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Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller answers the publics questions each month on Ask Mayor Miller.

Ask Mayor Miller: Tax cut, anti-gang efforts, expanding amphitheater, homeless services and mental health

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
May 12, 2023
$250K in repairs at new South Bibb rec center; Commission OKs freight study

$250K in repairs at new South Bibb rec center; Commission OKs freight study

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
January 18, 2023
The Mentors Project of Bibb Countys Executive Director June ONeal takes blankets to a family of 8 living in a south Macon motel room in late 2022. ONeal says her program needs new mentors to fulfill its core goals.

More mentors needed in Bibb County where ‘the streets call the children all the time’

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
January 10, 2023

Mayor Miller: Economic development key to Macon’s future and crime reduction

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
January 5, 2023

Mayor says violence prevention is working, I-16 homeless camp cleared, Macon Mall renovation progressing

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
November 1, 2022
Downtown Macon businesses saw an increased law enforcement presence last weekend as officers checked for security camera compliance in the wake of this months shooting that injured four people.

Increased law enforcement presence follows downtown shooting

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
October 28, 2022
Macon Violence Prevention making progress, but more work is needed, organizers say

Macon Violence Prevention making progress, but more work is needed, organizers say

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
October 19, 2022
Macon-Bibb County Executive Director of Community Affairs Henry Ficklin gives commissioners a report Feb. 8 on agencies tapped to receive more than $1.8 million in American Rescue Plan Funds to fight crime.

Macon-Bibb commission to get briefing on anti-violence measures

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
February 15, 2022
Kareemah Hanifa during her September 2021 testimony to a committee of Georgia legislators concerned with violence in the states prisons. Hanifa began serving a life sentence when she was a teenager.

Why the investigation into Georgia prisons matters

Debbie Blankenship, Center for Collaborative Journalism
November 19, 2021
Twilight in Downtown Macon signifies a pending shift in security needs for nightlife safety, business owners say.

Sheriff deputy shortage leaves downtown Macon vulnerable to crime, leaders say

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
July 30, 2021
U.S. Army Capt. Hunter Mentz tells Macon-Bibb Countys mayor and commissioners how his unit will help the county fight violent crime.

U.S. Army helping combat violence in Macon-Bibb communities

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
July 27, 2021
Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller answers your questions each month through the Center for Collaborative Journalism.

Mayor explains plans to combat violence, resolve trash issues and pension problems

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 25, 2021
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