Macon-Bibb County

On Monday, September 25, 2023 12 cadets, one from each Bibb County High School’s JROTC program, traveled to Washington, DC to tour the Pentagon and meet with leaders, including Brig. Gen. Terrence Adams. Students traveled from a Macon-Bibb to Atlanta, then took a flight to Washington, DC with CTAE Director Dr. Cassandra Washington and District […]

Macon-Bibb County has been selected to participate in the inaugural Community Connectors Cohort and will be using the technical assistance and funding provided to help bring Historic Pleasant Hill closer together. The Community Connectors program is supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and is led by Smart Growth America in partnership with Equitable Cities, […]

The Girls Dig Deeper Initiative (GDDI) is expanding its mentorship program to the South Bibb Recreation Center (7035 Houston Road) and is looking for girls to join. GDDI is a girls group mentoring and youth development program in Central Georgia which serve youth in schools, communities, and incarcerated youth ages 13-17. They currently meet at […]

On Tuesday, September 26, a few state legislators stopped by the Middle Georgia Regional Airport to get a tour and update on what is happening at the airport. Mayor Lester Miller and Aviation Director Doug Faour greeted the group before making their way into the airport terminal.  The tour was one of nine stops the […]

YouthUp, Inc., a Macon Violence Prevention (MVP) grant recipient, will hold a “Shakin’ Macon Hoops for Life 3X3 Basketball Competition and Youth” on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, starting at 1:00 p.m. It’s a $2 entry fee or a donation of two canned foods. Earlier this year, YouthUp received $20,000 in grant funding from the MVP initiative, […]

The Macon-Bibb Hispanic Festival is returning to Downtown Macon for the second year in Rosa Parks Square (701 Poplar Street) on Saturday, October 7, 2023.  The family-friendly event is free and open to everyone from 1:00 until 7:00 p.m. It includes live music and entertainment, arts and crafts vendors, food truck vendors, a kids zone, […]

“We need more housing supply at lower prices,” Mayor Lester Miller of the central solution to the housing crisis cities are facing across the country. He was bringing greetings to the Georgia Municipal Association’s (GMA) Housing Access and Affordability Task Force and letting them know what Macon-Bibb was doing to alleviate the crisis.  The Mayor […]

On August 31 and September 1, Macon-Bibb County hosted the Georgia Municipal Association’s (GMA) Hub Cities Initiative’s annual two-day summit. This is a group of mayors and city managers from the 13 core cities of each of Georgia’s Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) outside of Atlanta, and they get together to discuss challenges and potential solutions […]

The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) has designated Macon-Bibb County as one of its two newest Runner Friendly Communities, the first year it has earned this honor. The Macon Tracks Running Club submitted the application with the support of several organizations in the year the community is organizing its first half marathon in 20 […]

The Girls Dig Deeper Initiative (GDDI) is expanding its mentorship program to the South Bibb Recreation Center (7035 Houston Road) and is looking for girls to join. GDDI is a girls group mentoring and youth development program in Central Georgia which serve youth in schools, communities, and incarcerated youth ages 13-17. They currently meet at […]