Ga. cities issue mask orders July 14, 2020 Valdosta Daily Times Macon Mayor Robert Reichert saw the rising number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 and went as far as he thought he could go with his mayoral pen: He issued an executive order “urging and pleading” residents to wear a face mask.
Macon executive order encourages masks. Should the mayor mandate face coverings? July 10, 2020 Macon Telegraph As COVID-19 cases rise at record rates across Middle Georgia and the rest of the state, cities are enacting mask requirements in the absence of a statewide mandate.
New glass lobby, restroom wings planned for Macon City Auditorium renovation June 30, 2020 Macon Telegraph Macon-Bibb County SPLOST project manager Clay Murphey told commissioners last week that about $10 million dollars remains for the renovation that was included in the tax referendum sanctioned by voters in 2016.
‘We’re doing the best we can.’ How coronavirus budget cuts impact life in Macon, GA June 30, 2020 Macon Telegraph COVID-19 has severely cut tax revenues for state and local governments, prompting leaders to prepare cuts to services and programs.
Macon-Bibb Leaders Urge Gov. Kemp To Let Them Reopen When Ready April 24, 2020 GPB News Both the Macon-Bibb County Commission and the Board of Health passed resolutions urging Gov. Brian Kemp to reconsider his statewide order that would allow hair and nail salons, gyms, tattoo parlors and other businesses to reopen Friday.