The youngest members of the Macon Community News team (ahem, the Deal kids) have been begging for a trip to Sky Zone since it opened in Macon. With one day left until school started, Friday was go time. Although their website is informative, I couldn’t access the price list menu from my cell phone and …
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2016 Perseid Meteor Shower predicted to be spectacular August 11-12
The Perseid Meteor Shower is one of the most impressive meteor showers of the year. This year, due to a coincidence of orbital mechanics, the Earth will plow headlong into a particularly thick patch on August 11-12th. This clumping is the result of the planet Jupiter deflecting the orbits of the fragments stripped away from …
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Enjoy planes and Pokémon at the Museum of Aviation
Sometimes when you live close to a museum, attraction or anything that might appeal to a tourist or visitor, it is easy to lose appreciation for it. Although I have lived in Middle Georgia for almost 12 years, I have not been to the Museum of Aviation in 5 years. After hearing the rumors of …
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Georgia Department of Natural Resources releases 2016-2017 deer hunting dates
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has released the deer hunting dates for the 2016-2017 season. For Middle Georgians who hunt in Bibb, Peach, Houston, and Wilkinson counties, bow hunting begins September 10, 2016. Muzzleloader hunting begins October 15, 2016. Firearms days begin October 22, 2016. Either sex deer may be hunted on all days of the season, and deer season, for …
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Events this week Thursday July 28 to August 3, 2016
Highlight of events in and around Macon and Middle Georgia for the week of July 28-August 3, 2016. This weekend includes Bragg Jam events for those who love live music and arts. Thursday July 28, Bibb County Schools are hosting an Elementary School Open House from 4 PM – 7 PM at the respective elementary …
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Events this week Thursday July 21 to July 27, 2016
This coming week, there are a number of interesting events in and around Macon in association with the Macon Film Festival and Bragg Jam. Thursday July 21, the Macon Film Festival will be showing Pretty and Pink, the 1980’s John Hughes classic film staring Molly Ringwald at the Douglass Theatre at 355 Martin Luther King …
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Tattnall Square Park offers peace, exercise and green space
If you haven’t been to Tattnall Square Park in the last couple of years, you are missing out on the numerous improvements made by the city and local volunteers such as Friends of Tattnall Square Park. The site also offers a quality tennis complex where one can take lessons, play in a tournament or simply …
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