The next step in the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park becoming Georgia’s first national park happens next week, and Macon-Bibb County wants to be ready when the expected influx of tourists materializes. Wednesday, the “Ocmulgee Mounds National Park Redesignation Act,” U.S. House Resolution 9416, goes before the Subcommittee on Federal Lands of the House Committee…

Macon-Bibb County leaders packed into the Douglass Theatre on Wednesday morning to be some of the first to see the final design for the new Macon Arena that is expected to break ground this summer and open in 2028. Unlike earlier prototypes that featured massive glass facades, the circular heart of the building is trimmed…