‘Talk time is over’: Several dozen attend Macon Violence Prevention forum Several dozen people showed up to a forum Thursday night to discuss ways to prevent violence from happening. July 15, 2021 Mayor Lester Miller addresses the crowd at a Macon Violence Prevention forum Thursday night. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Several dozen people showed up to a forum Thursday night to discuss ways to prevent violence from happening. The forum, which took place in Macon-Bibb’s District 9 as part of a series of events under Mayor Lester Miller’s Macon Violence Prevention (MVP) initiative, was held at the Macon Mall. Miller, District 9 Commissioner Al Tillman, District 8 Commissioner Virgil Watkins and Bibb County Sheriff David Davis were among those in attendance.