The annual Ocmulgee Indigenous Celebration, happening this weekend in Macon, is set to bring Native American tribes to town to share their stories, both old and new.
The festival is a signature project of the Macon200 Bicentennial Celebration with folks from the Macon Film Festival — which is set this year for Aug. 17-20 — also involved.
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Bibb deputy shortage leaves downtown Macon vulnerable to crime, leaders say
A new Life at Night committee is working with law enforcement to create safer downtown streets after dark Author: Liz Fabian (13WMAZ) Updated: 4:17 PM EDT July 30, 2021
MACON, Ga.
Editor s Note: The video in this story is coverage of the Thirsty Turtle s alcohol license suspension from earlier this week.
Two nights before violence sent Darrin Ford to the floor of his downtown lounge again, he was discussing crime with colleagues crying out for more law enforcement.
“Something absolutely has to be done because it’s not an ‘if,’ it’s a ‘when’ something else is going to happen at that location,” Ford prophetically said about the Thirsty Turtle up the street.