$500,000 for 12 planters shows failure risk of community gardens
The failure rate for community gardens has the Macon-Bibb County Land Bank Authority updating its policy.
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Bibb leaders consider bringing casino to Macon
Next year, Georgia legislators expect to consider a plan for four casinos and two racetracks around the state
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Georgia Today: Is Coal Ash Poisoning Water In Juliette, Ga.? Residents Say Yes And They Want Answers
Steve Fennessy: This is Georgia Today; I'm Steve Fennessy. This week, we hear about a new documentary: It's called Saving Juliette, and it follows a growing grassroots effort in middle Georgia for clean drinking water. Safe drinking water is a topic that's 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 plants in the United States. And the film traces what happens when residents discover the well wa...
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Housing Demand Creates Macon-Bibb Construction Boom
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 between Tom Hill Sr. Blvd. and Riverside Drive. “That will be closer to my daughter,” said Hurs...
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Housing demand in Macon-Bibb County creates construction boom
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. — This story was published as part of a series on housing in Central Georgia by Mercer’s Center for Col...
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