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NewTown Macon is Rewarding Maconites for Shopping Downtown this July Community News

NewTown Macon is Rewarding Maconites for Shopping Downtown this July

NewTown Macon announces the launch of Summer Snaps, a new community rewards program running July 1 through July 31, 2026, designed to drive foot traffic to downtown Macon businesses and put money back in the pockets of Maconites who shop local. Summer Snaps rewards participants with a gift card worth 20% of their combined purchases before tip, up to $50, to…
July 7, 2026
Graphic Packaging Releases 2025 Impact Report Community News

Graphic Packaging Releases 2025 Impact Report

Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK) today released its 2025 Impact Report, highlighting progress across its Better by 2030 sustainability goals and the continued role of paperboard innovation in helping consumer brands reduce plastic packaging. In 2025, Graphic Packaging replaced approximately 880 million plastic packages with paperboard alternatives, bringing the Company's two-year total to nearly 1.9 billion plastic packages replaced.…
July 7, 2026
New bill would redesignate Ocmulgee Mounds to a U.S. National Park Community NewsAdvocacy

New bill would redesignate Ocmulgee Mounds to a U.S. National Park

WASHINGTON  – A new bill has been introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives that will redesignate the Ocmulgee Mounds Historical Park to the “Ocmulgee Mounds National Park.” U.S. Representative Austin Scott introduced H.R. 9416, the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park Redesignation Act, in the House on Wednesday, June 24. The bill was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources and,…
July 7, 2026
Habitat Chapters Merge to Create Macon Milledgeville Regional Habitat for Humanity Community News

Habitat Chapters Merge to Create Macon Milledgeville Regional Habitat for Humanity

Macon Area Habitat for Humanity (MAHFH) and Habitat for Humanity Milledgeville Baldwin County (HFHMBC) are proud to announce their official merger, effective July 1, 2026, creating Macon Milledgeville Regional Habitat for Humanity. The newly unified organization will build upon decades of service and a successful regional partnership to expand affordable homeownership opportunities and neighborhood revitalization efforts throughout Central Georgia. Founded…
July 7, 2026
Georgia Launches New Office of Education and Workforce Strategy Economic DevelopmentCommunity NewsWorkforce

Georgia Launches New Office of Education and Workforce Strategy

Effective, July 1, 2026, the Governor's Office of Student Achievement (GOSA) officially becomes the Governor's Office of Education and Workforce Strategy (GOEWS), marking a significant evolution in how Georgia coordinates education and workforce policy under one roof. The transformation is authorized by HB 1302, the Education and Workforce Strategy Act, signed into law by Governor Brian P. Kemp on May…
July 7, 2026
MACON VOLUNTEER CLINIC EARNS NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR EXCELLENCE IN PATIENT CARE Community News

MACON VOLUNTEER CLINIC EARNS NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR EXCELLENCE IN PATIENT CARE

The Macon Volunteer Clinic (MVC) has been awarded the 2026 Gold Rating by the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) Quality Standards Program, earning national recognition for its commitment to providing high-quality healthcare to uninsured patients throughout Middle Georgia. The Gold Rating reflects an organization’s adherence to nationally recognized standards of clinical quality, patient care, organizational excellence, and…
June 26, 2026
Georgia Surpasses 5 Million Jobs, Sets New Records in Labor Force and Employment WorkforceCommunity News

Georgia Surpasses 5 Million Jobs, Sets New Records in Labor Force and Employment

Monday, June 22nd, 2026 The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that Georgia jobs surpassed 5 million, reaching 5,002,400 in May. The state’s labor force also reached an all-time high of 5,470,704, while total employment set a new record at 5,283,862. The May unemployment rate fell to 3.4%, down from Georgia’s revised April rate of 3.5% and 0.9 percentage points…
June 24, 2026
The Big Reveal – Take a look at the new Macon Arena Community NewsFeatured

The Big Reveal – Take a look at the new Macon Arena

State championships. Sold out concerts. Packed trade shows. Buzzer-beating shots. Epic takedowns. Amazing deals. Dancing the night away. Basketballs. Wrestling mats. Comic books and card games. Guitars and turntables. For nearly 60 years, all that and much, much more created memories for generations of people in Macon, in Middle Georgia, and around the state. Headlining concerts gave hundreds of thousands…
June 24, 2026
Atrium, Partners Feed 2,000 Families at Macon Drive-Thru Event Community News

Atrium, Partners Feed 2,000 Families at Macon Drive-Thru Event

Each family received a 40-pound box of fresh produce during the drive-thru event at Central Georgia Technical College June 12, 2026 by Bre'Anna Sheffield, 41nbc.com Atrium Health Navicent and community partners gave fresh produce to thousands of families Friday during a drive-thru food distribution event at Central Georgia Technical College. Volunteers loaded more than 105,000 pounds of fresh produce into 2,000…
June 16, 2026
Middle Georgia Regional Airport Celebrates New Fort Lauderdale Flight, Return of BWI Community NewsEconomic Development

Middle Georgia Regional Airport Celebrates New Fort Lauderdale Flight, Return of BWI

Travelers now have a new way to get to the beach! On Tuesday, June 9, community leaders, airport officials, and Contour Airlines celebrated the launch of nonstop service between Macon-Bibb County and Fort Lauderdale. As of Tuesday, the Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN) now offers flights to Fort Lauderdale, as well as Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI). Mayor Lester…
June 16, 2026