From bizjournals.com
()
Five young Macon, Ga., community leaders are encouraging residents of the city to show some love for where they live by signing a pledge stating they will promote the area’s positive attributes, reports the Macon Telegraph.
“It’s a little silly, but it’s meaningful as well,” said Josh Rogers, who came up with the idea to promote Macon along with Julia Mullins Wood, Pilar Wilder, Wes Griffith and Heather Bowman Cutway. “People who are choosing...
More perspectives...
Former Macon Mayor C. Jack Ellis said the African-American community supports Bibb schools Superintendent Romain Dallemand's strategic plan. The five-year plan includes incorporating a portfolio school system, possible year-round schooling, and learning ...
More perspectives...
From api.bing.com
()
R.I.P.: "Big Saul" of Macon, Ga's legendary WIBB "Three Horsemen"Radio-Info.comCharles “Big Saul” Greene, who died Sunday, January 8 in Orlando, was among the legendary Three Horsemen at iconic African-American-targeted WIBB-AM Macon, Ga., The trio, which began broadcasting in the 1950s, comprised Big Saul, King Bee (Hamp Swain) ...
More perspectives...
From news.google.com
()
13WMAZA-Sun Championship in Prime Time13WMAZMACON, Ga. - The 2012 General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Basketball Championship moves to prime time, as the men's championship game will now air at 7:00 pm (EST) on March 3 on ESPN2. Originally scheduled for 4:00 pm, the game's rescheduling broadens ...and more »
More perspectives...
From news.google.com
()
MyFox HoustonTexas mom gets ashes of daughter killed in 1970sBeaumont EnterpriseHer skeletal remains were found in 1976 in a wooded area near Macon, Ga., but weren't identified until last year. The break came last January when a Texas investigator working on another cold case realized that information from Ima Jean's killing ...DNA Solves Texas Girl's 1974 MurderMyFox Dallasall 32 news articles »
More perspectives...
From news.google.com
()
From the official city website:
C. Jack Ellis is the 40th mayor of the city of Macon, Georgia. Currently serving his second term, Mayor Ellis was first sworn into office December 14, 1999 becoming the first black Mayor in the city’s 176-year history. Voters embraced his vision to make Macon one of the most livable cities in America, a city where equal opportunities would be afforded to every citizen and economic development would be the highest priority – a city of the future equipped with the physical and technological infrastructure and an educated workforce able to compete in the emerging global market place.
Mayor Ellis was born January 6, 1946 in Macon, Georgia where he attended Ballard Hudson High School. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from St. Leo College in Florida. He is a retired United States Army senior non-commissioned officer. He served two years of combat duty in Vietnam as a paratrooper platoon sergeant with the 101st Airborne Division. He was awarded three Bronze Stars, the Army Commendation Medal for Valor and Heroism, and the Purple Heart for wounds received in combat. He is a former cable television executive and an executive with the United States Census Bureau. He is the former host and producer of a local community affairs television program, Community Forum.
C. Jack Ellis is the 40th mayor of the city of Macon, Georgia. Currently serving his second term, Mayor Ellis was first sworn into office December 14, 1999 becoming the first black Mayor in the city’s 176-year history. Voters embraced his vision to make Macon one of the most livable cities in America, a city where equal opportunities would be afforded to every citizen and economic development would be the highest priority – a city of the future equipped with the physical and technological infrastructure and an educated workforce able to compete in the emerging global market place.
Mayor Ellis was born January 6, 1946 in Macon, Georgia where he attended Ballard Hudson High School. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from St. Leo College in Florida. He is a retired United States Army senior non-commissioned officer. He served two years of combat duty in Vietnam as a paratrooper platoon sergeant with the 101st Airborne Division. He was awarded three Bronze Stars, the Army Commendation Medal for Valor and Heroism, and the Purple Heart for wounds received in combat. He is a former cable television executive and an executive with the United States Census Bureau. He is the former host and producer of a local community affairs television program, Community Forum.
Overview
Jack Ellis is the 40th mayor of Macon, GA. He created a stir this summer by reaching out to Hugo Chavez and expressing his support, even though Hugo Chavez is suspected of supporting terrorism and anti-American sentiment around the world.
Read about Macon politics or share your opinions about Mayor Jack Ellis.
Read about Macon politics or share your opinions about Mayor Jack Ellis.
Sorted by: Top Rated
