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  • Macon-Bibb seeking students to apply for Georgia Civic Awareness Program for Students
    Macon-Bibb County’s Georgia Civic Awareness Program for Students (GCAPS) is now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 school year. The immersive program teaches young people about government operations in our community and state. Students will attend a monthly session where they’ll take trips, meet local and state leaders and elected officials, and learn how to conduct […]

    August 29, 2025 published by Edna Ruiz

  • “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 […]

    April 25, 2024 published by Chris Floore

  • GCAPS learns fire safety with Fire Department
    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 […]

    January 31, 2024 published by

  • GCAPS learns about industry, tours Irving Tissue
    Students in the Georgia Civic Awareness Program for Students (GCAPS) got an inside look into Irving Tissue, a manufacturing company which produces premium household store brand paper products for many of North America’s top retailers.  Before the tour of how facial tissue, bathroom tissue, and paper towels are made here, Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority (MBCIA) […]

    November 17, 2023 published by

  • GCAPS students tour new Board of Elections Office
    On Thursday, October 26 students in the Georgia Civic Awareness Program for Students (GCAPS) got a VIP tour of our brand new Board of Elections Office (BOE) at the Macon Mall. This was the first trip of the year for our new GCAPS class. They all got on a bus and went to the Macon […]

    October 26, 2023 published by

  • Applications now open for government program for students
    Macon-Bibb County’s Georgia Civic Awareness Program for Students (GCAPS) is now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 school year. The immersive program teaches young people about government operations in our community and state. Students will attend a monthly session where they’ll take trips, meet local and state leaders and elected officials, and learn how to conduct […]

    September 1, 2023 published by

  • Student leaders graduate from GCAPS
    On Thursday, May 18, 2023, 24 students graduated from Macon-Bibb County’s Georgia Civic Awareness Program for Students (GCAPS). They were presented with a diploma to honor their completion of the immersive program that teaches young people about government operations in our community and state.  “This year we had a wonderful group of students,” said Community […]

    May 25, 2023 published by

  • Student leaders learn about local, state government in recent field trips
    As the school year comes to an end, our Georgia Civic Awareness Program for Students (GCAPS) have been busy exploring and learning about their community and state. This month, they had two field trips.  The first trip happened on Thursday, April 6 where they went to Lake Tobesofkee’s Sandy Beach Park. They learned about the […]

    April 28, 2023 published by

  • Student leaders explore aviation industry
    On November 17, the Georgia Civic Awareness Program for Students (GCAPS) took a tour of the Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN), as well as two airport industries. GCAPS is a statewide program though the Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG) that local governments can participate in to encourage the youth to enter public service.  “It […]

    December 2, 2022 published by

  • Student leaders learn about the emergency response operations
    Our student leadership cohort – the Georgia Civic Awareness Program for students or GCAPS – got a firsthand look at our Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in their most recent class.   On October 20, the group met at City Hall and came to the EOC to hear from our Emergency Management Agency Deputy Director, Robert McCord. […]

    November 4, 2022 published by

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