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In today's newsletter:
- How could Macon's proposed entertainment district change homelessness rules downtown?
- Missing Bibb County man located safe after search in Macon area
- Want free Ty Myers tickets for Macon's Atrium Health Amphitheater?
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📰 News we're reading
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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🗓 Events Nearby
- 7TH gr Softball PM vs Thomson Middle School →
Perry Middle School, 495 Perry Pkwy, Perry
3:45 pm - JV Softball @ Eastside
Monroe County Forsyth, GA 31029
4:00 pm - Softball vs Howard (DH)
Monroe County Forsyth, GA 31029
4:30 pm - 9th Grade Football @ Taylor County
Monroe County Forsyth, GA 31029
5:00 pm - JV Football vs ACE
Monroe County Forsyth, GA 31029
5:00 pm - 8th gr Softball PM vs Bonaire Middle School →
Perry Middle School, 495 Perry Pkwy, Perry
5:15 pm - Dual Enrollment/AP Information Night
Monroe County MPHS Cafeteria
6:00 pm - HES PTO Tattoo Friday $1 each
Monroe County Forsyth, GA 31029 - Main Street Market →
Forsyth City Hall, 23 E Main St, Forsyth
9:00 am - HES All Pro Dads Tailgate Kickoff at the BOE Auditorium
Monroe County Forsyth, GA 31029
5:30 pm - KBS All Pro Dads Tailgate Kickoff at the BOE Auditorium
Monroe County Forsyth, GA 31029
5:30 pm
Thursday September 3
Friday September 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Tried my hand at home made baked cookies with my little one!
It's going to be soooo good with some vanilla ice cream ( : (Nextdoor Quail Ridge) - Update on Bruno I got the rest of his medication.
The vet said to monitor him on his vomiting she said it may happen cause he ain't get his medicine last night. Other then that he is a happy boy (Nextdoor Work)
- Oak View Group, LLC posted a job opening for Ticket Seller | Part Time | Macon Centreplex in Macon. Apply here.
- AVI Foodsystems, Inc. posted a job opening for Market Merchandiser in Macon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Macon here.
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