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Through his company, District 2’s Desmond Brown billed the authority for more than $46K for a client’s flood damage

A Bibb County Superior Court judge has reversed rezoning in the Vineville neighborhood that came with a proposal to turn the old Bennett Estate into a social club.

Jeanetta Watson, who became the county’s first Black elections supervisor after Elaine Carr retired in 2012, resigned last week.

On this special episode of Georgia Today, we're revisiting one of our favorite episodes of 2021. This is the story of a grassroots fight in Middle Georgia for clean drinking water. GPB reporter Grant Blankenship and photojournalist Evey Wilson, an assistant professor at the Mercer University's Center for Collaborative Journalism, followed the effort for the recent documentary Saving Juliette.

The proposed $680M Brightmark plastics renewal plant in south Bibb County and the $40M Macon Mall renovation and amphitheater are seeking more than $500M in bonds.

The failure rate for community gardens has the Macon-Bibb County Land Bank Authority updating its policy.

Next year, Georgia legislators expect to consider a plan for four casinos and two racetracks around the state

Steve Fennessy: This is Georgia Today; Im Steve Fennessy. This week, we hear about a new documentary: Its called Saving Juliette, and it follows a growing grassroots effort in middle Georgia for clean drinking water. Safe drinking water is a topic thats grabbed headlines in recent years — think Flint, Mich., and Newark, N.J. Well, this story takes place in Juliette, a small rural community north of Macon. Juliette is home to Georgia Power Plant Scherer, one of the largest coal-fired power ...

Primary Content Caption Piedmont Construction’s Randall Posey checks progress on clearing land at 3568 Northside Drive for a new senior citizen affordable housing complex. Credit: Liz Fabian/CCJ Since last summer, Gwendolyn Hurst has been anxious to learn more about new senior citizen housing planned for north Macon. The 69-year-old wants to file an application as soon as she can. She hopes to secure one of the 72 units that will be built on nearly three acres on Northside Drive...

Housing demand creates Macon-Bibb construction boom Construction companies are trying meet the demand for housing in Macon-Bibb County as people are aging, looking to settle down, or seeking more affordable housing Credit: Liz Fabian Piedmont Construction’s Randall Posey checks progress on clearing land at 3568 Northside Drive for a new senior citizen affordable housing complex. Author: Liz Fabian (13WMAZ) Updated: 3:59 PM EDT April 19, 2021 MACON, Ga. — Thi...