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2010: Georgia Trustee, an honor given by the Georgia Historical Society, in conjunction with the Governor of Georgia [70] 2013: Lone Sailor Award, which recognizes Navy, Marine and Coast Guard veterans who have distinguished themselves in their civilian careers (Turner is a Coast Guard veteran). [71]
Macon County was created in 1837 from parts of Houston ("house-ton") and Marion counties, effective December 14 of that year. The 91st county, it was named for the then-recently deceased General Nathaniel Macon [4] of North Carolina, who served in the U.S. Congress for 37 years and ran for U.S. vice president.
Cartersville, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000 [32] Pop 2010 [30] Pop 2020 [31] % 2000 % ...
Bibb Manufacturing Company was a textile company founded in Macon, Georgia, in 1876 and was sold to Dan River in 1998. Bibb Manufacturing Company, also known as "The Bibb Company" produced cotton products such as sheets, comforters, towels, curtains, and bedspreads.
Stratford Academy is a private school in Bibb County, Georgia, United States, near Macon. It opened September 1960. [4] The school has a controversial history as part of the segregation academy movement. [5] [6] As of 2017–18, approximately 21% of students were non-white. [2]
The Medical Center, Navicent Health (MCNH), formally known as Atrium Health Navicent Medical Center, is a 637-bed hospital located in Macon, Georgia. [1] Formerly known as The Medical Center of Central Georgia (MCCG), the hospital is part of the Atrium Health. MCNH is the second largest hospital in Georgia, behind Grady Memorial Hospital in
The Mayor of Macon-Bibb County is the highest elected official in the consolidated city-county government of Macon and Bibb County, Georgia. The county was established in 1822, while the city was incorporated in 1823. Heads of the city were known as "intendents" prior to 1833. The city and county governments were consolidated in 2014.
In 1990 there was a study headed by two employees of Gallaudet University that concluded that the Georgia Department of Education should do more to ensure more children were placed at Georgia Academy for the Blind and at the two other state schools for disabled children, Georgia School for the Deaf and Atlanta Area School for the Deaf, as all ...