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Alan Walden, who helped shape Macon’s music history, died Thursday at age 83.
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The Riff newsletter quiz, July 21-24
Test your knowledge of The Melody’s daily newsletter with this news quiz.
Macon summer lunches reach hundreds of hungry students
The Bibb County School District provided 32,000 meals to students during summer school in June.
Red Cross asks for blood donations during emergency shortage
Last week, the American Red Cross declared an emergency blood shortage. In response, the Central Georgia Red Cross is asking for blood donations.
Verizon outage still inconveniencing Forsyth Road businesses and motorists
Service continues to frustrate residents after a storm took out a Verizon cell tower off Charter Boulevard in late May near the Piedmont Macon North hospital.
Bibb school board seeks private loan for expenses, brings back structured raises for staff
Financial staff at the Bibb County School District were authorized to procure a tax anticipation note, or a loan to cover expenses because of a cash flow mismatch at its July meeting.
Macon’s Bragg Jam Concert Crawl returns to where it began 27 years ago
This year, Bragg Jam is taking it back to where it started. It’s been 27 years since local musicians first came together at The Rookery, on Cherry Street, for an impromptu jam session tinged with sadness.
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