Macon-Bibb County

“Ladies and gentleman…. Team Macon-Bibb… join me in standing shoulder to shoulder with the Los Angeles Football Club,” Mayor Lester Miller announced to a gathering of about 100 people in Mercer University’s Heritage Hall on Tuesday, June 3. You can watch it here. He was standing alongside representatives from Mercer University, Visit Macon, and the Georgia Department of Economic […]

About 400 people made their way to Wesleyan College over the weekend to learn about ways to stay prepared in case disaster ever strikes. Our Emergency Management Agency (EMA) hosted its Emergency Preparedness Fair on Saturday, May 30, with about 20 agency partners. People of all ages were able to get first-hand information from organizations […]

The Macon-Bibb County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) will hold another NOAA weather radio and pillow shaker/strobe light distribution event on Wednesday, June 11, as part of its ongoing effort to ensure people in Macon-Bibb County have multiple ways to get severe weather alerts. The event will take place at the Macon Mall Conference Room (3661 Eisenhower Parkway […]

The first public hearing for Mayor Lester Miller’s proposed Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Budget for July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026, is happening on Tuesday, June 3. It will start at 5:30 p.m. and be held inside Commission Chambers at Macon City Hall (700 Poplar Street). On Tuesday, May 20, Mayor Miller presented his […]

All Macon-Bibb County government offices, recreation centers, and the court system will be closed on Monday, May 26, in observance of Memorial Day. Emergency services will remain operational. Convenience Center #1 (1010 11th Street) will be closed on Monday, May 26 and will reopen on Tuesday, May 27. The other convenience centers will keep their regular […]

On Tuesday, May 20, Mayor Lester Miller recognized with a proclamation Senator David Lucas for 30 years of Soul Jam, a music festival he created in 1995, then known as the Flashback Festival. The Soul Jam Festival brings people together creating a space where they can enjoy live soul performances featuring renowned artists from the […]

It’s summertime and our pools and splash pads are officially open! The pools at Memorial Park Recreation Center (2465 Second Street), Delores A. Brooks Recreation Center (3326 Ocmulgee E Blvd.), South Bibb Recreation Center (7035 Houston Road), Booker T. Washington Recreation Center (401 Monroe Street) will be open from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. on […]

Macon-Bibb County is celebrating its crews in its Parks & Beautification, Public Works, & Solid Waste Departments as part of National Public Works Week, which is May 18-24 this year. All three departments are hosted luncheons for their crews on Thursday, May 22. They also had different opportunities for them throughout the week, such as […]

19 men and women stood on stage and had family members put a pin on their uniform. 19 men and women who had completed weeks of rigorous training and studying. 19 men and women who began the next phase of their lives. 19 men and women who are now…Macon-Bibb County Firefighters. “It is my honor […]

On Tuesday, May 20, Westside High School senior, Ja’Toria Sherman, was presented with a $6,000 scholarship from the Southern Tennis Foundation. She received the big check in front of her friends and coaches. “I was shocked,” said Sherman. “My coaches told me to apply for it, but I didn’t know if I would get it.” […]