A launch to remember, making history in Macon
We made a little history of our own launching The Macon Melody. It's built on an appreciation for the past.
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The flood that changed Macon, 30 years later
It's been 30 years since the Ocmulgee flooded its banks and shut down Macon's water supply for weeks. "To this day, I never take running water for granted," writes columnist Ed Grisamore.
COLUMN: High school players, coaches compete for more than just trophies
With only one championship to go around, high school athletes and coaches must play for something more.
COLUMN: It’s a great day, it’s a new day in Macon-Bibb County
The last several years are only the foundation for what comes next…all of which will be bigger than what’s come before.
‘Melody’ should be held to high standard
A newspaper should help make a community better, stronger — and healthier. It should promote dialogue among its residents, even if they disagree. Its stories should praise accomplishments and address challenges — and shortcomings — with possible solutions whenever it can.
A 20 year journey from ‘Life and Times’ to ‘The Melody’
Everyone in my newsroom has a story like this one. We’re all products of hard work and remarkable people who poured wisdom into us.
‘Music is love in search of a word’
Renowned Georgia columnist Ed Grisamore writes about returning to regular column writing and all the ways he's come full circle.
Nearly 50 years later, Macon reconnects with its moon tree
In 1971 on the Apollo 14 mission, hundreds of seeds were taken to space. Forty-eight years ago, one of the seedlings was planted in Macon. It's more than 80 feet tall today. Here's is the story of the Moon Tree.
I’ve spent my life in Macon: there’s plenty left to learn
Come forward, all ye sports fanatics, history nerds and Macon lifers. Send me your stories. Recount great moments. I want to hear them.
The flood that changed Macon, 30 years later
It's been 30 years since the Ocmulgee flooded its banks and shut down Macon's water supply for weeks. "To this day, I never take running water for granted," writes columnist Ed Grisamore.
COLUMN: High school players, coaches compete for more than just trophies
With only one championship to go around, high school athletes and coaches must play for something more.
COLUMN: It’s a great day, it’s a new day in Macon-Bibb County
The last several years are only the foundation for what comes next…all of which will be bigger than what’s come before.
‘Melody’ should be held to high standard
A newspaper should help make a community better, stronger — and healthier. It should promote dialogue among its residents, even if they disagree. Its stories should praise accomplishments and address challenges — and shortcomings — with possible solutions whenever it can.
A 20 year journey from ‘Life and Times’ to ‘The Melody’
Everyone in my newsroom has a story like this one. We’re all products of hard work and remarkable people who poured wisdom into us.
‘Music is love in search of a word’
Renowned Georgia columnist Ed Grisamore writes about returning to regular column writing and all the ways he's come full circle.
Nearly 50 years later, Macon reconnects with its moon tree
In 1971 on the Apollo 14 mission, hundreds of seeds were taken to space. Forty-eight years ago, one of the seedlings was planted in Macon. It's more than 80 feet tall today. Here's is the story of the Moon Tree.
I’ve spent my life in Macon: there’s plenty left to learn
Come forward, all ye sports fanatics, history nerds and Macon lifers. Send me your stories. Recount great moments. I want to hear them.