August 2026 News

August 31, 2026

• Senate President Pro Tempore Larry Walker Recaps Successful Regional Listening Day

• Planning and Zoning Seeking Community Input

• Macon It: Strengthening Mind, Body & Community Through Recreational Programs

• New Ocmulgee Heritage Trail Extension Opens at Amerson River Park

• EMA Distributes 350 Weather Radios to Help Residents Stay Prepared

• UGA School of Medicine Celebrates Inaugural White Coat Ceremony

• Booze Bankruptcy: Atlanta-Based Alcohol Distributor Lays Off Hundreds

• Last Bahama Breeze in Georgia Runs Out of Food, Closes for Good

• Charlie Harper: Dolly Parton Was As Good As It Gets

• Georgia Dept. of Ag Approves Federal Fuel Waiver to Boost Fuel Supply & Lower Gas Prices

• BTC Digital Ltd. Announces Georgia 10MW Cryptocurrency Computing Infrastructure

• National Vacancy Rate Doesn't Budge in the Third Quater

• New Report from Rillion Reveals the Finance AI Illusion Across U.S. Finance Functions

• 86% of Hiring Managers Say Personality Can Overcome Skills Gaps, 99% Say It Can Accelerate Careers

August 28, 2026

• Metro Macon’s Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.8% in July as Employment Rises

• Downtown Macon Business Owner, Loaves & Fishes Discuss Homelessness and Solutions

• Houston County Schools to Spend Nearly $3 Million on New Safety Measures

• Events in Macon Coming Up

• Historic Macon Neighborhood Debates Law Office Proposal

• Walmart to Bring 1,000 Jobs, Next-Gen Fulfillment Center to Carnesville

• Stuckey’s to Close Wrens Manufacturing Facility

• Army to Spend $2B to Build Nuclear Microreactors at Georgia Base and 4 Others

• Meta Settlement Would Require New Teen Safeguards and Could Deliver Up to $135 Million to Georgia

• Ruark, Hopkins, & Sikes Reappointed to Georgia Cotton Commission Board

• Georgia Council on Economic Education Endorses AP Business with Personal Finance