August 2025 News

August 22, 2025

• Macon Film Festival Celebrates 20th Anniversary With 4 Days Of Independent Cinema

• Metro Macon Unemployment Rate Falls in July

• Newsweek Says Piedmont Macon's Inpatient Rehab Among the Best

• Community Rallies For Beloved Local Restaurant As Eviction Looms Over Lease Conflict

• Houston County, Dublin Schools Coping With Shortage Of Bus Drivers

• Macon-Bibb Hispanic Festival Celebrates 4 Years, Seeks Vendors & Sponsors

• Stow Group to Create 200 Jobs in Gordon County

• TCSG, WorkSource Georgia & GDOL Mobilize to Support More than 1,100 Workers Impacted by International Paper Plant Closures

• Georgia DOT Wins National Award for Cybersecurity Initiative to Protect Traffic Systems

• Fed’s Bostic Still Sees One 2025 Rate Cut But Watching Labor

• Georgia's Senate Race Front and Center at Chamber Congressional Luncheon

• Lawmakers Discuss Ways To Discourage Tobacco Sales And Use

• Economic Concerns Aren't Grounding Summer 2025 Travel Intentions

• Report: Child Care Is a Hidden Engine of the US Economy

• In May, the Percentage of Patients with a Telehealth Claim Increased Nationally and in Every Region

• Small Businesses Show Tariff-Proof Resilience, Survey Finds

August 21, 2025

• Bass Road Bridge Set To Reopen Saturday; Bibb County Eyes Next Steps For Road Widening Project

• Contractor Selected For First New Round of Paving the Way

• Macon-Bibb Reduces Property Tax Rate for 5th Consecutive Year

• MGA Awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Grant To Explore Creation of Digital Humanities Lab

• Titans Football Set to Launch 2025 Season at Rival Georgia Military College

• W.C. Bradley Co. Receives Inaugural Georgia Chamber Corporate Citizen Award

• Kirby Smart Would Support College Football Playoff Expansion ‘Done the Right Way’

• State Senate Study Committee Formed To Explore Ways To Fund College Tuition

• Home Depot Foundation Invests $10M in Skilled Trades Training, Launches Partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America