16+ hour, 7+ min ago  (951+ words) Giganti On Main is run by an all-American Georgia family with a genuine appreciation for Italian cooking, hospitality and tradition Sometimes a restaurant's name tells you everything you need to know. Other times, it takes a few minutes. When I…...

21+ hour, 7+ min ago  (80+ words) Macon's most-missed restaurants, copper thieves in Macon, local leaders push to curb infant co-sleeping deaths P&Z feud reveals planning holes, school board OKs tentative budget, HIV treatment has evolved School board presses district over budget deficit, singles mingle in…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (707+ words) In their latest meeting, commissioners officially approved the proposed budget. The Macon-Bibb County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved Mayor Lester Miller's proposed 2027 budget at its regular meeting Tuesday. The $221 million budget for the new fiscal year beginning July 1 assumes no…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (533+ words) On a ballot with some key statewide runoffs, Talley won the Macon Water Authority seat by about 300 votes. In Tuesday's runoff election that featured some key statewide primary races, Marshall Talley defeated Ron Lemon for the District 2 seat on the…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (401+ words) Macon leader De Marcus Beckham voices his thoughts on local redistricting news. There is a kind of work in this country that most people never see. It is the work of tending to a democracy that is always more fragile…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (310+ words) Donald Trump Jr. praised Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson in a Monday social media post but did not endorse him. The president's son lauded Jackson's record as a businessman, saying he "saved" the country from falling behind China in…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (792+ words) Macon celebrates Juneteenth with van tours and other events commemorating this occasion which officially became a holiday 5 years ago. On almost any given afternoon, if you head to the intersection of Poplar and Second streets in downtown Macon, you can…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (503+ words) Bumble bees are fuzzy gardeners who possess two superpowers making them uniquely valuable for farms and gardens. Yes, the Western honey bee is Georgia's state insect. Yes, thousands of managed honey bee colonies are hauled in by the truck load…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (824+ words) The Georgia General Assembly meets this week to consider redrawing district lines and Bibb County's delegation is concerned changes will disenfranchise Black voters. Members of Bibb County's mostly Democratic state legislative delegation are blasting Gov. Brian Kemp's call to redraw…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (341+ words) Learn the answer to this question in the fact brief in partnership with Gigafact. Public utilities can acquire land if it drives private "economic development," according to the U. S. Supreme Court's Kelo vs. City of New London ruling from 2005. Georgia Power…...