28 maconmagazine.com | December 2025/January 2026
BY JULIA MORRISON
In 2026, Macon Magazine will celebrate being four
decades strong as a women-founded, women-led
publication devoted to highlighting Macon's culture,
celebrating its bright spots, and telling its stories from
an authentic voice. Find out what we're planning
and how you can join in on the party.
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Founders Lynn Cass and
Joni Woolf look on as the fi rst
issue of Macon Magazine
comes off of an antique
printing press. Photo by
Ken Krakow.
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ou can accuse us of being
many things. Scatter-
brained? The occasional
typo? Late in your mailbox?
Sending article notes past midnight?
Probably guilty as charged. But we're
confi dent you wouldn't say Macon
Magazine is anything but earnestly
local. We pride ourselves on that, and
as we turn the page to celebrating
our 40th anniversary in 2026, you can
stake your claim to our periodical, too.
After all, it's your magazine.
