Atrium Health Navicent Substantially Raises Teammate Minimum Wage Community News

Atrium Health Navicent Substantially Raises Teammate Minimum Wage

Teammates across Georgia see $2.85 per hour — or 17.8% — increase to starting rate Atrium Health Navicent is making a significant additional investment into its local workforce, announcing an increase in the minimum starting rate wage for eligible teammates in Georgia to $18.85 per hour, which will be reflected on the teammates’ Jan. 30 paychecks. The new minimum starting rate represents…
January 28, 2026
Sheridan Construction and Barton Malow Set to Build New Arena Community News

Sheridan Construction and Barton Malow Set to Build New Arena

Barton Malow, in association with Sheridan Construction, has been chosen as the Construction Manager for the new Macon Arena, a major project that will replace the current Macon Coliseum and serve as a key part of the region’s expanding entertainment opportunities. Located southeast of Atlanta in Macon-Bibb County, the planned facility is designed to host various multipurpose events like minor…
January 27, 2026
Georgia Power Opens Largest Transportation and Logistics Training Center on the East Coast in Georgia Community News

Georgia Power Opens Largest Transportation and Logistics Training Center on the East Coast in Georgia

Georgia Power welcomed a new training center in DeKalb County this week, marking the largest transportation and logistics training center on the East Coast. Tavarez Holston, president of Georgia Piedmont Technical College, says the project has been eight years in the making. “Here we’re going to train Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) workers, electrical line workers...that entire industry is what we’re…
January 27, 2026
Reimagined Rosa Parks Square Opens with Ribbon Cutting Celebration Community News

Reimagined Rosa Parks Square Opens with Ribbon Cutting Celebration

Macon-Bibb County, along with the Friends of Rosa Parks Square Board, will celebrate the completion of improvements at Rosa Parks Square with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Wednesday, February 4, at 10:00 a.m. The date is especially meaningful, as it would have been Rosa Parks’ 113th birthday. After years of community advocacy and collaboration, the downtown park has undergone a reimagining that strengthens its role…
January 27, 2026
NewTown Macon and Macon-Bibb County Dedicate “Josh Rogers Way” in Downtown Macon Community News

NewTown Macon and Macon-Bibb County Dedicate “Josh Rogers Way” in Downtown Macon

Community leaders, friends, and family gathered in downtown Macon to celebrate the dedication of "Josh Rogers Way," honoring the life, leadership, and lasting impact of Josh Rogers. Rogers passed away tragically and unexpectedly in November 2024. In recognition of his service and instrumental role in downtown Macon’s successful revitalization, the Macon-Bibb County Commission unanimously approved naming the block of Third…
January 27, 2026
Historic Macon Foundation Names Emily Hopkins New Executive Director Community News

Historic Macon Foundation Names Emily Hopkins New Executive Director

An executive at NewTown Macon will become the new leader of the Historic Macon Foundation. The nonprofit’s board of directors voted Tuesday night to offer the executive director’s job to Emily Hopkins. She will succeed Nathan Lott, who announced his departure last month. Hopkins, 36, is scheduled to begin her new role at Historic Macon Feb. 2. She is now…
January 27, 2026
Mount de Sales Academy Named a Platinum School with College Board’s AP® School Honor Roll Community News

Mount de Sales Academy Named a Platinum School with College Board’s AP® School Honor Roll

Catholic private school, Mount de Sales Academy, located in Macon, Georgia, has been named to the 2025 Advanced Placement® Program (AP®) School Honor Roll, earning Platinum distinction. The AP School Honor Roll recognizes schools whose AP programs demonstrate a strong commitment to student access, academic rigor, and college readiness. Schools are evaluated on participation and performance indicators that reflect both expanded…
January 27, 2026
Atrium Health Navicent Improves Access to Care in Houston County with New Perry Primary Care Clinic Community News

Atrium Health Navicent Improves Access to Care in Houston County with New Perry Primary Care Clinic

Members of the community joined Atrium Health Navicent in celebrating a ribbon cutting Tuesday for a new clinic, Atrium Health Navicent Primary Care Family Medicine Perry. “We’re excited to expand our primary care and family medicine services to help residents of Perry and the surrounding community to have easier access to high-quality care close to home,” said Atrium Health Georgia Market President Delvecchio…
January 21, 2026
Atrium Health Navicent Offers Students An Opportunity to Learn About Health Careers Community News

Atrium Health Navicent Offers Students An Opportunity to Learn About Health Careers

Atrium Health Navicent is accepting applications for a four-week summer program that offers area high school sophomores and juniors the opportunity to shadow health care workers and receive hands-on training for health care careers. The Realizing and Encouraging Adolescents to pursue Careers in Healthcare (REACH) program includes weekly professional engagement and development activities such as medical skills simulation, educational field…
January 16, 2026
River Edge Behavioral Health Announces Grand Opening of Adult Peer Support and Community Integration Center Community News

River Edge Behavioral Health Announces Grand Opening of Adult Peer Support and Community Integration Center

River Edge Behavioral Health is proud to announce the grand opening of the Adult Peer Support and Community Integration Center on Ingleside Avenue in Macon. Created to address the evolving needs of the community, the Center offers comprehensive, innovative, and day-to-day support for individuals living with behavioral health challenges and intellectual and developmental disabilities. With this holistic approach, River Edge…
January 14, 2026