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Walking tour helps spread Macon's music legacy
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12/27/2011
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Studying music at the University of Southern California, Katie Skene knows a thing or two about the history of popular music. She’s also performed songs from the likes of Otis Redding and the Allman Brothers Band as a singer and guitar player. But Skene, along with her family and 35 other people, got to hear some of the stories behind the stories of Macon’s music heritage, and not just those of the big names like Redding and the Allmans, either, as part of Rock Candy Tours. The tour, operated by the married duo of Jessica Walden and Jamie Weatherford, has been running as a private business since the spring, and Monday’s post-Christmas tour represented the largest gathering yet. www.macon.com December 27, 2011 By: Phillip Ramitti
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Composting in the Corridor
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11/10/2011
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Date/Time: Monday, Nov. 14, at 6:30pm Place: Willet Science Building Lecture Hall, Mercer University This composting workshop will cover composting basics, what materials can be composted, types of composters and how to use compost. You can attend the workshop for free just to learn or pay $25 for the class and receive composting essentials - wire compost bin for leaves and grass, two small compost containers for kitchen waste and a compost turning tool. For more information, email cutway_hb@mercer.edu
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College Hill Alliance touts success
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10/26/2011
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Not only has the College Hill Corridor Commission and College Hill Alliance met most of their goals, they’ve exceeded many of them as well. The College Hill Corridor Commission was formed as a partnership between Mercer and the city in 2007, developing a master plan to develop the corridor between the university and downtown. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation awarded $2 million in 2009 to create the College Hill Alliance to attract new businesses and residents to the area and help develop programming and projects for the neighborhood. The foundation also awarded $3 million to create the Knight Neighborhood Challenge, for which residents and groups can submit ideas to get funding to implement them. Kathyrn Dennis, president of the Community Foundation of Central Georgia, told the audience that her agency has awarded 68 Knight grants for more than $1 million. Sarah Gerwig-Moore, co-chairwoman for the commission, said what has been accomplished in those four years has exceeded her wildest expectations . . . more www.macon.com October 26, 2011 By: Phillip Ramati
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Help still needed of spay day Saturday
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10/20/2011
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It’s too late to ensure a spot for your pets for low-cost spaying and neutering this Saturday, but it’s not too late for pet owners and animal lovers to help the cause. Animal rescue group Central Georgia CARES is sponsoring its fifth “spay day” from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Macon-Bibb County Fire Station 108, at 7100 Peake Road, behind the Kohl’s department store off Zebulon Road. Appointments with veterinarian Lori Giles had to be made in advance, and all her time is booked up, said Patti Jones, chairwoman of CARES. “We have 70 scheduled,” Jones said. “They go really, really fast.” . . . more www.macon.com October 20, 2011 By: Jim Gaines
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SPLOST money could revamp Macon animal care
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10/17/2011
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One of the best ways to find the Macon-Bibb County animal shelter may be to follow a garbage truck. The shelter, with a 100-animal capacity, is at 1010 11th St., just past the truck scales at the entrance to the city landfill. “A lot of people say ‘Hey, I can barely find you,’” said Macon police Sgt. Robert Carr, the shelter’s interim director. When he and office clerk Wanda Hawks give directions, they’re blunt: “Last place before the dump.” The 32-year-old building fits its location: cramped rooms, bare concrete floors, cobwebs hanging from rusty ceiling struts, and a pervasive animal smell that no amount of cleaning can scrub away. “We’ve got to get a new facility,” Carr said. “We have done such a massive effort to keep this place clean.” A new animal shelter for Macon and Bibb County is one of the projects that would be paid for with a special purpose local option sales tax that voters will consider Nov. 8. Officials have said $3 million of the $190 million tax would be dedicated to a new, updated shelter . . . more www.macon.com October 17, 2011 By: Jim Gaines
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Macon joins Main Street program
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9/23/2011
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In the 30 years Main Street programs have been active in Georgia cities, state officials said those carrying that designation have seen $2.8 million reinvested and have netted 52,000 jobs and 11,000 new businesses. Thursday, Macon officially joined the program with hopes of seeing similar returns . . .more www.macon.com September. 23, 2011 By: Phillip Ramati
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Macon native helped by Redding Foundation
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9/11/2011
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Roderick L. Cox of Macon was given his first musical instrument, a French horn, through what would become The Big “O” Youth Educational Dream Foundation. “It was basically the start of my formal education in music,” said Cox, who graduated in June with a master’s degree in music with a concentration in conducting from Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music . . . more www.macon.com September 11, 2011 By: Becky Purser
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College Street improvements near Tattnall park get $1M grant
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9/9/2011
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Nearly a year ago, the College Hill Alliance asked for $1 million to improve part of College Street near Tattnall Square Park in Macon. At the time, alliance Executive Director Pat Madison cautioned that the group probably wouldn’t get the full amount, which is the most that can be requested through the state’s Transportation Enhancement Grant program. But it did. A resolution to accept all $1 million is working its way through Macon City Council . . . more www.macon.com Sepetmber 9, 2011 By: Jim Gaines
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KITE Alliance works to help business
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9/5/2011
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John Valdes spent about a year trying to make a connection to Mercer University’s engineering school, sending letters about his solar energy business to various professors with limited success. Then, he met a Mercer student who put him on to a new partnership between the college and the College Hill Alliance called the KITE Alliance -- Knowledge Innovation Technology Entrepreneurship. It’s a strategic plan designed to find fledgling companies and act as an enabler for them by offering Mercer’s resources to companies that need them . . .more www.macon.com September 05, 2011 By: Phillip Ramati
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Lofts at Mercer hold grand opening
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8/23/2011
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The grand opening for the Lofts at Mercer Village in Macon will officially open Wednesday at 6:30 p.m and will take place in the lobby of the building at 1602 Montpelier Ave. The building offers 30 units for students, which includes 117 bedrooms. The event also includes ribbon cuttings for three retailers in the building . . . more www.macon.com August 23, 2011 By: Linda S. Morris
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Macon NOW's second phase gets started
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8/23/2011
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Officials on Tuesday will open the second phase of Macon NOW, a $2.5 million economic development campaign expected to create 4,000 new jobs during the next five years .The The MEDC and the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce say the second phase will focus on four major strategies . . . more www.macon.com August 23, 2011 By: Rodney Manley
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Macon State College's Allbritten host first convocation
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8/9/2011
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During his first fall convocation as Macon State College’s sixth president, Jeffery Allbritten admitted to the faculty that after 21 days, his knowledge of the college “could fill a thimble.” But that doesn’t mean that Allbritten has been idle since coming to Macon from Edison State College’s Collier County Campus earlier this year . . . more www.macon.com August 9, 2011 By: Phillip Ramati
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Knight Neighborhood Challenge announces new grant winners
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7/22/2011
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The Knight Neighborhood Challenge announced 13 new grant winners Thursday for projects designed to improve neighborhoods within the College Hill section of Macon. Nearly $250,000 was awarded in the fourth round of grants, each of which must adhere to some aspect of the College Hill Corridor’s master plan . . . more www.macon.com July 22, 2011 By: Phillip Ramati
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Rezoning approved for phase two of Mercer lofts
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7/12/2011
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A rezoning application was approved Monday for a planned second phase of the Lofts at Mercer Village -- a mixed-use project including student housing, retail spaces, faculty offices and classroom space. The 2.15 acres at 1658-1690 Coleman Ave., 1338-1370 Johnson Ave. and 1675-1653 Montpelier Ave. was rezoned from historic, commercial and multi-family residential districts to a planned development district by the Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission . . . more www.macon.com July 12, 2011 By: Linda S. Morris
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Mercer Lofts seeks rezoning for phase 2
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7/10/2011
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A rezoning request would clear the way for the second phase of The Lofts at Mercer Village -- a four-story, 40,000-square-foot new building with apartments for students on the top three floors and retail, classroom and faculty office space on the bottom. Mercer Lofts LLC will seek approval Monday from the Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission to rezone 2.15 acres in Huguenin Heights across from Phase 1 of The Lofts, which opened this year . . . more www.macon.com July 10, 2011 By: Linda S. Morris and Rodney Manley
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College Hill project hailed as 'tremendous success'
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7/3/2011
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What some are calling Macon’s most successful project in recent years began as an idea in a Mercer University classroom. Four students -- Alex Morrison, Matt Wetherington, Kimberly Humphries and Veronica McClendon -- were taking an undergraduate class called “The Fate of the City” and attempted to come up with solutions to create jobs and a sense of place for Macon. Those were the humble beginnings of what is now the College Hill Alliance . . . more www.macon.com July 3, 2011 By: Phillip Ramati
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Youth work on Macon homes, feed homeless for mission project
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6/27/2011
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More than 200 people, mostly youth from area churches and from other states, are expected to converge on Macon this week to work on 17 housing rehabilitation projects. Seven churches of the Macon Baptist Association and five out-of-state churches partnered with Mission Serve, an organization based in Cumming that pairs churches with mission projects in the U.S. and overseas. Mission Serve partnered the Macon Baptist Association churches and out-of-state churches with Rebuilding Macon on the local project dubbed SPLASH Macon. SPLASH stands for Show People Love and Share Him . . . more www.macon.com June 27, 2011 By: Beck Purser
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Grant to allow more government access in Macon
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6/24/2011
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This year, the winners were Philadelphia again, Detroit and Macon. Macon’s government will be on the cutting edge of interactive technology thanks to a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Mayor Robert Reichert announced Thursday. Macon has been chosen as one of only three cities to participate in the Code for America program this year. Three people with expertise in software development will be hired to work with city staff and analyze local needs, then develop online applications to make city government more accessible and interactive for residents . . . more www.macon.com June 24, 2011 By: Jim Gaines
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NewTown, Capricorn studios and Cox Capitol Theatre join forces
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6/23/2011
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NewTown Macon, Capricorn Recording Studios and Cox Capitol Theatre officially announced during a news conferences Wednesday their partnership aiming to bring big music acts to Macon. “The partnership is about making progress with Capricorn Recording Studios,” said David Thompson, vice chairman of NewTown’s board of directors. NewTown bought the old Capricorn Recording Studios on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard earlier this year with funds from the Peyton Anderson Foundation to renovate the historic building . . . more www.macon.com June 25, 2011 By: Manu Bhandari
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Museum going strong 55 years later
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6/19/2011
