Macon Sense is no longer in print due to high printing costs. We are evaluating an online-only version to offer quality content and promote local businesses through advertising. We will post an announcement here as soon as decisions are made. Any announcement will include instructions on how to submit information, articles, classifieds, editorials, etc. Thank you for your support and patience.

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Macon Sense going forward

Straight Talk

Macon Sense going forward

Despite an exceptional staff and dedicated freelance writers, printing a local community paper was always going to be tough. Statistically, newspapers around the country have been ceasing their printed versions at a rate of two per week. Recent news of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution closing its print production confirms this challenge. But we had a …
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Casey Wilson

Praying for America

Just the Facts

Praying for America

An estimated 400 people crowded around Franklin’s gazebo on Main Street the evening of Saturday, Sept. 18, for a peaceful gathering focused on faith and …
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Staff

Helene one year later: community becomes ‘hands and feet’

Just the Facts

Helene one year later: community becomes ‘hands and feet’

“… even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve …” Matthew 20:28 About a month after Hurricane Helene ravished Western …
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Deena Bouknight

Print Edition

Vol. 2, Issue 26 – Sept. 25, 2025

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