Macon marks 10th year of joining international celebration ...

MACON, Ga. — On Saturday, the Friends of Rosa Parks Square Board hosted a celebration honoring the Civil Rights activist. Parks would have turned 109 on February 4. The festivities began at 11 a.m..

Rosa Parks Square sits off of First Street on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in downtown Macon, Georgia. The ceremony to honor Rosa Parks’ birthday and the grand opening of the park was moved inside city ...

MACON, Ga. — Rosa Park Square has come a long way. The Friends of Rosa Parks Square Board is working to make downtown's largest green space even greener. Andrea Cooke is the chairman of the board. She ...

After nearly five years, the Friends of Rosa Parks Square Board may finally see their plans come to fruition for an enhanced park to pay tribute to civil rights leaders. Last week, the committee ...

After more than a decade of planning, fundraising and construction, the newly renovated Rosa Parks Square is reopening in Downtown Macon — just in time for the city’s annual Christmas Light ...

Of four elected officials slated to talk at Saturday’s “No Kings” protest in downtown Macon’s Rosa Parks Square, three were welcomed by the roughly 300 protestors gathered in the months-old park for ...

(CORRECTION: The headline on this story has been updated. The original headline said the board received an additional $2.5 million.) After nearly five years, the Friends of Rosa Parks Square Board may ...