Macon-Bibb County

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  • Bloomfield-Gilead Recreation Gym dedicated to Grady E. Gillis
    On Friday, December 29, 2023, Macon-Bibb County held a dedication ceremony for the gymnasium at the Bloomfield-Gilead Recreation Center in honor of Grady E. Gillis, a Maconite who devoted years of service and leadership to the former Gilead Christian Academy and the entire community. You can watch the full ceremony here.  “Mr. Gillis has been […]

    January 5, 2024 published by Edna Ruiz

  • Portion of Jeffersonville Road dedicated in honor of Senator David E. Lucas, Sr.
    On Thursday, December 15, Macon-Bibb County held a street dedication ceremony to honor Senator David E. Lucas, Sr. You can watch the full ceremony here.  In 2020, the Commission approved dedicating a portion of Jeffersonville Road in honor of the Senator. The stretch from Emery Highway until the point where Jeffersonville Road intersects and merges […]

    December 15, 2023 published by Edna Ruiz

  • Macon-Bibb “Paving the Way” road improvement program
    In August, Macon-Bibb County – working through private contractors – began “Paving the Way,” its new road improvement project that will include repaving, patching, pothole filling, and restriping. This project is being funded with $14,095,050 from the general fund, Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST), and state Local Maintenance & Improvement Grants (LMIG).   “For […]

    August 25, 2023 published by Edna Ruiz

  • Commissioners tour future SPLOST-funded park improvements
    On Tuesday, June 13, Commissioners, city staff, and the media tour three pending park and recreation center improvement projects: Filmore Thomas Park, Memorial Gym Recreation Center, and Frank Johnson Recreation Center. All three projects are possible because of the voter-approved Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST).   Filmore Thomas Park was already slated to […]

    June 16, 2023 published by Edna Ruiz

  • Local funding for road resurfacing increased five times
    On Tuesday, February 21, Mayor Lester Miller and the Commission approved nearly five times more local funding for road resurfacing than has been allocated in years past.  “For too many years, a lack of funding meant our roads deteriorated faster than we could fix them, so we are putting millions more into this work to […]

    February 23, 2023 published by Edna Ruiz

  • Fire Department officially opens new Training Facility Complex
    On Wednesday, January 18, Fire Chief Shane Edwards, Lt. Garin Flanders, Mayor Lester Miller, and Warren Selby of Warren Associates, Inc. rappelled down the brand-new Macon-Bibb County Fire Academy building. This was the beginning of the Hose Uncoupling Ceremony to officially open the new academy. You can watch it here. “This is an exciting day, […]

    January 20, 2023 published by Edna Ruiz

  • Potential vote on OLOST, property tax reduction takes major step forward
    On Wednesday, March 31, the Georgia Assembly – both the House and Senate – approved House Bill 575. If signed into law by Governor Kemp and later approved by the voters of Macon-Bibb, an Other Local Option Sales Tax (OLOST) would add a penny on the dollar for purchases and help fund government services like […]

    April 8, 2021 published by Edna Ruiz

  • Lake Tobesofkee celebrating completion of first phase of improvements
    Ribbon-cutting celebration at Lake Tobesofkee’s Claystone Park from MaconBibbTV on Vimeo. The first phase of major improvements at Lake Tobesofkee is complete, and staff celebrated with Mayor Lester Miller, Commissioners, and others at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the New Ranger Station on March 11, 2021. “With these improvements, we’re providing much better facilities for both […]

    March 19, 2021 published by Edna Ruiz

  • Randy Stephens Tennis Center dedicated
    [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Randy Stephens and his family prepare to cut the ribbon and officially open the new facility named for him. On Wednesday, November 18, Macon-Bibb County – through its Recreation Department and Office of Public Affairs – held a ceremony to celebrate the completion of the second phase of construction at the South Bibb Recreation […]

    November 19, 2020 published by Chris Floore

  • Recap of November 3, 2020 Commission Meeting
    The Macon-Bibb County Board of Commissioners met for their regularly-scheduled Board Meeting on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Pre-Commission started at 5 p.m. and the full Commission Meeting began at 6 p.m. The meeting was live-streamed to our Facebook page and our website at MaconBibb.us. Old Business The Commission voted to uphold Mayor Robert Reichert’s veto […]

    November 6, 2020 published by Edna Ruiz

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