Mary Helene is a reporter from the Alabama Gulf Coast covering Middle Georgia. She graduated from Mercer University’s Reg Murphy Center for Collaborative Journalism in 2023, where she served as editor-in-chief of The Mercer Cluster. She was a member of the 2023-24 Poynter-Koch Journalism and Media Fellowship.
The Middle Georgia State University School of Aviation will receive a $2.5 million grant thanks to the Delta Air Lines Foundation, enabling more students to study to become pilots.
On Feb. 3, 2017, the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, officially setting in motion a plan to expand and protect the Ocmulgee Mounds under federal law. But six years later, supporters of the initiative are wondering when Macon will get its long-awaited national park.
Mercer’s Walter F. George School of Law named a courtroom after him when he pledged $1 million over a 10-year period in 2016. Now, some students and faculty are advocating for his name to be removed due to his controversial internet presence.
