Bragg Jam hosted its second of three Second Sunday events featuring The Via Vicary Band on Coleman Hill on Sunday, April 12. “Second Sunday is one of the free events for our community,” Bragg Jam president, Olivia Walter said.
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Mercer assumes ownership of 129-year-old downtown theatre
By Laura Corley | February 23Macon’s historic Capitol Theatre — built as a bank in 1897, converted into a cinema house two years after the start of World War I and most recently operated as a performance venue — has changed hands once again. Mercer University has purchased the building on Second Street from the Moonhanger Group, a local restaurant and catering company owned by Wes Griffith.
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Homeland Village Cultural Center fills cultural and wellness void in Macon
By Kaylee Buchanan | February 20Kirk Hodges founded Homeland Village Cultural Center to meet a need in Macon about 25 years ago. Hodges said the business offers the community a space focused on education, wellness and cultural awareness.
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Refurbished Little Free Library lends literature to local readers
By Kristen Duncan | February 11A refurbished Little Free Library was unveiled in Tattnall Square Park on Friday, Feb. 6, courtesy of Frank Broome. Schoolchildren and community leaders, including Macon-Bibb County Commissioner Stanley Stewart were in attendance and donated books.
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Josh Rogers' legacy, leadership lives on in downtown Macon
By Kristen Duncan | February 4The Macon-Bibb County Commission approved naming a block of downtown Macon after the late Mercer alum and NewTown Macon President and CEO Josh Rogers on Nov. 18, 2025 as part of their Macon Action Plan, and unveiled the block on Jan. 22, 2026.
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Hundreds march on Macon to protest ICE, Trump
By Gabriel Kopp | January 29About 500 protestors marched from Rosa Parks Square to the William Bootle Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse on Mulberry Street on Wednesday evening, bringing Middle Georgia into the fray of a national movement against the Trump administration’s use of Border Patrol agents in cities.
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Bands battle it out as Bragg Jamuary enters final two weeks of contest
By Nhu Nguyen and Nathaniel Jordan | January 21Bragg Jamuary, an annual battle of bands, comes back to JBA, a bar and music venue on Cherry Street in downtown Macon at 9 p.m. Thursday for the third of four concerts. Fans vote each week for their favorite of three bands, and the four winners move on to a final vote for a $1,500 cash prize.
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Voting is open for District 18 Georgia special election. Here's what to know.
By Precious Clark | January 12Georgia State Sen. John F. Kennedy announced his resignation from the state legislature to run for lieutenant governor of Georgia on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, launching a special election to fill his vacant District 18 seat.
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'Gives people a place to be': Rosa Parks Square shines new light downtown
By Nathaniel Jordan | December 21Macon residents caught their first glimpse of the newly renovated Rosa Parks Square during the annual Christmas Light Extravaganza after the green space officially reopened Nov. 28, 2025. While final touches are still being applied to the park, the city debuted the square early with a 40-foot-tall snowman for the extravaganza.
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Christmas lights spread warm glow across downtown Macon
By Alexandria Harbin | December 4The Macon Christmas Light Extravaganza is back downtown with music, lights and crowds filling the streets each night. The event features rows of glowing walkways lined with lighted Christmas trees, giant ornaments, reindeer figures, musical instruments and a sleigh, all moving and flickering in sync ...
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MerServe offers relief to food-insecure individuals this holiday season
By Nathaniel Jordan | November 27MerServe's Hunger and Homelessness Committee hosted its first “Giving Thanks and Giving Back” from Nov. 21-23, a Thanksgiving-themed event with six separate community service opportunities.
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'It tastes like Christmas': Chi Omega debuts limited edition drink with ZBeans
By Jacob Hossler | November 12Mercer sorority Chi Omega is debuting two limited edition drinks this week with Mercer on Mission success story ZBeans. The collaboration, which organizers said will be available only until Friday, Nov. 14, features two offerings.
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‘An expensive undertaking’: Mercer Medicine moves downtown
By Casey Choung | November 9A vacant patch of land off Riverside Drive and between Spring Second streets in Macon will be the new site of Mercer's School of Medicine.
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Partially suspended SNAP benefits leave millions scrambling
By Olivia McNamara | November 5Millions of Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, otherwise known as food stamps, are facing uncertainty as the program has been partially suspended due to the federal government shutdown that began on Oct. 1.
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Primer on the Macon Mayhem amidst their eleventh season
By Ryleigh Sandefur | November 4In the sports world, hockey season just started, and for Macon hockey fans far from the ice rinks of Boston and New York, the city has its own team.
