February 2026 News

February 24, 2026

• Helms College Expands Healthcare Training in Macon to Strengthen Middle Georgia Workforce

• Planters First Bank Celebrates 130 Years of Community Banking

• 'I Like Helping Customers' | Girl Scouts in Central Georgia Gain Leadership Skills While Selling Famous Cookies

• Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Honors Bibb County Coach Alvin Copeland at FanFest

• Macon-Bibb County Honors Ta’Shawn Poole with Proclamation Day

• Macon Pops 10th Anniversary of "Three Shades of Blue" at Classically Jazzed

• Georgians Looking for a New Job Have More Options than Some Other States

• 2026 Georgia Teacher of the Year Rachel Kinsaul Leads Statewide Day of Service Initiative March 18th

  As Georgia's 2026 Teacher of the Year, Rachel Kinsaul is encouraging schools and districts across the state to engage students in meaningful service learning through a Day of Service initiative focused on community connection, real-world learning, and civic responsibility.

• Georgia Roof Shingles Factory is Ramping Up, Hoping for a Homebuilding Boom

• Senate Budget Asserts Priorities, Highlights Change

• Opening Doors for Georgia’s Foster Youth Through Technical Education

• Commissioner Hubbard Moves to Amend the Certification of the 10,000-Megawatt Grid Expansion for Data Centers, Based on Legal Concerns

• January U.S. Travel Agency Air Ticket Sales Top $10 Billion

• AI, Automation, and Sustainability Lead Packaging and Processing Trends

• Survey: AI Slop Crisis: 7 in 10 Managers Report Recurring, Costly Errors from Direct Reports' AI Use

February 23, 2026

• Events Happening in Macon This Week

• 'Superman: Man of Tomorrow' Set to Film in Macon, Boosting Local Economy

• Documentary Screening, Live Performance Highlight Gordon Cine Film Series Return

• Ocmulgee Mounds: Preserving 12,000 Years of Human History as America Marks Its 250th Anniversary

• 'He Never Got Too Big for Gray' | Jones County Remembers Baseball Star Terrance Gore

• WR-ALC Fabric Shop: Stitching Readiness

• Japan Trade Deal to Bring $600M ‘Diamond Grit’ Factory to Georgia

• Georgia DOT Awards $85.7M in January

• Del Taco Closes All its Georgia Locations

• Functional Unemployment' Improves in January; Remains Up Year-Over-Year