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News Articles: Macon-Bibb County

Now former Macon-Bibb County, Ga., Elections Supervisor Jeanetta Watson (third from left) takes questions from poll monitors during a test of the county's electronic ballot scanning system on the first day of the Georgia presidential ballot recount in 2020.

Macon-Bibb elections supervisor resigns, cites stress, workload, new election laws

The Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections begins a busy election year scrambling to find a new elections supervisor. Jeanetta Watson, who became the county’s first Black elections supervisor after Elaine Carr retired in 2012, resigned last week. Her last day is expected to be Jan. 21.

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More than a dozen Delta Connection jets from Republic and Compass airlines are parked at Middle Georgia Regional Airport during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Commercial Jets Parked Due To Covid-19 Will Help Fund Airport Improvements In Macon

More than a dozen Delta Connection airplanes are riding out the COVID-19 pandemic at the Middle Georgia Regional Airport. Monthly rental income of $960...

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Georgia's Department of Public Health releases COVID-19 case numbers twice daily but the statistics don't give the complete picture.

Macon Commissioner Worries About COVID-19 Spread In Factories, And Questions Hospital Numbers

Commissioner Elaine Lucas gets regular reports from the health department on the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Macon-Bibb County but has no...

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The Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections continues to challenge the interim appointment of the Macon Water Authority's District 2 representative.

Bibb Board Of Elections Hears Candidate Challenge, Pushes Absentee Ballots, May Change Polling Sites

All of Georgia’s active voters will be receiving absentee ballot applications for the May 19 election but Macon-Bibb County was a step ahead. “We had...

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The Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission's Design Review Board conducts its last meeting Monday afternoon before the office closes. The office is suspending public gatherings until May.

Some Public Meetings In Macon Go Virtual To Control Coronavirus, Others Canceled

Concern over the global coronavirus pandemic is putting disaster preparedness plans to the test. The Macon-Bibb County Commission will be meeting by...

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