, Virginia, native, Evelyn graduated from Christopher Newport University, where she spent two years as news editor and one as editor-in-chief of The Captain’s Log. She has also written for the Henrico Citizen and The Virginia Gazette. When she’s not editing or reporting, Evelyn enjoys nail art, historical fiction and Doctor Who.