Macon-Bibb County

MMHM launches initiative to combat adverse childhood experiences

In a landmark effort to foster a healthier, more resilient community, Macon Mental Health Matters (MMHM) launched a comprehensive initiative aimed at addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). This groundbreaking program is designed to mitigate the long-term impacts of childhood trauma and build a supportive environment for the community. Adverse Childhood Experiences include a wide range […]

Volunteer this summer at the Gardens at Brookdale

The Gardens at Brookdale is in need of volunteers this summer as crops are booming during harvest. People of all ages, with gardening experience or none at all, are welcome to join in on the fun and help a good cause. You can help harvest, plant, weed, mulch, prepare beds for planting, compost, and so […]

Lake Tobesofkee to hold annual Spark Over the Park Independence Day Celebration

Lake Tobesofkee will host its 28th Annual Sparks Over the Park Independence Day Celebration on Thursday July 4, 2024. Gates at all Lake Tobesofkee parks (Claystone, Sandy Beach, and Arrowhead) will open at8:00 a.m. and will close at 10:00 p.m. During the day, there will be normal activities such as swimming, boating, picnics, disk golf, and more. Live music with The Rescue […]

Macon named a Great American Main Street

NewTown Macon and Macon-Bibb County hosted a press conference on Friday, May 10 on Coleman Hill overlooking beautiful Downtown to celebrate NewTown’s recent designation as a Great American Main Street! Coleman Hill is also the site of Bragg Jam’s Second Sunday concert on Sunday, May 12, at 6:00 p.m., and both are inviting the community […]

450 trees being planted in Pleasant Hill, East Macon

“450 trees; that’s a lot!” A’niya Langford, a 4th grade student at Williams Elementary, said in amazement, going slightly off her script to the chuckles of the crowd standing before her. Ms. Langford was serving as Mistress of Ceremonies for a celebration marking the start of work to plant 79 new trees behind her school. […]

Four families welcomed home to new houses

On Thursday, May 9, Macon-Area Habitat for Humanity and Macon-Bibb County welcomed home families to four brand-new homes, each built on formerly blighted property in Lynmore Estates. “It’s a great day in Macon-Bibb, especially when we can welcome not one, not two, not three, but four families home,” Mayor Lester Miller told them. [Our Blight […]

“We are betting on us. We are all in.”

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 […]

National Community Development Block Grant Week

Mayor Lester M. Miller, the Macon-Bibb County Board of Commissioners, and the Macon-Bibb County Economic and Community Development Department (ECDD) announce that Macon-Bibb County will join other communities in celebrating National Community Development Block Grant(CDBG) Week, April 1-5, 2024. This is the 50th anniversary of the Community Development Block Grant. The Community Development Block Grant […]

PUBLIC NOTICE

Funding Workshop Application For Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV)

Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) Macon-Bibb County Economic & Community Development Department PROGRAM YEAR 2024 (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025)   CDBG-CV funding is made possible by the US Department of HUD and is administered by the Local government, Economic and Community Development Department.   ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 688 Walnut […]