https://www.macon.com/news/local/article315251028.html https://img.connatix.com/ad98dbd4-6909-43ea-8f33-f4999b9fda67/1_th.jpg Jones County commissioners pass text amendment allowing data centers, despite local backlash Jones County commissioners pass text amendment in January allowing data centers in industrial areas despite local backlash. https://www.macon.com/news/local/article315251028.html/video-embed 68 2026-04-02T14:33:06Z no https://www.macon.com/news/local/crime/article315253720.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/09307b28-3903-480f-8e7e-6f40ec02a0ea/1_th.jpg WATCH: Macon homicides rise in early 2026 compared to 2025 Reporter Jesse Fraga discusses a rise in homicides in early 2026 compared to the same time in 2025 in Macon, Georgia, according to Bibb County death records. https://www.macon.com/news/local/crime/article315253720.html/video-embed 49 2026-03-31T19:39:54Z no https://www.macon.com/news/business/article315268156.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/75cfe87d-785a-47d5-9992-b11d0d99e205/1_th.jpg Former Secretary of State office demolished in East Macon for redevelopment The demolition of 237 Coliseum Drive adds to the land available for the development of the East Bank Project, the former Bibb Mill site and proposed mixed-use redevelopment project in East Macon. https://www.macon.com/news/business/article315268156.html/video-embed 39 2026-04-01T20:47:19Z no