Shannon Holfoth

When Kyle Dominy writes, the town seems to talk. He’s a journalist at his core, an observer.  His most talked-about recent work, headlined “ Shopping Carts and Living at the End of Civilization ,” was a column on the absence of the decent act of returning carts to the corral after finishing at the grocery store. For Dominy, it was part of one day in a small town that he thought spoke to kindness and caring for your neighbor. “I'll take 30 seconds of my day and stretch it into 500 words,”...

When a seat opened  on the Macon-Bibb County Board of Commissioners, The Macon Melody  didn't just cover the race. They created a space for the community to gather and learn about the candidates themselves. In February, The Melody hosted a public debate for the six candidates vying to fill the vacant District 5 commission seat – a district that Executive Editor Joshua Wilson describes as "vast" in its geography, history and population mix. The idea came from Senior Reporter Laura Corley, who...

Growing up in Middle Georgia, Rodney Manley remembers waiting every day as a child for his local newspaper to arrive. And when he finally got his hands on The Courier Herald , he went straight to the sports section. Rodney Manley, reporter, The Courier Herald Back then, he had no idea that he’d one day end up working for his hometown newspaper and uncovering the dire financial condition of the Dublin City School District. Manley has covered just about everything over a 35-year career:...