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‘Welcome to the Quarters’ premieres at Macon’s Douglass Theatre June 17

MACON, GA – Author and playwright Mari K. Bell announces that the Douglass Theatre’s 2017-2018 season will include the production of Welcome to the Quarters, a new work —

Inaugural class of Contractors Academy graduates Wednesday

Macon-Bibb County, in partnership with the University of Georgia’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and State Bank & Trust Company, held its first-ever Contractors Academy from September 2017 through
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I am the Arts Summer Camp

      I am the Arts Summer Camp Cost $90.00 One time fee Package Includes: Dance, Music, Etiquette, Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks, and T-Shirts 3-Week Summer Camp 8:00 –
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Christian Fellowship Church – Black Light Extravaganza

Black Light Extravaganza Christian Fellowship Church Good Friday April 14th @ 7:00 PM presented by FBC Black Light Ministry www.cfcuplifting.com (478) 975-0808 April 16th 8:00 & 10:45 am 621

Evangelical Ministers Alliance of Macon Bibb County Honoring Louis Frank Thompkins

Evangelical Ministers Alliance of Macon Bibb County Honoring Louis Frank Thompkins Louis Frank Tompkins resides in Macon, Georgia and is a retired educator who served for forty-three years as a
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Commissioner Al Tillman to Remain on the County Commission

On Saturday April 1, 2017, I posted a message on Facebook that was a result of extreme frustration and concern surrounding a series of events that negatively impacted me,

Frank Austin Accepted into Congressional Black Caucus Leadership Institute Political Leadership Program

Macon-Bibb Shalom Zone Director Frank Austin has been accepted into the 2016 Political Leadership Boot Camp of the Congressional Black Caucus Leadership Institute. The seven-day rigorous leadership development program
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A Message from NAACP: A Man Was Lynched Yesterday

Activists created the NAACP more than a century ago to fight racialized violence. Then, we called it “lynching.” Today, we call it “police brutality,” but the effect is still