Slate Row feud reveals record-keeping problems at Macon planning and zoning
A dispute over the windows on a Slade Row house has shed light onto organizational problems at P&Z.
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A Peach State migration: How a Macon teen’s journey inspired an award-winning poem
Jaiden Geolingo, a rising senior at Howard High School, won this year's Georgia Poet Laureate's Prize for his work titled "Peach State Migration."
Bibb school board adopts budget with $14.9M gap, directs staff to study school closures
After three hours of discussion, the Bibb County Board of Education voted 6-2 in favor of a budget that cut step increases but did not include furloughs.
County seeks public comment on hazard mitigation plan
The Macon-Bibb County Emergency Management Agency is asking for public comment on the final draft of the county’s pre-disaster hazard mitigation plan.
The Riff News Quiz – Week of May 25-29
Test your knowledge of The Melody's newsletter with a five-question quiz on articles from this week.
Middle Georgia Regional Airport flying high with $50M in improvements
The number of commercial tickets sold by the airport has spiked from 890 in 2012 to more than 15,000 today, marking just one of several ways the airport in South Macon has grown.
Bibb school board presses district officials on $23M deficit ahead of budget vote
The Bibb County Board of Education discussed potential cuts ahead of its June 2 tentative budget adoption.
Macon planners drop window case against 95-year-old after finding their own approval from 2002
Macon planners dropped a case against a 95-year-old over her windows — after finding they had approved them in 2002.
Planners order 95-year-old to fix windows or face legal action
The majority of the Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning Commission recently decided a 95-year-old Macon woman can’t continue to skirt historic district guidelines.
Jobs boom, church sale headline busy week for local boards
The Middle Georgia Regional Commission got an update last week on a $100 million industrial expansion expected to bring hundreds of jobs to south Bibb County, while the Urban Development Authority voted to sell Macon’s oldest church building.
A Peach State migration: How a Macon teen’s journey inspired an award-winning poem
Jaiden Geolingo, a rising senior at Howard High School, won this year's Georgia Poet Laureate's Prize for his work titled "Peach State Migration."
Bibb school board adopts budget with $14.9M gap, directs staff to study school closures
After three hours of discussion, the Bibb County Board of Education voted 6-2 in favor of a budget that cut step increases but did not include furloughs.
County seeks public comment on hazard mitigation plan
The Macon-Bibb County Emergency Management Agency is asking for public comment on the final draft of the county’s pre-disaster hazard mitigation plan.
The Riff News Quiz – Week of May 25-29
Test your knowledge of The Melody's newsletter with a five-question quiz on articles from this week.
Middle Georgia Regional Airport flying high with $50M in improvements
The number of commercial tickets sold by the airport has spiked from 890 in 2012 to more than 15,000 today, marking just one of several ways the airport in South Macon has grown.
Bibb school board presses district officials on $23M deficit ahead of budget vote
The Bibb County Board of Education discussed potential cuts ahead of its June 2 tentative budget adoption.
Macon planners drop window case against 95-year-old after finding their own approval from 2002
Macon planners dropped a case against a 95-year-old over her windows — after finding they had approved them in 2002.
Planners order 95-year-old to fix windows or face legal action
The majority of the Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning Commission recently decided a 95-year-old Macon woman can’t continue to skirt historic district guidelines.
Jobs boom, church sale headline busy week for local boards
The Middle Georgia Regional Commission got an update last week on a $100 million industrial expansion expected to bring hundreds of jobs to south Bibb County, while the Urban Development Authority voted to sell Macon’s oldest church building.