Mark your calendars for a delicious event! Our Recreation Department is having another Picnic in the Park Food Truck Festival with more than a dozen vendors on Saturday, May 11. It’s happening from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., rain or shine, in Carolyn Crayton Park (150 Willie Smokie Glover Drive). This will be the second festival […]
The Emergency Management Agency (EMA) will hold an Open House at its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) next to City Hall during Downtown Macon’s First Friday festivities on Friday, May 3, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. People will have a chance to tour EOC, also known as “the bunker,” learning its history, seeing what happens during severe weather, […]
The Macon-Bibb County Fire Department is asking the community to join them in the national Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters as part of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend from Thursday, May 2 – Sunday, May 5. All fire stations and Headquarters in Macon-Bibb will be lit red in some way on Saturday, May […]
On Wednesday, April 10, Macon-Bibb County marked ongoing investment and focus on strengthening the neighborhoods along and around Houston Avenue. Crews and partners gathered to watch the demolition of the vacant and blighted building at 2988 Houston Avenue. “The Blight Fight is about more than just demolition…it’s about strengthening neighborhoods,” said Mayor Lester Miller, noting […]
Mayor credits people of Macon-Bibb for moving community forward together “It’s a great day…a new day…thanks to each of you,” Mayor Lester Miller told more than 700 people gathered at the Macon City Auditorium for the annual State of the Community, hosted by the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce. “Just like you can’t ignore the […]
Macon-Bibb marks 700th #BlightFight demolition “For three years, we have focused on removing blighted and dangerous structures from our neighborhoods because people said they were tired of it,” Mayor Lester Miller told a group of several dozen standing in a vacant lot on Holt Avenue. “They were tired of how it looked…tired of the crime […]
Macon200, the bicentennial campaign celebrating the 200th year since the incorporation of the city of Macon in 1823, unveiled two bronze markers dedicated to facets of Macon’s Black history on Monday, April 22. These markers will serve as permanent reminders of Black history across downtown Macon’s vibrant streetscape. This project was funded by Macon-Bibb County’s bicentennial […]
Early voting for Macon-Bibb County will take place Monday, April 29, through Friday, May 17, with polls open at three locations. All locations will be open Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 4 & 11, from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. The Board of Elections Office will also be open for […]
“Our administrative professionals “are those who master technology, efficiently utilize their interpersonal and communication skills, manage projects, organize the office, apply their creativity to solving problems and, most importantly, have the willingness to learn and accept new challenges,” County Manager Dr. Keith Moffett told the assembled group, reading from an official Mayoral Proclamation. Staff from […]
During Tuesday’s Commission meeting, Mayor Lester Miller and Commissioner Elaine Lucas declared April 28-May 4 National Small Business Week in Macon-Bibb County. Small businesses are the backbone of our communities and the American economy, employing more than half of our Nation’s workers, enriching our Main Streets, making parts and products in America to fuel our […]
