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Cirrus Academy Superintendent Gail Fowler tells the State Charter Schools Commission, “we stand to pledge that we’re going to continue this work of what success is as we continue to grow and provide an opportunity – a choice – for students in Macon-Bibb County.”

Macon’s Cirrus Academy survives state charter board vote following year of turmoil

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
March 4, 2024
United Way of Central Georgias United to End Homelessness initiative director Jake Hall gives census volunteer Heather Sims a hand as she wends her way through a new to the census takers homeless encampment in Macon.

Middle Georgia homeless coalitions seek partners for new federal program

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
February 27, 2024
United Way of Central Georgias United to End Homelessness initiative director Jake Hall gives census volunteer Heather Sims a hand as she wends her way through a new to the census takers homeless encampment in Macon.

How many homeless people live in Bibb County? A new rough estimate is in.

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
February 9, 2024
Weston Stroud started working as Macon-Bibb Countys transportation safety manager on Jan. 3, 2024.

‘I want to see Macon do better,’ county’s new traffic safety manager says

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
January 22, 2024
A Bibb County sheriff deputys car with blue lights activated near a pedestrian crosswalk on Jeffersonville Road in Macon.

Man hit by car dies weeks after crash, coroner says

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
January 8, 2024

Central High School Holiday 2023: Behind the Show

Megan Jackson, Center for Collaborative Journalism
January 6, 2024
Cherry Street Plaza does not have parking meters but motorists are expected to pay for parking with the ParkMobile app or by scanning the QR code.

2024 Preview – Part 4: More parking downtown, looming bus fare hike, Bicentennial finale, rising sewer rates

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow and Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
January 3, 2024
The future High Note Fixed Base Operation at Middle Georgia Regional Airport will be the only FBO in the world shaped like a guitar, visible from the air, Mayor Lester Miller said.

2024 Preview – Part 3: Guitar-shaped airport, new plan to attract business, pedestrian safety challenges and the fate of state charter schools

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow and Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
January 2, 2024

McEachern Art Center launches Winter Market

Amélie Horace, Center for Collaborative Journalism
December 20, 2023

The Face Behind Macon’s Number One Nightclub

Carly Lenhardt, Center for Collaborative Journalism
December 14, 2023
A small fire re-ignited with hand sanitizer as an accelerate warms Conta Prices feet on a 28 degree morning in Macon in late November. Price said depending on who you talk to on the street, you will hear maybe Macons Salvation Army shelter is open to single adults, or maybe it isnt.

As winter sets in, Macon-Bibb County struggles to shelter homeless people

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
December 13, 2023
More then 200 people showed up to bid on 11 Macon-Bibb County properties up for auction in late March in the Land Bank Authoritys tax sale.

The Macon-Bibb County Land Bank Authority Receives a Superior Rating for Public Access

Megan Jackson and Emily Benelli
December 8, 2023
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