Who runs Macon’s biggest hospital? The answer is complicated
Here's how Macon's city-owned hospital became part of one of the largest nonprofit health care conglomerates in the country.
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CEA chairman: Board, created to fix problems in Macon’s poorest neighborhoods, needs restructuring
The Macon-Bibb County Community Enhancement Authority needs to be restructured, chair says.
Macon’s industrial authority recruits and keeps big businesses
The Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority has been working in the area for more than 60 years.
It formed to save downtown Macon. Now Urban Development Authority’s reach is much expanded
When the Macon Mall opened in 1975, the Macon-Bibb County Urban Development Authority was formed to save downtown. Now, a half century later, it is working to revitalize the mall.
The quiet authority shaping the future of Robins Air Force Base
The Central Georgia Joint Development Authority's mission is to protect Middle Georgia's largest employer.
The authorities that run Macon-Bibb: A primer
Get to know the authorities that make decisions on everything from water bills to housing across Macon-Bibb County.
MWA board pushes to reveal, recoup unpaid stormwater bills
Some businesses, governments and industries apparently owe untold amounts in outstanding stormwater fees. Some on the Macon Water Authority board push for details.
Macon Water Authority’s records roadblocks pile up
Almost every request for public records The Melody makes to the Macon Water Authority involves some sort of back-and-forth with the authority’s attorney regarding the letter of the law.
Howell to push for new police department; other commissioners question cost, need
Macon-Bibb County Commissioner Bill Howell is drafting an ordinance that would let voters decide whether to create a new Bibb County Police Department.
At west Bibb senior complex, tenants unite over baffling water bills
A trio of Macon women noticed 'astronomical' water bills and are trying to put a stop to it.
CEA chairman: Board, created to fix problems in Macon’s poorest neighborhoods, needs restructuring
The Macon-Bibb County Community Enhancement Authority needs to be restructured, chair says.
Macon’s industrial authority recruits and keeps big businesses
The Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority has been working in the area for more than 60 years.
It formed to save downtown Macon. Now Urban Development Authority’s reach is much expanded
When the Macon Mall opened in 1975, the Macon-Bibb County Urban Development Authority was formed to save downtown. Now, a half century later, it is working to revitalize the mall.
The quiet authority shaping the future of Robins Air Force Base
The Central Georgia Joint Development Authority's mission is to protect Middle Georgia's largest employer.
The authorities that run Macon-Bibb: A primer
Get to know the authorities that make decisions on everything from water bills to housing across Macon-Bibb County.
MWA board pushes to reveal, recoup unpaid stormwater bills
Some businesses, governments and industries apparently owe untold amounts in outstanding stormwater fees. Some on the Macon Water Authority board push for details.
Macon Water Authority’s records roadblocks pile up
Almost every request for public records The Melody makes to the Macon Water Authority involves some sort of back-and-forth with the authority’s attorney regarding the letter of the law.
Howell to push for new police department; other commissioners question cost, need
Macon-Bibb County Commissioner Bill Howell is drafting an ordinance that would let voters decide whether to create a new Bibb County Police Department.
At west Bibb senior complex, tenants unite over baffling water bills
A trio of Macon women noticed 'astronomical' water bills and are trying to put a stop to it.