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In 1954, Macon educator Celia Moore attended a seminar in Nashville, Tenn., and visited a youth museum there. When she returned home, she decided that Macon should have a similar facility. After much cajoling throughout the community, Moore and Ann Felton were able to get enough support to set up a one-room Macon Youth Museum on College Street in 1956. Fifty-five years later, what is now the Museum of Arts and Sciences has a much broader appeal and agenda, offering cultural exhibits in areas as wide ranging as fine arts, astronomy, earth sciences and the animal kingdom, said Suzanne Harper, the museum’s executive director . . . more www.macon.com June 19, 2011 By: Phillip Ramati
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AC Pup’s wish for this Father’s Day
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6/18/2011
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I plan to spend Father’s Day with my wonderful dad, Van VanDeWalker. He’s the greatest dad a dog could ever want. He and my mom, Tracie, literally saved my life when I was a tiny baby abandoned on the coldest night in 2009. There are so many neat things about my dad that shows how much he cares about animals. He takes me to schools, day cares and a zillion community events so we can get the message out about being kind to animals. He’s a surrogate dad to all my Pound Pals at Macon Animal Control, where he works really hard to provide comfort to all the animals who find themselves at 1010 11th St. He watches after my Pound Pals who may be really frightened or maybe not feel well. He takes a lot of time to console those who need reassurance. He always goes the extra mile for any animal and will go to great lengths for an alligator. My dad is crazy about alligators . . . more www.macon.com June 18, 2011 By: AC Pup
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Gaudets retiring baseball camp after 25 years
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6/2/2011
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Jim Gaudet has always loved baseball. As the second of four sons born to high school coaches in New Orleans, playing sports was a given. Earning a living as a professional athlete was a dream. The Atlanta Braves came calling for Gaudet when the catcher was a third-round draft pick out of high school, but he opted for a baseball scholarship to Tulane University instead. After his junior year in college, he signed with the Kansas City Royals. His professional baseball career was under way. He played for the Royals organization for five years, including two seasons in the major leagues. “It was the life I dreamed about since I was 2,” he said of his career, which included a stint with the Toronto Blue Jays. “It was just enough for a taste, but I got to play Yankee Stadium.” . For the past 25 years, the Gaudets have been sponsoring an annual baseball camp for boys and girls ages 6 to 12. Friday will mark the end of the family tradition that began the summer after Gaudet opened his chiropractic center in Macon . . . more www.macon.com June 2, 2011 By: Liz Fabin
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Technology upgrades and renovations unveiled at Washington Memorial
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5/13/2011
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The new computers dedicated Thursday at Wasshington Memorial Library were made possible by Bibb County’s government putting about $470,000 into the project while the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation put $500,000 into it. Guests can sit at new tables with their own power outlets, using their own computer or a laptop they check out from librarians. Another room has 40 desktop computers, where computer classes for community members will begin next month . . . more www.macon.com May 13, 2011 By: Mike Stucka
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Residents of College Hill Corridor give input on changes
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5/6/2011
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About 40 neighborhood residents attended a Thursday evening information session about updating the land use, zoning and design guidelines in the College Hill Corridor . . . more www.macon.com May 6, 2011 By: Phillip Ramati
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Crowd gathers for biannual Rose Hill tour
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5/2/2011
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About 50 people, ranging in age from teenagers to older people walking with the aid of canes, meandered through the gravestones of the historic Rose Hill Cemetery following guide Jim Barfield. For about an hour and a half, Barfield led the crowd past ornate monuments while telling stories about the people laid to rest on the cemetery’s terraces overlooking the Ocmulgee River . . . more www.macon.com May 2, 2011 By: Amy Leigh Womack
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Pan-African festival grows through unity
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4/24/2011
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“We can all embrace music, dance, the arts, and we can definitely embrace food,” said Anita Ponder, director of education and outreach for the Tubman African American Museum and the coordinator of the event. “Under the principles of love, peace, unity and hope, the festival . . . more www.macon.com April 24, 2011 By: Caryn Grant
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Earth Event Branches Out
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4/22/2011
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Macon is returning to its roots and branching out for this year’s Earth Day celebrations. Thirteen organizations are joining forces for a two-day focus on conservation and preservation of natural resources. The festivities officially kick off at 1 p.m. Friday at the Ocmulgee National Monument with a tree giveaway and free tours of that local piece of earth that looks almost like it did to Macon’s earliest dwellers dating back thousands of years. The coalitions will host a gathering of local leaders who endorse the mission of Earth Day . . . more www.macon.com April 22, 2011 By: Liz Fabian
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Domestic violence funds draw questions
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4/4/2011
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Georgia is set to eliminate all state money for domestic violence programs, replacing it with federal funds that some advocates say will limit the services shelters for battered women can provide . . . more www.macon.com April 4, 2011 By: Shannon McCaffrey
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Music hall bids rejects - but Macon may keep museum for a year
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4/1/2011
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The Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority voted 6-2 on Thursday morning to reject all four proposals from cities seeking to take over the museum’s operation. Minutes after rejecting all the bids, the authority voted 8-0 to accept a plan that would allow for the contingency of closing the museum but at the same time give Macon a chance to pay for the museum’s operations for another year . . . more www.macon.com April 1, 2011 By: Phillip Ramati
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Music Hall Stays in Macon -- For a Year
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3/31/2011
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The Georgia Music Hall of Fame will stay in Macon for at least one more year. The Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority this morning voted to reject all four proposals from cities hoping to permanently host the hall . . . more www.13wmaz.com March 31, 2011 Breaking News
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College Hill plan aims to draw tech jobs
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3/24/2011
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The leader of the College Hill Alliance outlined Wednesday what could be the group’s most ambitious initiative yet. Pat Madison has created a plan designed to work in tandem with Mercer University -- specifically the engineering and medical schools. . . more www.macon.com March 24, 2011 By: Phillip Ramati
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Facade Squad co-founder wins award for beautifying downtown Macon
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3/18/2011
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How many times does the sight of a dilapidated building evoke the response, “I wish someone would fix that up”? Shae Hinson is that “someone.” “We didn’t knock on the door. We just did it,” Hinson said. “Cleaned it up and moved on.” Although Hinson recently stepped down as director because he’s moving out of state, he plans to remain active and come back to support the work in his hometown. . . more www.macon.com Thursday, Mar. 17, 2011 By: Liz Fabian
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CFCG wants your Input!
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2/15/2011
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Boys & Girls Club earns national recognition
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2/9/2011
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Each day more than 700 youths flock to Boys & Girls Club locations throughout the area. It is that presence in the community that has helped the organization win recent national recognition for its dependability. The Boys & Girls Club of Central Georgia was one of just seven Boys & Girls Clubs across the country to be named a Maytag Dependable Club . . . more www.macon.com February 5, 2011 By: Caryn Grant
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Boys & Girls Club earns national recognition
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2/5/2011
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Each day more than 700 youths flock to Boys & Girls Club locations throughout the area. It is that presence in the community that has helped the organization win recent national recognition for its dependability. The Boys & Girls Club of Central Georgia was one of just seven Boys & Girls Clubs across the country to be named a Maytag Dependable Club . . . more www.macon.com February 5, 2011 By: Caryn Grant
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Latest Knight grants awarded; College Hill group gets $75K
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2/2/2011
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The Community Foundation of Central Georgia announced Tuesday it has awarded $172,075 to be divided among 12 projects in the latest round of Knight Neighborhood Challenge Grants.The grants are awarded to people with ideas to improve life in the College Hill Corridor area of Macon as part of the corridor’s master plan . . . more www.macon.com February 02, 2011 By: Phillip Ramati
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Bibb's new Work Ready certification might draw business
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12/10/2010
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Gov. Sonny Perdue announced Thursday that Bibb County had become Work Ready certified, which may better help the region compete for new employers. Debra Lyons, executive director of the Governor’s Office of Workforce Development, said Bibb County may be the largest county in the state to get the certification, and Georgia has been the national leader. That gives Bibb County unusual prominence as the state begins international advertising campaigns to attract employers, she said. “This is a really significant accomplishment given the size of the community,” Lyons said. The countywide certification can attract industry by . . . more
December 10, 2010 www.macon.com By: Mike Stucka
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Garden clubs continue Neel House holiday tradition
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12/2/2010
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Every year since 1957, the Federated Garden Clubs has opened the historic Neel House to the public in grand style. “The Federated Garden Clubs bought the Neel House in 1957,” Groce said. “We bought it from the Neel children" . . . more www.macon.com December 2, 2010 By: Rachel Sullivan
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Rescued animals forever thankful
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11/20/2010
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AC Pup is most thankful for his parents, Van and Tracie VanDeWalker, who are the best parents anybody could have. They always make me feel safe, loved and very, very special. And they never complain about having to take me to the 10 million appearances I go to so I can promote animals or to schools to teach kids. If you ever have the chance to meet my parents, you’ll see why I feel so blessed . . . more www.macon.com November 20, 2010 By: AC Pup
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Shelter volunteers excited about new facility
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11/20/2010
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Macon animal shelter has found a new home, nearly two months after state officials ordered that its former facility close . . . more www.macon.com November 20, 2010 By: Caryn Grant
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Beall's Hill partnership recognized - National Level
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11/15/2010
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Since Michael Bridge works as a radio operator at Robins Air Force Base, it might have seemed more convenient for him to keep his house in Warner Robins. But Bridge wanted more things to do in his spare time, so he went house hunting last spring in Macon. When his real estate agent showed him a rehabilitated home on Maple Street in the city’s historic Beall’s Hill neighborhood, the two-bedroom, one-and-a-half bath house had everything Bridge wanted . . . more www.macon.com November 15, 2010 By: Phillip Ramati
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Hometown Homeless
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11/14/2010
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You may think you know Macon’s homeless — the transient, the mentally ill, the drug addicted. But you’d be wrong . . . more www.macon.com November 14, 2010 By: Jim Gaines
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$77K to flow into Macon arts scene
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10/20/2010
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The Macon Film Festival, Cox Capitol Theatre, the Tubman African American Museum and a few other local cultural organizations and venues stand to gain from portions of a just-announced $77,000 Knight Foundation national arts grant. . . more www.macon.com October 20, 2010 By: Joe E. Kovac, Jr.
