🌱 Mother & Teen Die In Fire At Macon Apt. + 300 Jobs Coming To Macon

Hey, everybody. It's Saturday in Macon and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening in town.

But first, your local weather:

• Saturday: Nice with plenty of sunshine. High: 75 Low: 44.
• Sunday: Nice with plenty of sunshine. High: 73 Low: 46.

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Here are the top three stories today in Macon:

1. On Friday, Mar. 3, a mother and her teenage daughter died due to a fire at north Macon apartment complex. The fire started around midnight at the Element apartment complex, located at 3896 Riverside Drive, and a reporter saw at least five fire trucks working to extinguish it. According to Deputy Bibb County Coroner Ronnie Miley, 17-year-old Shaterrika Booze did not make it out of the fire and died around 3:10 a.m. while her mother, 50-year-old Vallera Booze died later at a trauma center in Macon. (13WMAZ.com)
2. BrightFarms, an indoor farming company, is expanding and plans to build a Macon facility. The new regional hub is expected to break ground this summer and will bring 300 jobs to Macon. (Subscription: Biz Journals)
3. The Cherry Blossom Festival is just two weeks out, but Carolyn Crayton Park is littered with trash. A homeless encampment, tires, garbage, and more crowd the park's Walnut Street entrance. Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful Executive Director, Asha Ellen, announced a county-wide clean-up happening today, Mar. 4, in partnership with Macon-Bibb County and other organizations. The clean-up is 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and any local residents who would like to help clean up can meet in the first parking lot at the Walnut Street entrance. (13WMAZ.com)

Today and tomorrow in Macon:

Saturday, March 4

• Macon-Bibb County-Wide Cleanup At Various Locations (9:00 AM)
• Georgia Beer Day At Fall Line Brewing Co. (12:00 PM)

Sunday, March 5

• Ceramic Butter Dish Workshop At Startup Studios, 1055 Riverside Drive (2:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Theatre Macon announced its 2023-24 season show lineup! This year's theme is "A Second Look," and features 'The Play That Goes Wrong,' 'Beetlejuice Jr,' 'The Elephant Man,' and other productions that ask audiences to view stories in a different light. (13WMAZ.com)
• On Friday, Mar. 3, Fatty's Pizza had a grand opening at its new location in downtown Macon! The new restaurant is located at the corner of Second Street and Cherry Street. (13WMAZ.com)
• Jeremy Travontia Brown of Macon was sentenced to 20 years, the first 12 to be served in prison and the remaining eight years will be served on probation. Brown pled guilty to the lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter after being indicted in the 2020 fatal shooting of Courvoisie Reid. (WGXA)

Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Saturday. I'll see you soon!

— Rose Mendez

About me: Rose Mendez is a freelance writer. She is studying English Literature at Hunter College. She loves reading, walking around the city, and coffee!