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The Tubman Museum: Inspiring visitors to see history through the eyes of African Americans

The Tubman Museum Executive Director Harold Young talks about the impact of Black American success stories and the power of resilience.

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Macon-Bibb first municipality in the state to offer free period products in county buildings

More than 200 free period product dispensers have been installed in county-owned women's bathrooms after the county commission unanimously passed an ordinance last December

A large group of people, including many children and adults, pose together inside a church. Most of the children are wearing matching black shirts with white designs. A screen behind them displays the word "THANK YOU" above a photograph of a large gathering outdoors. The setting features wooden walls and a stained-glass window.
Macon Violence Prevention announces third round of grants

The county dispersed $860,500 to 25 organizations, most of which run supervised youth activities.

An old, damaged grave site with broken headstones and scattered bricks. One gravestone lies flat on the ground, partially covered with dirt. The area is overgrown with grass and fallen leaves.
Woolfolk family burial plot in Rose Hill Cemetery vandalized

A burial plot in Macon’s Rose Hill Cemetery that contains the remains of nine people murdered more than 100 years ago was recently damaged by vandals.

A sunset over a lake with several boats creating ripples on the water. The sun is low in the sky, casting a golden reflection on the lake's surface. The sky has a mix of clouds, and the shoreline is lined with trees and a few houses. The scene is calm and serene.
COLUMN: The importance of knowing where you’re from

It intrigues me how where you’re from is hardly static. Highways, airplanes and the world wide web have shrunk distances, erased regional dialects and smoothed out many of our unique wrinkles. Folks remake themselves every day.

A photo shows a flooded city street, with two men in a boat and a third standing in the flood waters.
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.

A man and a woman stand outside in front of two mounds covered in grass.
Ocmulgee Mounds National Park to redefine how communities, Native Nations work together

Macon could soon become the center of Georgia's first national park. Ocmulgee Mounds National Park is a fundamentally new way that local, state and federal governments can work with Indigenous Nations to co-manage conserved land.

A drone photo of volunteers distributing food in a parking lot.
PHOTOS: Atrium Health Navicent holds community food distribution

Hundreds of automobiles lined up along Eisenhower Parkway as Atrium Health held a free food distribution event June 21.

Drone photo looking back at downtown Macon, Georgia from East of I-16 near Coliseum Drive.
Newly elected District 3 Commissioner looks forward to East Bank project, prioritizing economic development

East Macon representative wants to support local economy with several projects in the area taking off.

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