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Bibb pushing Work Ready to spur development
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8/22/2010
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Bibb County is nearly ready to become Georgia’s largest state-certified Work Ready County, a designation that would bring big economic development benefits. Work Ready uses tests . . . more www.macon.com August 22, 2010 By: Mike Stucka
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Macon reviving effort to join downtown revitalization group
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8/22/2010
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With its emphasis on revitalizing historic downtowns, the Main Street program would seem a good match for Macon. It’s really built around your classic downtown historic districts and taking full advantage of that historic building stock and that heritage. . . more www.macon.com August 22, 2010 By: Rodney Manley
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Latest group of Knight projects awarded grants
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7/28/2010
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The Knight Foundation and The Community Foundation of Central Georgia announced Tuesday it will spend $203,900 to fund 19 projects designed to enhance life in the College Hill Corridor area . . . more www.macon.com July 28, 2010 By: Phillip Ramati
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Music Hall of Fame to reopen on Sundays and Mondays
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7/27/2010
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Starting Sunday, the Georgia Music Hall of Fame will reopen its doors to a seven-days-a-week schedule. . . more www.macon.com July 27, 2010 By: Phillip Ramati
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Macon's riverwalk to get six more miles
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6/24/2010
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Joggers and walkers in Macon will have more space to stretch their legs by the end of summer; Ocmulgee Heritage Trail representatives announced construction will begin soon on two new extensions that will add six miles to the river trail, commonly known as Macon’s riverwalk . . . more www.macon.com June 24, 2010 By: Tiffany Stevens
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Red Cross hires Macon-Bibb EMA operations chief
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6/16/2010
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The Central Georgia chapter of the American Red Cross has tapped the current operations officer of the Macon-Bibb County Emergency Management Agency to lead its emergency services. LaTravius Smith, who served as acting EMA director following the retirement of Johnny Wingers, will soon oversee disaster and armed services operations for Red Cross in Macon, Warner Robins, Dublin and 22 surrounding counties . . . more www.macon.com June 16, 2010 By: Liz Fabian
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Knight Foundation pledges more cash for Macon projects
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6/8/2010
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Knight Foundation has pledged an additional $2.5 million to Macon to be doled out over the next seven years to foster projects proposed by nonprofit agencies in Middle Georgia to help Macon residents become more engaged . . . more www.macon.com June 8, 2010 By: Phillip Ramati
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New Markers Show Way for Macon Cyclist
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5/27/2010
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Bicycle lanes were always planned as a prominent feature of the College Hill Corridor’s master plan . . . more www.macon.com May. 27, 2010 By: Phillip Ramati
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Midstate key to rail system
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5/26/2010
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If Georgia is going to continue to develop economically, it’s going to need a better developed rail system. And a key part of that system will have to come through the midstate, to connect the seaport of Savannah with Atlanta, home to the world’s busiest airport . . . more www.macon.com May. 26, 2010 By: Phillip Ramati
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Macon-Bibb CVB hires Monica Smith as new president, CEO
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5/26/2010
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The Macon-Bibb County Convention & Visitors Bureau has found the tourism group’s next president and CEO — a Florida native currently working in California. The CVB announced Tuesday that Monica R. Smith, 36, who currently works as director of sales and client services for the Pasadena, Calif., CVB, will assume her duties in Macon by July 1 . . . more www.macon.com Wednesday, May 26, 2010 By: Phillip Ramati
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A la carte for the heart — and soul
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5/17/2010
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At the South Macon Diner, where a banner welcomes patrons to come on in for “Home Cooking and Diabetic Meals,” oxtail and beer liver simmer in serving trays on the soul food line. The healthier stuff — chicken picatta, apple-cherry-glazed pork chops, basil pork and green beans — are cooked to order for sugar-conscious customers . . . more www.macon.com May. 16, 2010 By: Rodney Manley
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Five ladies honored by local Girl Scouts
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5/14/2010
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At the Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia’s annual Women of Distinction luncheon Thursday, which came complete with Thin Mints in the dessert dish, former Georgia Secretary of State Cathy Cox spoke of the leadership strides American women have made in the past century . . . more
www.macon.com May 14, 2010 By: Joe Kovac, Jr.
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Singer-songwriter Mullins performs in Macon park
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5/10/2010
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Sunday was a special Mother’s Day for Atlanta singer-songwriter Shawn Mullins. Mullins, best known for his 1998 hit, “Lullaby,” ...more www.macon.com May 10, 2010 By: Dan Maley
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2 Years after Mother's Day Tornado
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5/9/2010
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The tidal wave of wind that thrashed trees, which in turn walloped rooftops and ceilings and fences and automobiles and bedrooms in south Macon on a fateful Mother’s Day morning two years back...more www.macon.com May 09, 2010 By: Joe Kovac, Jr.
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Demand strong for College Hill housing
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5/6/2010
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Things are looking good in the College Hill area, a set of historic neighborhoods around the Mercer University campus in Macon. In fact, the news is so good, College Hill Alliance officials are taking on new responsibilities to . . . more www.macon.com May 6, 2010 By Chris Horne
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Lucas honored with annual ceremony
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5/4/2010
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Five years and about two weeks ago, Elaine and David Lucas buried their son Al. But Wednesday night, they and about 100 friends and family celebrated Al’s life with the annual ceremony and reception to help selected Bibb County public high school students further their education, courtesy of the Al Lucas Memorial Scholarship. “Al would be so happy,” Elaine Lucas said after the ceremony at the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. “He really would.” Al Lucas died on April 10, 2005, after suffering a spine injury during an Arena Football game in Los Angeles. His parents, brother Lenny and wife De’Shonda soon formed the scholarship fund, which has grown in donations and supporters. The ceremony’s program listed . . . more www.macon.com April 29, 2010 By: Michael A. Lough
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Some numbers that add up
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5/3/2010
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I won’t pretend to be an economist. I don’t expect to be reincarnated as an investment banker or financial adviser. I know more about how to figure a pitching staff’s ERA than a country’s GNP. Mark Twain once urged us to write what we know about. So I have to tread softly when I begin dispensing advice about how and where to spend money. But here it goes. While traveling a few months ago, I had lunch at a small, independently owned delicatessen. I noticed a sign on a baker’s rack that said: “The 3/50 Project.” I had no idea what it was. I was about to find out. The 3/50 Project has only been in existence for 14 months. It’s a grass-roots effort to . . . more www.macon.com May 3, 2010 By: Ed Grisamore
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15,000 books destroyed in Twiggs library fire
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4/28/2010
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Thousands of books, as well as historical documents and more were lost when the Twiggs County Library went up in flames Sunday. Investigators still were combing through the ruins Monday and looking for a cause for the fire, but one thing was clear: The consequences of losing the 25-year-old structure and its contents will affect plenty of lives in the county . . . more www.macon.com April 28, 2010 By: Phillip Ramati
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Girl Scouts make over bedroom for mostly homebound teen
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4/26/2010
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. . . “This is so cool!” McCandless said. The 18-year-old Kathleen resident always wanted to visit Paris, and now she had a bedroom that could take her there in spirit. There was a mural of the Eiffel Tower on one wall, photos of the Arc de Triomphe and Notre Dame Cathedral on another and Parisian post cards on display. All the furniture in the room was new, with the exception of a table and two chairs. It was all the work of a group of five Girl Scouts from Macon, who gave McCandless a gift inspired by . . . more www.macon.com April 26, 2010 By: Dan Maley
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All aboard the new Nancy
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4/25/2010
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My first memories of the Macon Terminal Station were riding with my family to take my older brother, Rusty, to meet his seventh-grade classmates for their school trip aboard the Nancy Hanks II as they made their way to our nation’s capital. Unfortunately, I never had the chance to ride “The Nancy” since passenger rail excursions to and from Macon ended April 30, 1971. Not only did Central of Georgia Railway passenger train service fade in the ’70s, so did major downtown retail outlets and their customers. The stores made the transition to the new regional mall on Eisenhower Parkway. Today, 39-years later, positive changes are being made in downtown Macon and there’s an increasing interest in providing rail service to a new generation. If you haven’t noticed, Macon is leading the state in . . . more www.macon.com April 25, 2010 By: Kenny Burgamy
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Pan African Festival moves to Tattnall Square Park, gets wet
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4/25/2010
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Vickey Parker wasn’t going to let a little rain spoil her visit to Macon. Before a small crowd huddled under the Gospel Tent at Tattnall Square Park on Saturday, Parker sang out. “All I want you to do is open up the floodgates of heaven and let it rain,” she sang. The weather was in perfect harmony. Parker was one of about 50 members of the St. Galilee Baptist Church of Sandersville who rode a chartered bus to Macon to take part in the Weekend in the Park, part of the Tubman African American Museum’s annual Pan African Festival. After 13 years at Central City Park, the Weekend in the Park moved to Tattnall Square Park this year. Steady rain in the early afternoon dampened the debut. By late afternoon, the sun emerged and . . . more www.macon.com April 25, 2010 By: Dan Maley
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Macon provides magical musical tour for Allman fans
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4/23/2010
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For fans of the Allman Brothers Band, the big day has arrived. Not only is tonight’s sold-out concert drawing near, but the grand opening of The Big House Museum comes this afternoon. With enthusiasts coming in from Britain, Germany, Mexico, Japan and Canada, among other locales, Brian Cavanaugh said Thursday that his trip to Macon from Amherst, Mass., might seem like nothing more than a jaunt. Still, the trip is important to him, since he has finally made it to Macon for the first time after being a fan of the band for more than 20 years. “You have people coming from all over the world,” he said. “It shows the diversity of their fans and just how powerful their music is.” Paul Fallert came to Macon from South Lyon, Mich. He has spent several days . . . more www.macon.com April 23, 2010 By: Phillip Ramati
