Macon (Georgia)

Writer finds out what it’s like flying Georgia Skies

By Jennifer Burk - jburk@macon.com You won’t find drinks or mid-air snacks on this flight. A cart, much less a flight attendant, would be hard-pressed to even fit down the aisle of the new Georgia Skies plane flying out of...

My Meddlesome Predictions

I am reminded this evening of a friend a few weeks ago who chastised me for chuckling over an interview request I'd gotten. I view myself as just me, a now thirty-something married guy in Macon, Georgia who blogs for a living....

Georgia collects musical talent

1/83/8MACON, Ga. | Just across the Otis Redding Memorial Bridge, near downtown Macon, is an underrated attraction: the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.Unlike many music museums that focus on a single genre or record label - rock 'n'...

Cross country: FGCU men, women finish seventh, ninth at A-Sun Championship

The Florida Gulf Coast University men’s and women’s cross country teams finished seventh and ninth, respectively, in the Atlantic Sun Championships on Saturday in Macon, Ga. Kyle Brunette led the men, finishing 23rd overall in...

High turnout among black voters could tip Georgia to Democrats

Phillis Malone had never gotten involved in voter registration drives before.But this summer, when the Macon chapter of the NAACP asked her to help sign up new voters through Habersham Music, the Pio Nono record store she owns,...

High black voter turnout could tip Georgia to Democrats

By Matt Barnwell | McClatchy Newspapers MACON, Ga. — Phillis Malone had never gotten involved in voter registration drives before. Malone said she helped add about 100 voters to the Georgia rolls in a little less than two...

KaMin to Restructure Kaolin Operations in Georgia

Macon, Georgia, United States KaMin LLC announced that it will be restructuring its kaolin facilities in Georgia over the next several months. The net impact will be a reduction of its hydrous production capacity and...

Stock sale

QUESTION: I recently sold a stock investment that I had previously purchased. ANSWER: Generally, the sale of a stock investment will result in a capital gain or loss, which could increase or decrease the amount of income tax...

Grand Investment Gets Capital Injection

Grand Investment faces a construction-financing deadline on its multibillion-dollar downtown Los Angeles project, but the New York developer has won a confidence boost in the form of fresh equity from South Korea.

Security Bank Corporation Announces Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results

MACON, Ga., Oct. 28, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Security Bank Corporation (Nasdaq:SBKC) today reported a net operating loss of $19.7 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008, compared with net income of $0.6 million...