Enrollment in the biggest federally funded food aid program in the U.S. dropped by more than 13% in a 12-month span — a decline far steeper than the government estimated as work requirements and other provisions of President Donald Trump's “big beautiful bill” take hold.
President Donald Trump’s administration is threatening to withhold some federal funding from states that don't make changes to voting practices and is warning state election officials that they face arrest if they don’t remove noncitizens from voter rolls.
After a blitz of congressional redistricting ahead of the midterm elections, a national battle for partisan control is about to enter a new phase that could affect representation on everything from tax rates to social safety net programs, teacher salaries, housing regulations and local road repairs.
Being as well known as Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger would be a dream for many ambitious politicians. “I think most people by now know who I am,” the Republican candidate for governor joked Tuesday as someone put up signs with his name before a speech in Chamblee, Ga.
Huge plumes of smoke blanketed swaths of the Southeast on Wednesday as crews battled rapidly growing wildfires that destroyed more than 50 homes in Georgia and forced hundreds to flee the drought- and wind-fueled flames.
U.S. Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat and the first Black chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, has died. He was 80.
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.
Professional, student and "shadetree" racers rolled down Magnolia Street at the annual Magnolia Soap Box Derby less than a mile from a campus Saturday, April 11.
Filipino-American activist Alma Bowman paused to take a breath 10 minutes into her speech about her 40-month stay in the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Ga., less than two hours south of Mercer's campus.
Macon residents gathered at Rosa Parks Square to protest the Trump administration on March 28, 2026. The organizers, Macon Rising, Macon Trouble and the League of Women voters hosted speakers and led the crowd in chants that echoed across in the roughly 3,000 other “No Kings” protests nationwide Saturday.
The NAACP chapter for Houston county took six high school students to the Georgia Capitol building to work as pages for the day on Wednesday, March 18.Since its founding in 1909, the NAACP has been one of the nation’s largest and oldest civil rights organizations. Its founding members, including civil ...
Macon’s 44th annual International Cherry Blossom Festival begins Friday and will run through March 29, with many events and new activities to make it a unique experience for Mercer students and Maconites.
A surge in support from local programs like NewTown Macon’s Downtown Dreams Initiative and the Middle Georgia Black Pages has made progress in reversing the damage done by redlining by providing loans, mentorship and advocacy for small businesses.
Macon’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.
Michael Thurmond, who is in Georgia's gubernatorial race as a Democrat, and lieutenant governor candidate Richard Wright spoke at Mercer about navigating predominantly white institutions as Black people on Feb. 17. The panel was part of a series commemorating Black History Month and was hosted by the Mercer University National Council of Negro Women.
Kirk 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.
A 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.
The 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.
About 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.
Much of the East Coast and Midwest are preparing for a large winter storm that is predicted to begin this weekend and end by Monday, and some projections show that its impact may stretch down to Macon.
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