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Hay House prepares for annual tour
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4/22/2010
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For the 17th year, Hay House is hosting its annual tour of homes and gardens. Recently named one of the top 20 events in the Southeast by the Southeast Tourism Society, the event consists of three separate tours through various locales in Macon. “This year we are featuring homes in north Macon for the garden tour,” said Katey Brown, director of the Hay House. “We choose different areas every year and we think people will really enjoy wandering through some of the beautiful estates there. “There are many wonderful secret and hidden . . . more www.macon.com April 22, 2010 By: Rachel Sullivan
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Gregg Allman 'excited' to be back in Macon for Big House opening
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4/22/2010
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It’s funny how the years seem to run together. When Gregg Allman was told Wednesday that Friday night’s Allman Brothers Band concert would be the group’s first show in Macon in almost 19 years, the singer couldn’t believe it. “Has it been that long?” he asked. “We tried to get it booked (last year) for the 40th anniversary (of the band’s founding). I told them to book Macon, or at least somewhere in Georgia, but they didn’t do it. I’m so glad we are doing (Friday’s show). It’ll be good.” Friday’s sold-out show at the Macon City Auditorium marks the first time the band will play together here since . . . more www.macon.com April 22, 2010 By: Phillip Ramati
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Now open! Campus Theatre enthralls locals at opening
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4/21/2010
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MILLEDGEVILLE — As the green ribbon was cut during Campus Theatre’s grand opening ceremony Tuesday, many fascinated Georgia College & State University students, teachers, administrators and local residents attended to finally satisfy their curious minds. Anne Rohr traveled from Atlanta to showcase her juggling skills outside the theater’s entrance while comedy duo Laurel and Hardy impersonators greeted anticipators as they entered the movie palace. Visitors also . . . more www.unionrecorder.com April 21, 2010 By: Vaishali Patel
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Rebuilding Macon’s director finds value in fixing up houses
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4/21/2010
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Debra Rollins is never quite sure who is going to call her Rebuilding Macon office on a rainy Tuesday afternoon. But she knows who won’t. “The reason they are not going to call is because we’ve already fixed their roof,” she said. “It isn’t leaking any more.” From roofs to foundations, handrails to kitchen cabinets, the proof is in the putting. This is National Volunteer Week. On Thursday, about 350 youths from the Future Farmers of America state convention in Macon will join local high school students from . . . more www.macon.com April 21, 2010 By: Ed Grisamore
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Funding mostly restored for Macon's sports, music halls of fame
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4/21/2010
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Georgia’s budgetary dance favored the sports and music halls of fame Tuesday, with the Senate restoring most of their funding. The $1 million or so subsidy that the Macon museums depend on had been cut out by the House, which gets the first crack at the annual budget after the governor makes his recommendations. But the Senate restored $412,329 for the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame and $486,208 for the Georgia Music Hall of Fame when it passed its version of the budget through committee Tuesday. That budget is expected to . . . more www.macon.com April 21, 2010 By: Travis Fain
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Outdoor expo promotes green living
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4/18/2010
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Niya Hicks visits Tattnall Square Park just about every weekend, but on Saturday she got a little more out of her outing than fresh air and relaxation. She learned how to save energy and money. Hicks saw a collection of tents and tables set up in the park near Coleman Avenue and she took her 4-year-old daughter, Ari Taylor, with her to investigate. It was the PIC Green Field Day, sponsored by Historic Macon Foundation. Hicks got a few handy tips from the experts she met there. “I’m not going to . . . more www.macon.com April 18, 2010 By: Dan Maley
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Massive sculpture exhibit to be shown at Macon museum
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4/18/2010
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One of the first people Eric O’Dell consulted when the Museum of Arts and Sciences decided to host an exhibit by Japanese sculptor Jun Kaneko was a structural engineer. One might logically ask, “What does a structural engineer have to do with a sculpture exhibition?” Well, when some of the pieces to be displayed weigh well over half a ton, it makes for a logical step to make certain the floor of the museum can actually support the art. Good news for the museum and for Middle Georgia sculpture fans — the floor checked out, said O’Dell, curator of the museum’s exhibit. “(Kaneko) is big-time important,” O’Dell said. “He’s like the (Bruce) Springsteen of ceramics. If you look at the . . . more www.macon.com April 18, 2010 By: Phillip Ramati
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The Douglass is bringing the jazz
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4/17/2010
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Members of the Douglass Theatre Jazz Society want people to know jazz is alive and well in Middle Georgia. That’s evidenced by Sunday’s jazz social at the Douglass Theatre. The event will include a jam session by a few of Macon’s top jazz artists, trivia games, good eats and the camaraderie of other music lovers. But the social gathering is not only a way for jazz lovers to appreciate America’s original art form, it is also a way to bring attention . . . more www.macon.com April 17, 2010 By Ramona C. Sanders
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Red Cross director given Bibb school system award
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4/16/2010
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The Bibb County school system presented Ryan Logan, the American Red Cross emergency services director, with the “Be There Award” on Thursday. Since July 1, Logan has responded to 107 incidents in Bibb County, ranging from fires to other emergencies, which helped assist 188 Bibb students. “We were able to provide victims with spare uniforms” and get. . . more www.macon.com April 16, 2010 By: Julie Hubbard
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Bibb school system looking at options for old Miller High
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4/16/2010
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The Bibb County school board planned to list the old Miller High School for girls as surplus property Thursday, but the board pulled the item from its agenda. Gary Bechtel, school board president, said in recent times there has been a lot of community interest from different foundations wanting the . . . more www.macon.com April 16, 2010 By: Julie Hubbard
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Grant is boon for community health center
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4/16/2010
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For Macon resident Darrell Bryant, losing health-care coverage may have been a blessing in disguise. During the time he qualified for coverage through his job at KFC, the 42-year-old Bryant was seeking treatment from a wound care center for an ulcer on his leg. But the wound wasn’t healing, and he was slowly sinking into debt to the tune of nearly $1,300 to cover his co-payments. After Bryant lost his job and no longer had health coverage, he turned to First Choice Primary Care. The private, nonprofit community health-center not only provided treatment that resulted in a healed ulcer, the center charged him considerably less: from a $500 co-pay for visits at the wound care center to a . . . more www.macon.com April 16, 2010 By: Ramona C. Sanders
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Halls of fame get big boost by hotel-motel tax approval
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4/15/2010
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After a session full of tough setbacks for the Georgia sports and music halls of fame, local legislators pulled off a big victory Wednesday evening, getting approval to raise Macon and Bibb’s hotel-motel tax to help fund the halls. It had been an uphill battle, with only a parliamentary maneuver in the state Senate earlier this week keeping hope alive for the measure. But a key opponent turned proponent Wednesday, and the penny tax increase sailed through the House of Representatives, 127-18. It was tacked to a measure that would allow . . . more www.macon.com April 15, 2010 By: Travis Fain
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Fort Valley State part of national grant competition
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4/12/2010
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Fort Valley State University is among 62 historically black colleges and universities across Georgia and the nation that are competing for grant funds for Home Depot’s Retool Your School campus improvement program. Online voting is open at www.homedepot.com/retoolyourschool until May 15. The contest will yield one $50,000 grant recipient, and 10 other schools will receive grants of . . . more www.macon.com April 12, 2010 Education Notebook
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Entertaining epitaphs just part of Rose Hill Ramble’s appeal
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4/12/2010
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At the start of Sunday’s Rose Hill Ramble cemetery tour, Candace Oakley met visitors at the cemetery gate with a photo album. The album contained before-and-after photos of some of the historic stone monuments in the city-owned cemetery. The before photos showed the work of vandals — monuments that had been toppled, broken, or plundered for sculptures. The after photos showed the work of specialists who restored the same monuments with funds from the Historic Rose Hill Cemetery Foundation. Oakley’s late brother, Allman Brothers Band bass player Berry Oakley, is one of the more famous people buried at Rose Hill. As secretary of the Historic Rose Hill Cemetery Foundation, Oakley is dedicated to . . . more www.macon.com April 12, 2010 By: Dan Maley
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Group to help regrow trees on Ocmulgee Heritage Trail
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4/9/2010
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Bob Thompson pointed to a spot on one side of the Ocmulgee River, where his father worked as a manager at the old Sears-Roebuck store downtown. Thompson then pointed to the other side of the river where the Wilson Convention Center, named for his father-in-law, still sits. So it’s rather appropriate that Thompson, a law professor in Washington, D.C., would choose a spot right on the river to create a new program that. . . more
www.macon.com April 9, 2010 By: Phillip Ramati
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Coleman named new director of Macon Arts Alliance
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4/9/2010
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Macon resident Jim Coleman has been named the new executive director of the Macon Arts Alliance, effective May 1. Coleman, who is retired from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, brings decades of experience in professional and volunteer activities with several nonprofit arts and civic organizations in Macon, according to a release from the alliance. “After 22 years in the financial services industry, I’m excited about the opportunity to combine . . . more www.macon.com April 9, 2010 From staff reports
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Macon Council approves road markings for cyclists in College Hill area
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4/7/2010
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The downtown area is about to become a lot more bike-friendly. Tuesday night, the Macon City Council approved a resolution to paint special markings for cyclists on the roads from Mercer University to downtown. The project would be funded by the College Hill Alliance, a public-private partnership between the city and Mercer. Advocates say the markings — called “sharrows,” from a combination . . . more
www.macon.com April 7, 2010 By: Chris Horne
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Bibb pitches bid to take over halls of fame
