If you needed a sign to become a mentor to someone in our community, here it is! Mayor Lester Miller proclaimed January as National Mentoring Month, alongside representatives from the Girls Dig Deeper Initiative (GDDI). National Mentoring Month is an annual campaign to raise awareness of and celebrate the powerful impact of mentoring relationships, recruit […]
On Wednesday, January 31, 2024, dozens of leaders stood by Mayor Lester Miller inside Commission Chambers as he announced promising news for the future of our community. “From 2022 to 2023, I am proud to say we had a nearly 43% reduction in homicides, from 70 to 40,” Mayor Miller told the crowd. The […]
Our Macon Violence Prevention (MVP) is getting state-wide recognition for the progress it has made throughout our community. On Sunday, January 28, 2024, on behalf of the County, Mayor Lester Miller and several partners accepted a 2024 Visionary City Award from the Georgia Municipal Association and Georgia Trend Magazine. The award was presented at the […]
Join our Macon Mental Health Matters (MMHM) team starting Friday, February 9, at 6:00 p.m. for the next the Wellness Weekend, which is a 3-day long opportunity for people to focus on their mental health. “We are so excited to have our first full Wellness Weekend of the year this month,” said MMHM Coordinator Andrea […]
Please help us congratulate Mayor Lester Miller for being recognized as one of the 2024 Georgia Trend‘s 100 Most Influential Georgians! Mayor Miller is joined by Mercer University‘s President Bill Underwood in the Top 100 category. We’d also like to congratulate some of our Macon leaders who were recognized as the Most Notable Georgians for […]
On Thursday, January 25, the Macon-Bibb County Urban Development Authority (UDA), NewTown Macon, and Macon Action Plan Steering Committee held an Open House at the Tubman African American Museum. “We had a great crowd of people who were ready to listen, share ideas, and ask questions,” said Executive Director Alex Morrison. “So much has happened […]
Students in the Georgia Civic Awareness Program for Students (GCAPS) got a first-hand look at how our Fire Department operates and what it takes to keep our community safe. For their first trip of the new year students visited Station #2 to hear from Fire Safety Education Officer Jeremy Webb. “We enjoy teaching our youth […]
Earlier this month, we honored former Assistant Deputy Chief Clerk Natalie Callaway with a plaque commemorating 44 years of service to the City of Macon and Macon-Bibb County. Callaway began her career with the City of Macon in 1979, as a Data Entry Clerk, back when they had to enter all information manually. She was […]
Macon-Bibb County is welcoming Weston Stroud as our new Traffic Safety Manager in the Traffic Engineering Department. This is a new and much needed position in our County. Weston will focus on reducing fatalities and major injuries among cyclists, pedestrians, motorists, and other users. He will be responsible for internal coordination and external outreach for […]
Our Parks and Beautification Department will plant 455 trees thanks to a 2024 Urban and Community Forestry Trees Across Georgia (“TAG”) Grant from the Georgia Forestry Commission. The $253,150 grant was unanimously accepted by Commissioner earlier this month during a Commission Meeting. The grant will pay for 455 trees to be planted at seven different disadvantaged […]
