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News Articles: bibb county

Macon-Bibb Board of Elections members and staff take a look at the new office inside the lower level of the old Sears at Macon Mall.

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Elections board raises concerns about voter accessibility at new mall location

Macon-Bibb Board of Elections staff is excited about larger offices, but techs are worried about storage and placement of vote drop box

May 22, 2023
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  • Liz Fabian
Voters in Bibb County, Ga. wait in line at a polling place on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022 to cast their ballots in the runoff election for U.S. Senate between incumbent Democratic Se. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker.

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Early voting for U.S. Senate runoff sees long lines amid high turnout

Fourteen Georgia counties opened polling places over the weekend Nov. 26 and Nov. 27, with statewide early voting starting Nov. 28 and ending the Friday before the Dec. 6 runoff election for U.S. Senate. 

November 28, 2022
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  • GPB News Staff
Liz Fabian  Macon Water Authority Chairman Sam Hart began last Thursday’s called meeting by sharing concerns about a report of possible board member misconduct.

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DA seeks Macon Water Authority member inquiry over allegations of violations

Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney Anita Howard is asking Macon Water Authority board members to submit to voluntary questioning in the wake of allegations of open meeting violations and other misconduct.

November 03, 2022
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  • Liz Fabian
From left, Macon-Bibb County Fire Department Chief Shane Edwards, Bibb County Sheriff David Davis and Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller during the announcement Monday of efforts to hire part time patrol deputies.

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Macon-Bibb County will attempt to shore up its deputy ranks with part-time officers

Macon-Bibb County will attempt to shore up its understaffed deputy ranks with part-time officers.

October 17, 2022
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  • Grant Blankenship
The BOE meeting was well attended in anticipation of a finalist being named for Bibb Schools superintendent.

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Bibb School Board picks finalist for superintendent in split vote

The Bibb County School System has named a single finalist for the position of system superintendent.

April 22, 2022
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  • Laura Corley
Street crossing device for pedestrians

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Walking safety audits planned in Bibb County neighborhoods

The upcoming audits have not been scheduled yet but will help identify improvements needed for safe foot traffic. 

November 20, 2021
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  • Laura Corley
Bibb Schools Superintendent Curtis Jones.

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Community Spread Concerns Overcome Campus COVID Measures, Sending Bibb Schools Online

COVID-19 cases keep climbing in Bibb County, including in children of all ages, and the vaccination rate is stuck at only one in three. With a holiday weekend approaching, the school district decided to act.

The Bibb County School District is switching entirely to online, asynchronous instruction from the Tuesday after Labor Day through September 17.

August 31, 2021
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  • Grant Blankenship
Students return for in-person classes on Nov. 9, 2020 at Ingram Pye Elementary in Macon, Ga. They went virtual again a few weeks later.

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Bibb County Schools Asks Parents For Ideas For Spending $100 Million

Schools in Macon Bibb County are asking for ideas from parents and guardians on how to spend millions in covid-19 pandemic relief money.

April 30, 2021
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  • Grant Blankenship
Cassandra Powell

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No Sunday Voting Prompts Bibb Democrats To Remove Elections Representative

When the Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections considered Sunday voting last week, members deadlocked 2-2. One of the two Democratic representatives on the board, Cassandra Powell, did not cast a vote and now her party seeks to remove and replace her.

September 24, 2020
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  • Liz Fabian

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"On Second Thought" For Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019

Dr. Curtis L. Jones Jr. is the second superintendent from Georgia since 2015 to win the national honor. He spoke with "On Second Thought" about the...

February 20, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 5 more
Bibb County School District Superintendent Dr. Curtis L. Jones Jr. is the 2019 National Superintendent of the Year.

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Bibb County's Curtis Jones Is 2019 National Superintendent Of The Year

Dr. Curtis L. Jones Jr. was met with a standing ovation when he walked into work after the Presidents Day holiday. Over the weekend, the Bibb County...

February 20, 2019
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott

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