Evelyn Davidson

Jan 14, 2025 | maconmelody.com | Evelyn Davidson |Henrico Citizen

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is not just a day of celebration: Macon’s George Crawley believes it’s also a day for work and action. Coretta Scott King once called acts of kindness and service “the greatest birthday gift my husband could receive.”Inspired by Coretta’s words and his own MLK service work in Atlanta, Crawley sought to organize the first Greenwood Bottom Day of Service Community Cleanup four years ago.

Jan 13, 2025 | maconmelody.com | Evelyn Davidson |Henrico Citizen

At a brick and mortar clothing shop near Macon’s iconic H&H on Forsyth Street, Lonzo Hennessy sells colorful streetwear. His brand — Upper Echelon WRLD — can be found on the sweatpants and sweatshirts hanging on racks throughout his store. Hennessy has marketed his streetwear brand at pop-up shops and community events for the last four years, but after realizing how much he enjoyed face-to-face customer interactions, he knew he had to open a physical location.

Jan 13, 2025 | maconmelody.com | Evelyn Davidson |Henrico Citizen

Former educator, city councilman and Macon-Bibb County Executive Director of Community Affairs Henry Ficklin was recently sworn into the Bibb County school board. Ficklin’s desire to run for the school board stems from what he calls a “disconnect” in young folks who leave Bibb schools with a lack of practical life skills and preparedness for the workforce.

Dec 23, 2024 | maconmelody.com | Evelyn Davidson

Elaine Lucas has been a fixture in the Macon community, with a long career in education and public service. Her combined 43 years in education and counseling, 25 years on the Macon City Council and 12 years on the Macon-Bibb Board of Commissioners means there are very few Maconites who aren’t familiar with her work. “I’ve never wanted to be anywhere else but Macon,” she told The Melody. Lucas grew up in Macon and attended local high schools.

Dec 5, 2024 | maconmelody.com | Evelyn Davidson |Henrico Citizen

Macon-Bibb County plans to ring in the new year with more than just sparklers and fireworks: as we bid farewell to 2024, the county will implode a long-vacant 16-story hotel in downtown Macon at 9 a.m New Year’s Day. The former hotel — a 200,000-square-foot building at First and Walnut streets — has loomed over downtown for 50 years.