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4/7/2010
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Bibb County’s government is hoping it can take over the state’s ailing sports and music halls of fame. In informal talks Tuesday, county commissioners unanimously agreed to let Commission Chairman Sam Hart begin negotiating for the buildings, which could involve a swap of sales tax money for operating funds. Hart said the county could spend special purpose local option sales tax money to buy the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame for . . . more www.macon.com April 7, 2010 By: Mike Stucka
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Macon area challenged to raise $250K for passenger rail study
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4/1/2010
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To get passenger rail service from Macon to Atlanta, advocates say the Macon community will need to raise $500,000 for a study. The Peyton Anderson Foundation pledged $250,000 on Wednesday and issued a challenge to the Macon community to come up with the remaining $250,000 in the next 90 days. The money goes to . . . more www.macon.com April 1, 2010 By: Chris Horne
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Giving blood to give back
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3/30/2010
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Teens across Middle Georgia are helping save lives. The Red Cross has sponsored several blood drives at local high schools this semester. March 4, Central High School hosted a blood drive in its auditorium and donated more than 45 pints to the Red Cross. Stratford Academy held a blood drive March 11. At Central, students rotated from the registration desk, to the waiting line, to the check-in line, to the chair. Volunteers from the school helped . . . more www.macon.com March 30, 2010 By: Katy Newcomer
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Rain curtails finale of otherwise sunny Cherry Blossom Festival
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3/29/2010
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Maybe it was a pink jinx. At the Cherry Blossom Festival Grand Finale at Wesleyan College on Sunday evening, Karen Lambert said her first festival as executive director was “wonderful” in part because “we had to cancel nothing due to weather.” A half hour later, rain started pouring down, clearing the north campus lawn of hundreds of picnicking families. The rain abated briefly, allowing organizers to shoot off fireworks ahead of schedule . . . more www.macon.com March 29, 2010 By: Dan Maley
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Senate measure could mean new locations for Macon museums
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3/26/2010
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ATLANTA — A push to move the state’s sports and music halls of fame out of Macon — or at least get locals to fully fund them — is running strong at the Georgia Capitol today. An amendment passed the state Senate moments ago calling on the state to actively seek “proposals for a new location (for the halls) or alternative ownership, management and operation at the same location.” The intent is to let . . . more www.macon.com March 26, 2010 By: Travis Fain
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Strong effort needed to keep museum funding
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3/24/2010
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It’s nail-biting time. Members of the Georgia General Assembly are looking in every nook and cranny for quarters — anything to fill the gaping hole in the budget — and they are taking aim again on two institutions, the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in Macon. Both museums are on life support already. The state barely gives enough money to keep the doors open. Lawmakers have wanted . . . more www.macon.com March 24, 2010 By: Charles E. Richardson
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NewTown Macon calls for support of halls of fame
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3/23/2010
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NewTown Macon is calling on residents to e-mail Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle to encourage the state to continue funding the Georgia sports and music halls of fame. NewTown Director of Place Kris Hattaway said the downtown booster organization is working on a plan with other community leaders to help the halls be self-sufficient in three years if the state continues funding. The organization fears state money for the halls will be cut before the Macon community has a chance to develop a self-sufficiency plan. That, Hattaway said, would be “devastating” to downtown Macon and would have a negative impact on the Tubman African American Museum, the Douglass Theatre and the Children’s Museum. NewTown asks resident to e-mail Cagle at casey.cagle@ltgov.ga.gov to say the state’s support is critical to the halls’ path to independence. www.macon.com March 23, 2010 Staff Report
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Pink pancakes, bed race, balloon glow highlight Saturday's festival
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3/21/2010
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Near-perfect weather made for a big crowd and wide smiles at Cherry Blossom Festival events Saturday. The second day of the festival began at 7:30 a.m. with the traditional Pink Pancake Breakfast under the big white food tent at Central City Park. Macon-Bibb County firefighters cooked hundreds of pancakes on rotating gas-fired griddles, as they have done at cherry blossom time since the 1980s. Fire Chief Marvin Riggins said the recipe calls for about 1,000 pounds of flour and 500 eggs. The department also grills up about 800 pounds . . . more www.macon.com March 21, 2010 By: Dan Maley
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Soap Box Derby accepting entries for April race
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3/20/2010
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The second annual Soap Box Derby will take place April 11 on Magnolia Street hill, following the Second Sunday brunch and concert at Washington Park in downtown Macon. There’s no entry fee for the derby. Prizes will be awarded for “Fastest Car” and “People’s Choice,” and all participants will receive a free T-shirt. For more information on the derby’s rules and to download an entry form, visit www.collegehillmacon.com. The deadline for entries is April 5. www.macon.com March 20, 2010 By: Phillip Ramati
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Give downtown Macon a chance
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3/16/2010
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. . . during the past few months I have come to appreciate Macon for all it has to offer, even for those in high school. Give Macon, especially downtown, a second chance. I know I have. This town has so much to offer, and I feel like so many people overlook it because they’ve never really given it a chance. I’ve spent many Friday and Saturday nights walking around downtown and . . . more www.macon.com March 16, 2010 By: Tarver Bechtel
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Council committee approves money for handicapped baseball league
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3/16/2010
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Councilman Ed DeFore pleaded Monday with the Macon City Council’s Appropriations Committee to fund the completion of a bathroom at the Miracle League Field at West Macon Park. The Miracle League was established for handicapped children to participate in sports locally instead of having to drive to Conyers, which has the next closest league. The original ordinance requested . . . more www.macon.com March 16, 2010 By: Chris Horne
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Second Sunday Brunch returns to Washington Park
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3/15/2010
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. . . There was a relatively large canine population at the concert — it seemed that no one left their dogs at home. All were on leashes. Small children, on the other hand, ran free. Some kids played in the artificial stream that flows through the park, which is shaped like an amphitheater. Other children busied themselves by making mosaics at the art activity table. This was another new addition to the Second Sunday Brunch experience, made possible by a Knight Neighborhood Challenge grant. Six-year-old Arthur Kallay made a . . . more www.macon.com March 15, 2010 By Dan Maley
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Out-of-state spring breakers give Fort Hill a spring cleaning
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3/13/2010
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. . . “Sometimes you just want to get out and see something real,” said Elizabeth Hartmann, an 18-year-old freshman from Miami University. Hartmann enlisted for Miami University’s Alternative Spring Break program. She and her classmates are here at the invitation of Rebuilding Macon, a nonprofit organization geared toward . . . more www.macon.com March 13, 2010 By: Thomas L. Day
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Afternoon storytime: Milledgeville youth enjoy benefit of reading program
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3/12/2010
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A program at the Mary Vinson Memorial Library is aiming to get children reading and keep them as regular library visitors by providing a one-on-one opportunity for children to read with an adult. Known candidly as “We Read on Wednesdays,” the program is held every Wednesday from 3 to 5 p.m. and encourages children to come to the library on a regular basis . . . more www.unionrecorder.com March 11, 2010 By Jessica Luton
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Residents offer ideas for downtown Macon
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3/9/2010
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Given the chance to dream out loud, the few dozen residents who came Monday to the Cox Capitol Theatre had no problem sharing their vision for the redevelopment of downtown Macon: an entertainment district, more college students, more jobs, more greenspace, more retail shopping, more police and more housing opportunities. The ideas couldn’t stop pouring out. The city put together the forum in conjunction with . . . more www.macon.com March 9, 2010 By Chris Horne
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Bike store, race bolster mission of College Hill Corridor
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3/8/2010
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Bring a bike store to Mercer Village and it’s only natural that a bike race should go with it. As a crowd of about 50 people celebrated the official opening of The Bike Store, organizers also announced the first Macon Cycling Classic, scheduled for May 1 at Tattnall Square Park. “This is a real big deal for us,” said Bill Causey, one of the organizers of the race. “We want Macon to have more and more of these kinds of things.” In addition to the bike race, organizers of Bragg Jam’s Moonlight Miles 5K race have pushed the event up to the same day as the cycling race. Moonlight Miles is one of Bragg Jam’s big . . . more www.macon.com March 5, 2010 By Phillip Ramati
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Douglass event draws enthusiastic filmgoers
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3/8/2010
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The Women’s Film Festival at the Douglass Theatre drew only 20 or so people Sunday afternoon, but that might be expected on a day when the eyes of most film lovers were on the Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood. Those who did come to the Douglass were enthusiastic about the five short films on the program. Juanita Johnson-Bailey, director of the Institute of Women’s Studies at the University of Georgia, was particularly interested in . . . more www.macon.com March 8, 2010 By: Dan Maley
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Macon center to become youth 'one-stop shop'
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3/8/2010
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In a large room with chipped tables and stuttering fluorescent lights, high school students gathered Thursday at The Booker T. Washington Center of Excellence and discussed what distracts them from their goals. “Some friends try to bring you down to their level,” one teenage girl observed, and others nodded. Participants, who are part of a Workforce Development career training program, received pointers from Mercer University students on skills such as time management and dressing for an interview. ”You want to surround yourself with people who have the same kind of goals as you,” one Mercer student told the students, whose . . . more www.macon.com March 8, 2010 By: S. Heather Duncan
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Artist unveils newest panel of epic mural at Tubman
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2/22/2010
