Good morning, Macon.

The Macon-Bibb County Fire Department launched Fire Prevention Week on Tuesday by honoring fire safety contest winners and is hosting a promotional ceremony today at 10:00 a.m. at the Macon Mall Community Room; the week will conclude with a Touch-A-Truck event offering interactive fire safety training.

More than 300 golfers competed at Houston Lake Country Club (Perry) over two days to raise funds for Georgia Sheriffs’ Youth Homes, which supports nearly 100 children with housing, education and college assistance.

The tournament has raised over $1.5 million over the years.

Macon-Bibb County plans a concrete walking and biking trail along historic carriage routes at Rose Hill Cemetery to link with the Ocmulgee Heritage Trail.

Bids are due Oct. 29 after a Tuesday site visit & the project adds stairs, a reflecting pond three to four feet deep and wetland restoration.

Music fans have a full week of live concerts (Oct.

5 to Oct. 11) across Middle Georgia, including shows at the Jones County Fair and Georgia National Fair. Jim Webb compiled the list that features events in Macon, Warner Robins, Gray and other local venues.

Bibb County School District is accepting online magnet school applications for the 2027-28 school year until Nov.

3 + open houses are scheduled in October, with lottery notifications in mid-Dec and final decisions in late January.

The Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority approved $90M in bonds to bring Costco to town and improve roads around its 158,000 sqft store on Wesleyan Drive and New Forsyth Road.

It also approved selling an Allied Industrial Park building to coffee importer Z Beans— a move to boost jobs and revenue.

Gov. Brian Kemp has extended the tax suspension on gasoline and diesel until November 5 and his order now waives penalties for using off-road dyed diesel in on-road vehicles (a relief measure for truckers and farmers).

Georgia’s two gubernatorial candidates, Rick Jackson and Keisha Lance Bottoms, held a town hall debate Tuesday, Oct.

6, where voters asked questions about healthcare, the economy, education, and data center development (local concerns included cost, access, and job creation). The debate aired live on regional TV stations and online.

Piedmont Macon doctor Dr. Jamaal Crawford urges women to know their risk and schedule mammograms during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The health system will hold Saturday screening events and a session on Oct. 17 (8 a.m. to noon) at Piedmont Macon Medical Center.

Atrium Health Navicent is offering walk-in mammograms this month for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, with events set on Oct.

10, 14, 21, 24 & 28 at select local facilities. These events run extended hours and require no appointment.

The Georgia Department of Public Health released food service inspection scores for Middle Georgia for the week of Sept.

28 to Oct. 2, with several restaurants in Macon and nearby counties earning high, perfect scores (100) and others scoring in the satisfactory range.

41NBC will air live coverage of seven Middle Georgia high school football games on Friday, Oct.

9, with ACE at Bleckley County as the Game of the Week — live reports will come from Royal Stadium and the studio.