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All aboard? GDOT asks residents to weigh in on restoring passenger train service to Macon

The Georgia Department of Transportation is surveying the public through Aug. 6 to gauge interest in Atlanta-to-Savannah rail service that could include a stop in Macon. 

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Are corporate investors responsible for one-third of all housing sales since 2020?

Learn the answer to this question in the fact brief in partnership with Gigafact.

Macon’s Boys and Girls Club closed for 90 days, families search for alternatives

The club had many after-school programs that are now on hold.

Downtown Macon breakfast staple Famous Mike’s closes

The restaurant known for its comfort food announced it was shutting its doors Monday.

The lasting legacy of former Macon mayor George Israel, who bridged political divides

Israel, Macon's second-ever Republican mayor, died last weekend. He was 78.

The Riff newsletter quiz, July 21-24

Test your knowledge of The Melody's daily newsletter with this news quiz.

Macon summer lunches reach hundreds of hungry students

The Bibb County School District provided 32,000 meals to students during summer school in June.

Red Cross asks for blood donations during emergency shortage

Last week, the American Red Cross declared an emergency blood shortage. In response, the Central Georgia Red Cross is asking for blood donations.  

Verizon outage still inconveniencing Forsyth Road businesses and motorists

Service continues to frustrate residents after a storm took out a Verizon cell tower off Charter Boulevard in late May near the Piedmont Macon North hospital. 

Bibb school board seeks private loan for expenses, brings back structured raises for staff

Financial staff at the Bibb County School District were authorized to procure a tax anticipation note, or a loan to cover expenses because of a cash flow mismatch at its July meeting.

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