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Wilfred Stroud stood behind a podium at the Tubman African American Museum and talked about the mural he painted, “From Africa to America.” The mural covered the entire wall behind him and then some. It told the story, starting at the far left, of how Africans came to North America and what they accomplished once they got here. Stroud, 79, began the project at the Walnut Street museum in the late 1980s. He finished the eighth panel, dominated by . . . more www.macon.com February 22, 2010 By Dan Maley
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Mercer students working to raise cash for Habitat for Humanity
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2/22/2010
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Students with the Mercer University chapter of Habitat for Humanity, along with the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, will host a faculty and staff luncheon at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Mercer Religious Life Center to raise awareness and funds for Habitat for Humanity. Mercer’s Habitat for Humanity chapter has been working closely with Macon Habitat for Humanity since the early 1990s, said Harold Tessendorf, Macon Habitat executive director, by . . . more www.macon.com February 22, 2010 By Andrea Castillo
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Georgia College to use downtown Milledgeville landmark for theater productions
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2/22/2010
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Comedian Oliver Hardy once worked as the projectionist there. And the infamous Marion Stembridge murders, which served as the inspiration for the book and movie “Paris Trout,” took place there. Now, the Campus Theatre in Milledgeville is getting new life after being rehabilitated by Georgia College & State University, which will move its theater department into the restored art deco-style building in late April. The Campus Theatre has a rich history, said Mark Bowen, Georgia College’s project manager. Inside, there will be a new . . . more www.macon.com February 22, 2010 By Phillip Ramati
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FanFest lets public meet Georgia sports legends
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2/21/2010
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Eight-year-old Regan Oliver went to the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday and left a few autographs richer. The signatures were provided by Suzanne Yoculan, retired University of Georgia gymnastics coach and one of 35 hall of fame inductees who had gathered at the downtown museum for the annual FanFest . . . more www.macon.com February 21, 2010 By Dan Maley
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Macon groups honor women of achievement
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2/19/2010
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The Career Women’s Network of Macon will hold a luncheon to honor its Women of Achievement 2010. The luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. March 2 and will be held in the ballroom of the Professional Sciences Building at Macon State College, according to a news release. This year’s honorees are . . . more www.macon.com February 19, 2010 By Linda S. Morris
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Goodwill: New donation sites will generate $6 million
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2/19/2010
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Since July, Goodwill of Middle Georgia has put 955 people into competitive employment, almost twice as many as the same period a year ago. Last month alone, Goodwill found jobs for 144 midstate residents. “One hundred and forty-four people who were unemployed went to work because the community donated to Goodwill, shopped at Goodwill and supported Goodwill,” said President and CEO Jim Stiff. Now, Macon-area residents will have more places to give. Stiff announced Thursday that . . . more www.macon.com February 19, 2010 By Rodney Manley
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In sites and sound, history lives in Macon, Ga.
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2/17/2010
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Macon is home to so many buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, you'd need 77 hours to visit each for just one minute -- driving and gazing time not included. "We have nearly 5,000 structures in all 11 historic districts" on the National Register, said Josh Rogers, executive director of the Historic Macon Foundation. "And another 5,000 are eligible." To help you avoid rushing from address to address, I suggest two less-frantic approaches to . . . more www.washingtonpost.com February 11, 2010 By Andrea Sachs
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Book lovers, start your engines
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2/17/2010
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. . . In the almost 32 years I have lived in Macon, I haven’t missed many of these sales, dating back to when it was held at Westgate Mall. I appreciate volunteers like Karl. For every hour of this week’s sale (10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday), it took 125 volunteer hours to make it happen. That’s typically more than 4,000 volunteer hours every year, most of it spent in Washington Memorial Library. John Matthews, president of the Friends of the Library, provided me with some interesting facts about the sale. There will be more than 150,000 books, ranging in price from 50 cents to $1,000. These books collectively weigh more than . . . more www.macon.com February 17, 2010 By: Ed Grismore
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Macon Film Festival to start rolling Thursday
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2/17/2010
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. . . McBrayer, the Emmy-nominated star of the NBC sitcom “30 Rock,” is one of the major guests highlighting the fifth annual festival, which kicks off Thursday in downtown Macon. This is the first time he is attending any film festival. The opening event at Cox Capitol Theatre celebrates the life and career of two-time Oscar winner Melvyn Douglas with his granddaughter, actress Illeana Douglas, who has appeared in movies such as “Cape Fear,” “Goodfellas” and . . . more www.macon.com February 17, 2010 By: Phillip Ramati
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First Nurse, First Book joins Ferst Foundation of Lamar County
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2/11/2010
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For 19 months, registered nurse Vickey Vaughan bought books for all her obstetric patients at the Medical Center of Central Georgia, giving them out during home visits. Now her efforts to fight Georgia's low literacy rate ties in to the Ferst Foundation - and books go to every child born there. Longtime friend Lynda Brutz suggested Vaughan make contact with the Ferst Foundation of Bibb County. Other nurses got on board. Director of nursing Dawn Cole, also of Lamar County, got . . . more www.barnesville.com February 9, 2010 By Sherri Ellington
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Second Sunday event to move indoors this weekend
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2/10/2010
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The College Hill Alliance announced that this weekend’s Second Sunday concert on Valentine’s Day will move indoors at the Armory Ballroom, 484 First St., because of expected cold temperatures. Mark Brooker will be performing at the concert, which runs from noon-2 p.m. and is free to the public. In addition to the concert, there also will be a free screening of “Dirty Dancing” on Sunday night from 6-9 p.m. at the ballroom, which will be followed by live music from Mark Brooker and the Soul Proprietors. www.macon.com February 10, 2010 By Phillip Ramati
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$10K Grant Thrills Lamar County Activity Center Officials
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2/9/2010
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On Friday January 29th, Ms. Mack warmly welcomed Community Foundation Board Members and Staff for a tour of the Activity Center and to hear firsthand about the good work that they are doing for the children and families they serve. To Ms. Mack’s surprise, this visit was not solely about taking a tour and learning about the Center’s work, but to . . . more www.barnesville.com Friday, February 5. 2010 Posted by: Walter Geiger
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Macon area leaders mine for new ideas in Florida
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2/7/2010
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Much like Macon, the community of Tallahassee, Fla., received a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to launch a series of initiatives designed to improve life in the area. But Tallahassee has taken a different approach than Macon in how it is using its grant. Leaders in Tallahassee launched the Knight Creative Community Institute to oversee those initiatives. A Macon delegation traveled to Tallahassee last week to get some ideas and see how those initiatives are doing. “It’s getting a different perspective of the . . . more www.macon.com February 7, 2010 By Phillip Ramati
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Ex-congressman gets up-close look at Campus Clubs
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1/26/2010
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As J.C. Watts toured the new Campus Clubs educational facility Monday on Vineville Avenue, the former congressman stopped in a classroom devoted to algebra and joked how the subject still makes him nervous. But if the $1.2-million facility is as effective as organizers intend, few others will share that kind of unease. Watts toured the new facility as a guest of Tony Lowden, the executive director of Campus Clubs, who showed off classroom after classroom devoted. . . more www.macon.com January 26, 2010 By Phillip Ramati
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Mentoring makes a difference
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1/22/2010
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“If you cannot feed 100 people, then feed just one.” June O’Neal does not need to read those words from Mother Teresa out loud or repeat them to herself as a reminder. She knows them by the beat of her heart. The voice is planted in her head. She has another favorite from Mother Teresa: “We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” In the 25 years I have known June O’Neal, I have watched her spread enough love through this city to inspire a thousand sermons. I have admired how she. . . more www.macon.com January 22, 2010 By: Ed Grisamore
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Actress Illeana Douglas to headline Macon Film Festival
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1/20/2010
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Actress Illeana Douglas, a former Emmy nominee who starred in such movies as “To Die For,” “Goodfellas” and “Message In a Bottle,” will kick off the fifth annual Macon Film Festival with a special screening of her Web-based film series, “Easy To Assemble,” on Feb. 19 at the Cox Capitol Theatre. Douglas is the granddaughter of Academy Award winner . . . more www.macon.com January 20, 2010 By: Phillip Ramati
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We’re in it together
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1/13/2010
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I read Ed Corson’s column regarding Macon Little Theatre with interest. I believe he makes a very important point. I would like to submit, however, that to choose one thread of Macon’s rich arts and cultural fabric for special consideration is to miss a larger picture. Macon is unique among communities its size because we do have such a large, vital, exciting arts community, offering a range of high quality entertainment, enlightenment and education. One of the reasons . . . more www.macon.com Viewpoints for January 13, 2010 By Jim Crisp
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January is National Mentoring Month
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1/13/2010
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January is National Mentoring Month and a time when Big Brothers Big Sisters celebrates its volunteers. Coming off one of the most challenging fundraising years ever, we also want to pay tribute to our donors, the often unsung heroes whose funding makes possible the professional match support and structure that allow us to make and help. . . more www.macon.com January 13, 2010 By Dianna L. Glymph < < Click HERE to donate to Big Brothers Big Sisters > >
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Knight money to pour into midstate
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1/8/2010
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Community foundations in Macon and Milledgeville will help distribute a combined $3.5 million during the next seven years as part of a $70 million nationwide grant announced Thursday by the Knight Foundation. The Knight Foundation serves more than two dozen U.S. cities where brothers John and James Knight owned newspapers. “We are very blessed. It’s a very proactive grant from the foundation. They are doubling their investment in community foundations,” said Kathryn Dennis, president of the Community Foundation . . . more www.macon.com January 8, 2010 By Joe Kovac, Jr.
