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Jones County woman rallies community behind skate park proposal | 'My nephew would have wanted this'
JONES COUNTY, Ga. — Barbi Parker of Jones County lost her 17-year-old nephew March 28, 2024. She said Euel Smith took his life, unexpectedly. "Like a lot of teenagers nowadays with the pressure of life and love… just not being able to handle the real world," Parker said. "I guess looking back we've seen certain signs and I don't know if we could have helped or not."
Lester Miller Discusses Future Plans, Potential Governor Run
On Wednesday, July 3, Macon Mayor Lester Miller posted a poll to his Facebook page to survey local interest in a potential run as Governor of Georgia. Miller won a second term as the mayor in May with 86% of the vote against Shekeita Maxwell, though his time as mayor will come to an end in 2029 due to consecutive terms.
New law requires Georgia schools to carry overdose reversal medication
MACON, Ga. (WPGA) - A Georgia law now requires schools to keep medicine on hand to quickly reverse an opioid overdose. SB 395, also known as Wesley’s Law, authorizes the possession of medication that blocks the effects of opioids in schools. That medication is commonly known as Narcan or Naloxone. Naloxone will help reverse the effects of opioids allowing a person to resume breathing.
Age-Friendly Greater Macon-Bibb, Georgia
Located in central Georgia, an hour southeast of Atlanta, Macon-Bibb consists of an urban city center surrounded by largely rural neighborhoods. Nearly 15 percent of the area’s 153,000 residents are age 65 or older. Initiative Name: Macon-Bibb, Georgia, Age-Friendly Community (Information about Macon-Bibb's age-friendly work and activities are integrated...
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