81 Discover Townsend
and McDuffie
Center for Strings
Mercer University's School of
Music and Center for Strings
2023-2024 concert season
110 Reclaiming the right
to diplomacy
Meet Ambassador Jonodev
Osceola Chaudhuri, the
Muscogee (Creek) Nation's
first formally appointed
ambassador to the United
States
118 Heroes among us:
Roscoe King, Jr.
At age 87, Hartley Elementary
School's crossing guard
remains as steadfast as ever
122 10 Minutes with
Dr. Shelton Land
Meet the historic Douglass
Theatre's new executive
director – and learn about the
Atlanta Black Theatre Festival,
coming to Macon
Also inside
14 Editor's letter
20 Faces
30 My Macon: Karen Lambert's
insider guide to downtown
32 Local buzz
108 Macon chose me: fashion
designer Ashley Monique
128 Top 10 in the 478
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ON THE COVER:
Our 5 under 40,
photographed by
Jessica Whitley at
Linear Park in the
Pleasant Hill Neigh-
borhood.
THE LEADERSHIP ISSUE
MACON'S POSITIVE
INFLUENCERS
GET TO KNOW OUR
5 UNDER 40 YOUNG LEADERS
INSIGHTS FROM
MAYOR MILLER
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