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Macon Needs its MLT
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1/8/2010
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There was no Macon Symphony Orchestra; no Middle Georgia Civic Chorale; no Theatre Macon. No Centreplex. The Grand was a rundown movie house. Except for college-kid productions, this city boy’s idea of high-end entertainment was missing. The Civic Club musical then was a black-face minstrel show. That community theater on Forsyth Road? I read mentions of the Macon Little Theatre but the . . . more www.macon.com January 8, 2010 By Ed Corson
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Are we really paying attention?
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1/6/2010
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. . . concerned citizens are taking steps toward removing dilapidated houses, cleaning up blighted areas, planning for growth and implementing those plans through community projects such as the Shalom Zone training currently going on, community cleanups and increased neighborhood watch groups such as the one former Macon Police Captain Carolyn Glover helped start in Lynmore Estates. These people and others are “paying attention” to our community. . . more www.macon.com By: Phyllis Dorn Special to The Telegraph
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Macon shelter sees increase in pet adoptions
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12/28/2009
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. . . Johnson said he attributes the rise in adoptions to a number of factors. He said the shelter has been pleased with the work of A.C., its mascot. A.C., short for Animal Control, was rescued from a house on Ormond Terrace in February. With the help of nonprofit Central Georgia Cares, the affectionate pit bull-American bulldog mix has gained local . . . more Click HERE to contribute online to the nonprofit Central Georgia C.A.R.E.S. www.macon.com December 28, 2009 By Amy Leigh Womack
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Volunteers key at Anita Ponder and Friends Christmas Dinner
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12/28/2009
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. . . “I think it’s all about helping as many people as possible.” Walton, 39, who teaches a Tae Kwan Do class at the Wellness Center, indicated the lines of people waiting for food and clothes. “If I was on the other side of that, I’d want someone to help me,” he said. “That could be my mother, my grandmother, my daughter or my son who is down on their luck. All it takes is one person who might be able to help them, who might be able to . . . more www.macon.com December 26, 2009 By Phillip Ramati
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Midstate charities may have just enough to get by
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12/28/2009
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With demand for food, clothing and toys rising during the holiday season, many Middle Georgia charities seem to have just enough supply to meet the need. “We’ve been able to meet demands from the agencies we serve,” Middle Georgia Food Bank director Ronald Raleigh said. “With the local food drives, we have just barely enough. We’re not getting a surplus, but we don’t have a deficit either. ... Our demand is up . . . more www.macon.com December 24, 2009 By Phillip Ramati
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Readers help to fill Reindeer Gang wishes
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12/23/2009
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Lynn Haddock is legally blind, so she couldn’t identify every gift brought through her door Tuesday afternoon. But she could tell there were a lot of them under the Christmas tree. “I’ve never seen so many presents in my life,’’ she said. Members of the staff at Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Heart of Georgia took the gifts to her home in the Lake Wildwood neighborhood. All of them were wrapped for the four grandchildren Haddock is helping raise on a limited income. . . more www.macon.com December 23, 2009 By Ed Grisamore
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Hundreds of families get Christmas assistance from the Salvation Army
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12/22/2009
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Three of Porsha Brown’s children are hoping to find bikes and games waiting for them on Christmas morning. But her youngest, a 4-year-old son, has a special request. “He wants anything Spiderman,” she said, chuckling. “He thinks he’s Spiderman.” Brown and her 16-year-old daughter stood in line Monday morning with hundreds of parents hoping to make Christmas morning a little brighter for their children. With temperatures hovering just above freezing, Salvation Army volunteers passed out bags of . . . more www.macon.com December 22, 2009 By Amy Leigh Womack
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Michelle Obama urges donating gifts for older children
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12/17/2009
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First lady Michelle Obama is asking Americans who plan to donate to the Marines' Toys for Tots program but haven't yet to choose gifts for 11- to 14-year-olds, an age group for whom she said there was a dearth of gifts this year. She learned of the shortage Wednesday when she visited Marine Corps Base Quantico's distribution center, in donated warehouse space about a 45-minute drive from the White House. She'd come to drop off about . . . more Click HERE for more information on the Macon Chapter of Toys for Tots www.macon.com December 17, 2009 By Margaret Talev
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Community Foundation of Central Georgia awards grants to help restore The Sallie Ellis Davis House
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12/16/2009
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Two $10,000 grants have been awarded to help fund the restoration of The Sallie Ellis Davis House. The Community Foundation of Central Georgia presented the two grants in October. “As the antebellum Capital of Georgia, Milledgeville has a rich and vibrant historic district bustling with old homes and educational museums,” said Kathryn H. Dennis, president of the Community Foundation of Central Georgia. “Georgia College & State University is currently conducting a campaign to raise $25,000 to begin the stabilization of the historic Sallie Ellis Davis House. Once completed, the house will become . . . more
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New Bibb after-school program coming with $871,000 grant
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12/15/2009
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Sunday school classrooms at a Macon church filled up with math, science and robotics equipment Monday. After all, the church soon will become the site for a new after-school program for 500 Bibb County students. Campus Clubs recently received an $871,000 grant to start an after-school program at Strong Tower Fellowship Church in late January. The program for . . . more www.macon.com December 15, 2009 By Julie Hubbard
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Knight Foundation president: Communities must better themselves
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12/14/2009
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The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation can fund a variety of projects to improve communities, but it’s up to the communities themselves to create ideas to better themselves. That was the message Friday that Knight Foundation President and CEO Alberto Ibargüen delivered to more than 100 elected officials and community leaders at a luncheon at Macon’s Armory Ballroom, where recipients of Knight Neighborhood Challenge Grants were recognized. The foundation has invested about $35 million into Macon since 1969, Ibargüen said, including $5 million this year. “The Knight Foundation believes in informed, engaged communities,” Ibargüen told the audience. “It’s really what we do, who we are.” . . . more www.macon.com December 12, 2009 By Phillip Ramati
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Students seek donations for Locks of Love
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12/10/2009
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A fifth-grade Springdale Elementary student, Ashton Haver, and her teacher, Michelle Gowan, have organized a Locks For Love drive, to be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the school’s lunch room. Lisa Felty of Changes Salon will cut and collect the volunteers’ hair, which is used to make wigs for medical patients who have lost their hair. The goal of “Ashton’s Challenge” is to collect 100 inches of hair. The public is invited to attend and participate. For more information or to volunteer, e-mail mgowan.springdaleEL@bibb.k12.ga.us. www.macon.com December 10, 2009 By Phillip Ramati
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Georgia Sports Hall of Fame holding canned food drive
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12/10/2009
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The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame will offer patrons $1 off a regular-priced admission with the donation of a canned food item beginning today. The food drive will run through Dec. 23. Visitors must donate at least one nonperishable item per person for the discount, good for one visit. The food will be donated to military families in need. The museum will close Dec. 24 for the holidays and reopen Jan. 2. www.macon.com December 10, 2009 By Phillip Ramati
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Women’s group awards scholarships
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12/7/2009
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The Career Women’s Network of Macon Inc. has awarded three scholarships to local students. The students are: Suie Huang, a mathematics major at Macon State College; Cherry Roberts, early childhood education, Georgia College & State University; Shelia Gray, criminal justice, Mercer University. Career Women’s Network Scholarship Fund and the Walters Family Scholarship Fund were established to provide college scholarships to nontraditional female students 25 years or older. Applicants must be enrolled or accepted to an accredited college, university or technical institution and must maintain a minimum 2.5 grade point average. www.macon.com December 7, 2009 Faces and Places
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Fly South BBQ contest/concert debuts in chilly weather
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12/6/2009
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Whoever came up with the name of the Fly South Fest had the gift of prophesy. That’s because Saturday, the culminating day of the inaugural version of the outdoor event, brought the kind of low temperatures that make birds think of migrating a little closer to the equator. Fly South was actually two festivals. The first was a barbecue contest held in the parking lot of Luther Williams Field in Central City Park. Teams began cooking Friday, with barbecue judging, an artisans’ market, live entertainment and . . . more www.macon.com December 6, 2009 By Dan Maley
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Reindeer Gang: Reminder of those in need
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12/6/2009
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The Reindeer Gang is an annual Telegraph feature that identifies individuals and families with needs during the holidays. The following is a review of those who have been profiled over the past 10 days. Please make donations directly to the sponsoring organization listed at the end of each profile.
