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No audit, poor oversight cripple organization tasked with reducing poverty

The Community Enhancement Authority was given millions of tax dollars to fight poverty in Pleasant Hill. Eight years later, it's no longer managing the Little Richard House, two parks or the Booker T. Washington Center.

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I’m just a bill: The legislative process behind creating Georgia’s first national park

Here's what needs to happen in Congress to establish Georgia's first national park, headquartered in Macon.

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PHOTOS: Macon Juneteenth festival 2024

Macon has long celebrated Juneteenth, predating the federal holiday by decades. Here's how local folks honored it this year.

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