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1. Amid downtown business concerns, Macon mulls stricter rules for the homeless (gpb.org) — Downtown Macon leaders are drafting a new "entertainment district" ordinance that would tighten rules on public camping and street feeding of unhoused people, responding to complaints from local businesses about safety and sanitation. The proposal, headed to Macon-Bibb officials, comes amid lapses in coordinated homeless services and a new state law allowing property owners to sue over unenforced homelessness rules.
2. UPDATE: Deputies say missing 27-year-old man found safe (41nbc.com) — Bibb County deputies report that 27-year-old Kevin Dwayne Stone, whose car was last seen near Riverside Drive and Pierce Avenue in Macon, has been found safe. Authorities had asked the public for help after he went missing in late August and shared details about his vehicle and health history before confirming his safe recovery.
3. Win Ty Myers Tickets (kicks99.com) — You can enter now for a chance to win tickets to see Ty Myers at the Atrium Health Amphitheater in Macon on September 11, with eight winners chosen from online entries. Adults 18 and older may enter once per day through September 8, with winners selected randomly on September 9.
4. Pasture mealybug found in Georgia, UGA urges farmers to scout fields (13wmaz.com) — From Macon, UGA specialists are warning Georgia farmers and landowners about a newly confirmed pasture mealybug that threatens warm-season grasses across the state. They're urging anyone managing pastures or hayfields to watch for yellowing patches, practice strict equipment and clothing hygiene between fields, and report suspicious infestations to county extension agents or UGA's online system.
5. Georgia Today: Macon anti-homelessness laws; Vaccine recommendations; Dragon Con turns 40 (gpb.org) — A statewide Georgia news podcast highlights Macon-Bibb leaders' push for a downtown ordinance that would penalize public camping and ban street feeding of unhoused people in the entertainment district. The episode also covers new vaccine guidance from medical groups, a closed candy plant, an OpenAI data center hearing, Dragon Con's 40th year, and Labor Day traffic enforcement.
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