Mac and Pennie Juhan are helping raise their two grandchildren. She is medically disabled. Mac, who has had five heart attacks, works at a carwash a few blocks from their home on Houston Road. The couple has been unable to . . . more www.macon.com December 6, 2009 By: Ed Grisamore
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Mercer plans $10M development including lofts, retail, bookstore
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12/5/2009
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A $10 million mixed-used development featuring retail space and loft-style apartments is planned on Mercer University’s campus in Macon. Two Macon-based companies, Sierra Development and Piedmont Construction Group, will build the four-story, 55,000-square-foot building called The Lofts at Mercer Village as part of the College Hill Corridor . . . more
www.macon.com December 5, 2009 By Linda S. Morris
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Knight Fund for Macon Awards Grant to Study Economic Feasibility of Macon’s Miller High School
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12/4/2009
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The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Knight Fund for Macon of the Community Foundation of Central Georgia for a study to help determine the best adaptive use for the vacant A. L. Miller High School building in Macon. The building was placed on the Trust’s 2008 list of the state’s Places in Peril. "The former Miller High School is a beautiful structure worth saving and sits at a key entry point to Mercer University and downtown Macon," said Kathryn Dennis, President of the Community Foundation of Central Georgia. "The Community Foundation was pleased . . . more
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Allman Brothers museum opens in Macon, Ga.
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12/4/2009
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When Kirk and Kirsten West decided to move out of their Vineville Avenue home in 2003, the notion of turning it into a museum certainly wasn't on their radar. Sure, thousands of visitors from places as far away as Germany, Italy, Japan and Australia had knocked on their door during the decade they had lived there, trying to get a glimpse of what was known as The Big House, where members of the Allman Brothers Band lived in the early 1970s. It was only after Kirk West, the band's road manager, was meeting with . . . more www.macon.com December 10, 2009 By Phillip Ramati
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Middle Georgia agencies lend a hand to provide holiday meals
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11/25/2009
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Susie Gilbert can’t get around like she used to, so getting a grocery sack with a cooked ham, canned yams and walnuts inside will come in handy for Thanksgiving. About 30 senior citizens, including Gilbert, were handed a bag of groceries Tuesday at the Macon-Bibb County Senior Center. Many of the men and women who frequent the center are on fixed incomes and need the help. “It’s a great gift,” the 72-year-old Gilbert said, pulling out a cupcake with smudged icing. “When I get home, I’ll spread it all out on the table.” The center’s manager, Renee Johnson, said that with the hard times, everyone’s budget is running thin, especially at the center, where they’ve had to cut back on transportation and . . . more www.macon.com November 25, 2009 By Julie Hubbard and Mike Stucka
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College Hill Corridor grants are wide-ranging
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11/24/2009
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The first round of grants have been decided in the College Hill Corridor section of Macon, and they’ll fund a diverse series of programs from zoning regulation overhauls and Sunday brunches to new tree plantings and compost education programs. They grants also will help Mercer University start up a bicycle rental program — one of several grant-funded programs geared toward getting people . . . more www.macon.com November 24, 2009 By Travis Fain
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First Round of Grants Decided for College Hill
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11/23/2009
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The first grants have been decided in the College Hill Corridor section of Macon, and they’ll fund a diverse series of programs, from zoning regulation overhauls and Sunday brunches to organic gardening and compost education programs. The grants . . . more www.macon.com Monday, November 23, 2009 Travis Fain
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Cherry Blossom Festival gets grant to assess programs and operations
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11/17/2009
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Trustees of the Peyton Anderson Foundation have approved a $250,000 grant for Macon’s Cherry Blossom Festival to help evaluate the festival’s programs and operations. The grant will help provide resources to assess how the festival’s program and operations can be made “more effective in the years ahead,” according to a statement from the festival. The grant will provide the festival a chance to . . . more www.macon.com Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009 Staff reports
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Auction to be held tonight for Mentor's Project
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11/12/2009
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The Crossroads Writers Conference will be holding a silent and live auction tonight at the Cox Capitol Theatre, 382 Second St., which will support the conference and benefit the Mentor's Project of Bibb County. The silent auction will go from 7-8:30 p.m., with the live auction following. There will be live music by Demolution and the Macon Guitar Quintet, and a 50-50 raffle at the door. Tickets are $5. Proceeds from the Crossroads Writers Conference will help establish the Creative Ruckus Academy, an after-school arts education initiative that pairs at-risk youth with professional artists in the community. The Crossroads Writers Conference will take place Feb. 25-27, 2010. www.macon.com November 12, 2009
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CrimeStoppers tops again in the Southeast
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11/10/2009
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Macon Regional CrimeStoppers was again the most productive CrimeStoppers unit in the Southeast. CrimeStoppers helped authorities make 399 arrests in 2008, most in the Southeast. The unit is on pace for 450 arrests in 2009, said Sgt. Zac Self, the CrimeStoppers spokesman. Macon Regional CrimeStoppers has led the Southeast in arrests every year since 2003. At the annual luncheon Monday, CrimeStoppers also gave a special recognition to Monroe County Sheriff John Cary Bittick for his years of service. www.macon.com November 10, 2009 By: Phillip Ramati
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Macon museum exhibits local artist’s work
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11/10/2009
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The Museum of Arts and Sciences is showing a new exhibit by artist William Segal. Many visitors came to the Macon museum for the recent opening, the farthest from Brazil, said Curator of Exhibitions Eric O’dell. At the opening, the museum was at capacity. About 250 people showed up to hear Ken Burns, documentary filmmaker and close friend of Segal, and see the new art installation. Burns gave a presentation for all attendees, who later waited in long lines for him to sign books. “For his friend, for our hard work, he’d do anything we asked,” O’dell said. Segal’s work was planned to show until Jan. 4, but now it is expected to stay through . . . more www.macon.com November 10, 2009 By Katy Newcomer
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List could help save Central State buildings
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11/9/2009
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Of the four historic sites in Middle Georgia that were named to the Places In Peril list, Central State Hospital in Milledgeville may be the most significant. The list, published each year by the Georgia Trust For Historic Preservation, focuses on 10 places of historical significance in the state that are most in need of preservation and restoration. Established in 1842, the hospital was the state’s first psychiatric facility. It once was the largest mental hospital in America and the second-largest in the world. At one point, the hospital covered 1,000 acres and was home to . . . more www.macon.com November 9, 2009 By: Phillip Ramati
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Volunteers search for pottery pieces and other artifacts at Water Works Park
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11/9/2009
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Ah, Sunday in the park, sitting on the ground and poking around in the dirt with your bare hands. It may not sound like a pleasant time for a grown woman, but Kimberly Barnhart was enjoying herself as she toiled Sunday in the name of archaeology at Amerson Water Works Park. “This is the chance of a lifetime, to come out here and be Indiana Jones for a while,” Barnhart said. She had come with her 8-year-old son, Max, her 10-year-old daughter, Megan, and her husband, Keith, to help NewTown Macon look for . . . more www.macon.com November 9, 2009 By: Dan Maley
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Monroe hospital hopes clinic frees up emergency room, lowers costs
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11/8/2009
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. . . “Emergency rooms all over the country are deluged with people seeking primary care,” said hospital CEO Kay Floyd. “They don’t have anywhere else to go,” said Greg Dent, CEO and president of Community Health Works, an area nonprofit. In Monroe County, they do now. Last month, the hospital opened a new clinic, Monroe Primary Care, to provide a new . . . more www.macon.com November 8, 2008 By Rodney Manley
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Museum of Aviation marks 25 years
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11/7/2009
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The Museum of Aviation celebrated its 25th birthday Friday night during an evening dinner and ceremony. Many people who attended the event were responsible for building the museum from a collection of artifacts to the five-hangar compound it is today. “It’s always been community-based,” said Peggy Young, the museum director during its first decade and a half of operations. “The people who work on the base would . . . more www.macon.com November 7, 2009 By Thomas L. Day
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Prescription drug bus to roll into midstate
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11/6/2009
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When an orange-and-white tour bus will roll into Macon next week, a sentence posted on its side in bold letters will no doubt catch more than a few glances. “Need help paying for medicine?” the words say, leading a reader’s eye to a giant pill bottle labeled “Help Is Here.” The bus, touring as part of a national campaign called the Partnership for Prescription assistance, will visit the Macon Volunteer Clinic on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. . . . more www.macon.com November 6, 2009 By Joe Kovac Jr.
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Walmart gives new $85,000 refrigerated truck to local food bank
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11/6/2009
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The 24-foot refrigerated truck rolled into the Middle Georgia Community Food Bank on Thursday afternoon, still, as one food bank board member put it, with “that new car smell.” The $85,000 Freightliner is one of 35 new trucks donated to food banks across the country by the Walmart Foundation. Ronald Raleigh, executive director of the Middle Georgia Community Food Bank, said he will add the truck to the food bank’s existing fleet of four as soon as possible. “It will enable us to pick up another. . . more www.macon.com November 6, 2009 By Rodney Manley
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Redding tribute to step outside Middle Georgia for first time
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11/5/2009
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For the first time, tonight’s Otis Redding tribute, called “An Evening of Respect,” will be held outside of Macon. It makes for a bit of an adjustment for the late soul singer’s daughter, Karla Redding-Andrews, as the event sets to kick off at the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta. “We’ve done it the first three times in Macon, but it’s gotten. . . more www.macon.com November 5, 2009 By Phillip Ramati
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4 Middle Georgia sites on latest Places In Peril list
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11/5/2009
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Four Middle Georgia historic properties made the Georgia Trust For Historic Preservation’s 10 Places In Peril list released Wednesday. The building that was once the home to the Capricorn Records recording studio on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard is among the 10, as are the old Dodge County jail in Eastman, the Ritz Theatre in Thomaston and Central State Hospital in Milledgeville. The list is designed to raise awareness across the state for properties deemed to have historic value but that have fallen into disrepair. The trust wants to . . . more www.macon.com November 5, 2009 By Phillip Ramati
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Sports hall honored by international association
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